Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Sumida Ku

This page indexes, contains corrections, and has additions to Sumida Ku Tokyo. Related pages for specific neighborhoods/areas exist for: Northwestern Sumida Ward and Ryōgoku

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Sumida ku (墨田区)

Founded in 1947 by the merger of the wards of Honjo and Mukojima. Bordered to the west by the Sumidagawa, to the south by Koto ku, the east by Edogawa ku and the Arakawa, it shares a small border with Adachi ku in the north.

Official pages for each of the ku of Tokyo will have sections of interest to visitors. These will likely be labeled as dealing with culture, tourism, or events.
Sumida-ku official site: https://www.city.sumida.lg.jp/index.html

Aoyagi Seike (青柳正家): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 293
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hikifune Station (Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Kameido Line)

Asahi Group Head Office Building [Asahi Beer Headquarters] (アサヒグループ本社ビル): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 289
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)

Azumabashi Tourist Information Center (吾妻橋観光案内所): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 290
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)

Beer Club Popeye / Bīru Kurabu Popeye (麦酒倶楽部ポパイ)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base)
WEB: https://www.70beersontap.com/general-6

Chanko Kawasaki (ちゃんこ川崎): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 334
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Chōmeiji (長命寺): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 293
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hikifune Station (Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Kameido Line)

Chōmeiji Sakuramochi (長命寺桜もち): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 295
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hikifune Station (Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Kameido Line)

Daikokuyu (大黒湯)

Sentō
Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line), Oshiage Station (Keisei Oshiage Line, Tobu Skytree Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line), Honjo-Azumabashi Station (Toei Asakusa Line)
WEB: https://www.daikokuyu.com

Ebiya (海老屋): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 289
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)

Edo-Tokyo Museum / Edo Tokyo Hakubutsukan (江戸東京博物館): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 340
ALERT: The Edo-Tokyo Museum is closed for major renovations through Spring 2026
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Ekōin (回向院): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 329
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Entsūji (圓通寺): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 291
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Former Yasuda Gardens / Kyū Yasuda Teien (旧安田庭園): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 340
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum / Tōkyōto Fukkō Kinenkan (東京都復興記念館)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)
WEB: https://www.tokyoireikyoukai.or.jp/museum/history.html

Hatonomachi Market Street / Hatonomachi Dōri Shōtengai (鳩の街通り商店街): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 300
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hikifune Station (Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Kameido Line)

Higashi Shirahige Park / Higashi Shirahige Kōen (東白鬚公園): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 303
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kanegafuchi station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Honjo Matsuzakachō Park [Kira Residence Remains] / Honjo Matsuzakachō Kōen [Kira Tei Ato] (本所松坂町公園 [吉良邸跡]): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 332
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Hōsenji (法泉寺): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 302
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Higashi-Mukōjima Station (Tobu Skytree LineTobu Skytree Line)

Infinity Books Japan

A small bookshop with a varied selection of works in English, both new and used. This is a great place to stumble across a book you never knew existed. Their website lists their stock, they also have a book finding service. They also hold a variety of free events onsite. There is a slight odor of cigarettes, I'm allergic to tobacco and it was so minor it did not bother me.
CLOSED: Mondays
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Honjo-Azumabashi Station (Toei Asakusa Line)
WEB: https://www.infinitybooksjapan.com

Japanese Sword Museum / Tōken Hakubutsukan (刀剣博物館): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 340
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Jiman Kusamochi (志゛満ん草餅): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 300
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Higashi-Mukōjima Station (Tobu Skytree LineTobu Skytree Line)

JUMP SHOP Tokyo Skytree Town Soramachi (JUMP SHOP 東京スカイツリータウン・ソラマチ店)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line), Oshiage Station (Keisei Oshiage Line, Tobu Skytree Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line)

Kado (カド): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 293
GONE: The building Kado was in was going to be condemned in 1923, the a wall collapsed. The owner stated he was planning to reopen elsewhere but that does not seem to have happened. I'll miss their wonderful walnut bread, large sandwiches, and juice.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hikifune Station (Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Kameido Line)

Kappa of Oiteke Bori / Oitekebori no kappa-zō (おいてけ堀のかっぱ像)

A statue located in Kinshibori Park.
Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kinshichō Station (JR Chūō-Sōbu Line, JR Sōbu Line (Rapid)

Kataoka Byōbu and the Museum of Byōbu / Byōbu Hakubutsukan (片岡屏風店 and 屏風博物館): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 305
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Kinshibori Park / Kinshibori Kōen (錦糸堀公園)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kinshichō Station (JR Chūō-Sōbu Line, JR Sōbu Line (Rapid)
WEB: https://www.city.sumida.lg.jp/sisetu_info/kouen/kunai_park_annai/sumida_park/park07.html

Kōfukuji (弘福寺): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 293
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hikifune Station (Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Kameido Line)

Koguma (こぐま): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 300
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hikifune Station (Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Kameido Line)

Kototoi Dango (言問団子): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 295
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hikifune Station (Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Kameido Line)

Lion-dō (ライオン堂): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 334
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Little Museum of Glass Books / Chīsana Garasu no Hon no Hakubutsukan (ちいさな硝子の本の博物館)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Honjo-Azumabashi Station (Toei Asakusa Line)
WEB: https://chiisanaglass.jp

Memorial to the Birthplace of Katsu Kaishū / Katsu Kaishū Seitanchihi (勝海舟生誕の地 記念碑): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 333
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Merikoti

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base)
WEB: https://www.instagram.com/meri.tokyo.official/

Mikokuyu (御谷湯)

Sentō, Tattoos allowed.
Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kinshichō Station (JR Chūō-Sōbu Line, JR Sōbu Line (Rapid), Ryōgoku Station (Toei Ōedo Line)
WEB: http://mikokuyu.com

Mimeguri Shrine / Mimeguri Jinja (三囲神社): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 291
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Mokuboji (木母寺): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 303
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kanegafuchi station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Momonjiya (ももんじや): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 329
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Mukōjima Hyakkaen (向島百花園): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 301
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Higashi-Mukōjima Station (Tobu Skytree LineTobu Skytree Line)

Mukōjima kagai (Mukōjima hanamachi) (向島花街): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 295
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hikifune Station (Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Kameido Line)

Narihirabashi Information Center (業平橋観光案内所): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 307
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Honjo-Azumabashi Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Nomi no Sukune Shrine / Nomi no Sukune Jinja (野見宿禰神社): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 341
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Ōyokogawa Shinsui Park / Ōyokogawa Shinsui Kōen (大横川親水公園): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 307
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Honjo-Azumabashi Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Pokémon Center Skytree Town (ポケモンセンタースカイツリータウン)

Solamachi East Yard 4th floor.
Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line), Oshiage Station (Keisei Oshiage Line, Tobu Skytree Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line)
WEB: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/shop/pokecen/skytreetown/

Postal Museum Japan / Yūsei Hakubutsukan (郵政博物館)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line), Oshiage Station (Keisei Oshiage Line, Tobu Skytree Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line)
WEB: https://www.postalmuseum.jp

Ryōgoku Fireworks Museum / Ryōgoku Hanabi Shiryōkan (両国花火資料館): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 329
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Ryōgoku Sumō Hall / Ryōgoku Kokugikan (両国国技館): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 335
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Ryōgoku bridge / Ryōgokubashi (両国橋): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 328
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Shirahige Higashi Apartments (白鬚東アパート): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 303
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Higashi-Mukōjima Station (Tobu Skytree LineTobu Skytree Line), Kanegafuchi station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Shirahige Shrine / Shirahige Jinja (白鬚神社): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 302
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Higashi-Mukōjima Station (Tobu Skytree LineTobu Skytree Line)

Shirakaba (白樺)

Lucky Cat Monaka Wafers
Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kinshichō Station (JR Chūō-Sōbu Line, JR Sōbu Line (Rapid)
WEB: https://shirakaba.site

Sumida Heritage Museum / Sumida Kyōdo Bunka Shiryōkan (すみだ郷土文化資料館): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 291
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Sumida Hokusai Museum / Sumida Hokusai Bijutsukan (すみだ北斎美術館): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 341
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Sumida Park / Sumida Kōen (隅田公園): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 291
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Sumida River Walk and Tokyo Mizumachi (すみだリバーウォーク & 東京ミズマチ)

As the writing of Tokyo Stroll was winding down a new 160-meter (524 foot) wood floored pedestrian walkway across the Sumidagawa was under construction alongside the Tōbu Isesaki Line railway bridge. The walkway is part of an easier route to reach Tokyo Skytree and the Tokyo Solamachi shopping center. This is also more direct than crossing at the Azumabashi and winding your way through the regular streets. It crosses the river and connects to a pathway through the southern part of the Mukōjima neighborhood. The bridge is also a good place to observes boat traffic on the river. There is even a window on the walkway providing a direct vertical view to the river.

The bridge connects the west side of the river at Sumida Park to the east side just upstream from the Kitajūkengawa canal close to the Makurabashi bridge. From there the pathway continues between the Kitajūkengawa and Tokyo Mizumachi, a new series of shops and restaurants built under the elevated train tracks which opened in June 2020.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)
WEB: https://www.tokyo-mizumachi.jp/en/

Sumida Ward Office / Sumida Ku Yakusho (墨田区役所): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 289
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)

Sumidagawa Shrine / Sumidagawa Jinja (白鬚神社): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 303
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kanegafuchi station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Sumō Museum / Sumō Hakubutsukan (相撲博物館): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 334
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)

Takagi Shrine / Takagi Jinja (高木神社)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Hikifune Station (Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Kameido Line), Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)
WEB: https://takagi-jinjya.com

Tamonji (多聞寺): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 304
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Kanegafuchi station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Tobacco & Salt Museum / Tabako to Shio no Hakubutsukan (たばこと塩の博物館): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 307
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Honjo-Azumabashi Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Tōbu Museum / Tōbu Hakubutsukan (東武博物館)

A museum devoted to the history of Tōbu Railway since 1989. To enter you buy a ticket from the same type of machine that you find in train stations, you can even use your Pasmo or Suica card. Exhibits include steam locomotives, buses, and historical information. And many of the exhibits are hands on making them popular with both children and adults. The beautifully restored hardware on display includes engine number 5 made in 1898 which was decommissioned in 1965, a wooden electric street car in use from 1924 to 1981, and more. There are no restaurants in the museum, you can bring in outside food and eat in the rest area. The well-stocked museum shop has many items for rail fans.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Higashi-Mukōjima Station (Tobu Skytree LineTobu Skytree Line)
WEB: http://www.tobu.co.jp/museum/en/

Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリー): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 305
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Tokyo Skytree Town Campus, Chiba Institute of Technology / Chiba Kōgyōdaigaku Tōkyō Skytree Town (千葉工業大学 東京スカイツリータウン)

Located on the 8th floors of TOKYO Solamachi. There is a full sized VALKYRIE VF-25F from the Macross anime series on display.
Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line), Oshiage Station (Keisei Oshiage Line, Tobu Skytree Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line)
WEB: https://cit-skytree.jp

TOKYO Solamachi (東京ソラマチ)

Free Observation Deck at Levels 30/31
Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line), Oshiage Station (Keisei Oshiage Line, Tobu Skytree Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line)
WEB: https://www.tokyo-solamachi.jp

Tortoiseshell Crafts Museum / Bekkō Museum (べっ甲資料館)

A very small museum devoted to Japanese tortoiseshell items and the tools used to make them from the Edo Period to the present. Combs, hairpins, and more on display. Located in the store of a traditional craftsman who works with tortoise shell, the family has been making these items for three generations since 1945.
NOTE: Most countries ban the importation of tortoise shell items. Know the law for your local before you buy any items. Japanese craftsmen usually use old shells which were obtained before the bans went into effect.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)
WEB: http://isogai-bekko.com

Ushijima Shrine / Ushijima Jinja (牛嶋神社): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 290
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway), Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line)

Yokoamichō Park / Yokoamichō Kōen (横網町公園): Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 341
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Ryōgoku Station (JR Chūō–Sōbu Line, JR Boso Bicycle Base, Toei Ōedo Line)