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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Some entries on this page may include a note that says "Description to be added soon ." These entries are for items I felt should be listed even if the description is not ready to assist those who wish to plan a trip. When possible I included a link to an official web page, I suggest also doing web searchs for more information.

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: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 293

Asahi Group Head Office Building: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 289

Azumabashi Tourist Information Center: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 290

Chanko Kawasaki: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 334

Chōmeiji: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 293

Chōmeiji Sakuramochi: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 295

Ebiya: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 289

Edo-Tokyo Museum / Edo Tokyo Hakubutsukan: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 340
ALERT: The Edo-Tokyo Museum is closed for major renovations through fiscal 2025

Ekōin: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 329

Entsūji: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 291

Former Yasuda Gardens / Kyū Yasuda Teien: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 340

Hatonomachi Market Street / Hatonomachi Dōri Shōtengai: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 300

Higashi Shirahige Park / Higashi Shirahige Kōen: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 303

Honjo Matsuzakachō Park [Kira Residence Remains] / Honjo Matsuzakachō Kōen [Kira Tei Ato]: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 332

Hōsenji: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 302

Japanese Sword Museum / Tōken Hakubutsukan: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 340

Jiman Kusamochi: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 300

Kado: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 293

Kataoka Byōbu and the Museum of Byōbu / Byōbu Hakubutsukan: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 305

Kōfukuji: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 293

Koguma: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 300

Kototoi Dango: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 295

Lion-dō: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 334

Memorial to the Birthplace of Katsu Kaishū / Katsu Kaishū Seitanchihi: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 333

Mimeguri Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 291

Mokuboji: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 303

Momonjiya: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 329

Mukōjima Hyakkaen: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 301

Mukōjima kagai (Mukōjima hanamachi): Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 295

Narihirabashi Information Center: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 307

Nomi no Sukune Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 341

Ōyokogawa Shinsui Park / Ōyokogawa Shinsui Kōen: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 307

Ryōgoku Fireworks Museum / Ryōgoku Hanabi Shiryōkan: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 329

Ryōgoku Sumō Hall / Ryōgoku Kokugikan: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 335

Ryōgokubashi: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 328

Shirahige Higashi Apartments: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 303

Shirahige Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 302

Sumida Heritage Museum / Sumida Kyōdo Bunka Shiryōkan: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 291

Sumida Hokusai Museum / Sumida Hokusai Bijutsukan: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 341

Sumida Park / Sumida Kōen: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 291

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.

All of this was still under construction when I visited Tokyo in October 2019 to do additional photography for Tokyo Stroll.

Tokyo Mizumachi WEB: https://www.tokyo-mizumachi.jp/en/

Sumida Ward Office / Sumida Ku Yakusho: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 289

Sumidagawa Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 303

Sumō Museum / Sumō Hakubutsukan: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 334

Tamonji: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 304

Tobacco & Salt Museum / Tabako to Shio no Hakubutsukan: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 307

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.
WEB: http://www.tobu.co.jp/museum/en/

Tokyo Sky Tree: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 305

Tortoiseshell Crafts Museum / Bekkō Museum (べっ甲資料館)
[Immediately North of the area in the Ryōgoku Detail 2 map]

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.
WEB: http://isogai-bekko.com

Ushijima Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Northwestern Sumida Ward Chapter, page 290

Yokoamichō Park / Yokoamichō Kōen: Tokyo Stroll, Ryōgoku Chapter, page 341