Arakawa, Tokyo
in Arakawa-ku, JapanCategory: Attraction
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3 Chome-8-11 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tōkyō-to 116-0002, Japan Print route »
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Arakawa (荒川区, Arakawa-ku, "Raging River") is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward takes its name from the river, the Arakawa, though the Arakawa River does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards of Adachi, Kita, Bunkyo, Taito and Sumida. In English, the ward calls itself Arakawa City.Arakawa has sister-city relationships with Donaustadt in Vienna, Austria, and with Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. Domestically, it has similar relationships with nine cities, towns and villages.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 208,763 and a population density of about 20,550 persons per km². The total area is 10.16 km².
