Discovery on foot! The charm of Sumida
TSUNAGARU Sumida Walking SUMIDA CITY Map 2018 Edition
SUMIDA CITY How to Read the Map Walking Short Memo Edited by: Renaissance Inc.
Walking Course ■ Greet Others Bathroom Let’s make sure to greet each other when passing by others, when taking short breaks, etc. Greetings have garnered AED attention for their effectiveness in improving security at the local
Museum/Gallery level. ■ Be sure to stay hydrated Food Spot Liquids are necessary because your body sweats to regulate Vegetable-related its temperature as you exercise. As you walk, frequently take in Healthy Spot (spot ) liquids in 15-20 minute intervals, even before you get thirsty. Power Spot (spot flowing with mystical power) *Water, barley tea, and sports drinks are recommended. Look around Exercise Spot ■ Broaden your field of view and also be careful of differences Spot Offering a View under your feet and so on. Also, when people grow tired, they tend to face downwards. Pay careful attention to traffic lights, Flower Viewing Spot and walk sidewalks giving plenty of care to cars and bicycles.
※Each course lists the duration, distance, number of steps, and calories burned. Calculations are based on the following. ※If you have a medical Stride: 70 cm; Speed: 4 km/h; Calories burned: 10 min. of walking = 30 kcal for a 60 kg male condition, please consult Durations and so on are only estimates. They may differ depending on individual differences and traffic your family doctor before conditions. you begin. ※Facilities and shops listed on each course may not be available depending on the period and time frame. Please check with the facility/shop concerning availability.
Walking Record Table
Date Course Start time Finish time Number of steps Memo
2 Course❶ Edo walking course touring attractions
Sumida CITY while feeling history and nature Overall Route Honjo-Azumabashi Sta. Time allowed around1h45minutes Distance around7km Number of steps around10000steps Calorie consumption around315Kcal
Toei Oedo Line Organic cafe Spica Tsugaru Inari Shrine (Former residence site of the Sumidagawa River feudal lord of Tsugaru Domain) CAYU des ROIS Sumida City Kamezawa Shinkin Bank General Gymnasium Yokoamicho Hokusai Sabo The Japanese Sword Nayeju Museum Park MALO Galette&Quiche Kyu Yasuda Ryogoku Terrace Garden Hokusai-dori St. Kokugikan
Oyokogawa Water Park Edo-Tokyo Kinshicho Museum JR Sobu Line Sta. Start Ryogoku The Sumida Hokusai Museum
Ichinohashi-dori St. Honjo Toki no Kane Kinshi Park Finish Sta. You can see the works of Katsushika Hokusai, (the site once housed Recreational park for Ryogoku Sta. the world-famous artist born in Sumida, the Bell of Time) and the exhibition residents. The park has Eko-in Temple tracing his life. Old residence site of health apparatus for Hasegawa Heizo Minami-Tsujihashi Bridge stretching and
Oyokogawa River Terrace Ichinohashi Newspaper shop exercise. Bridge Saten Sasaya Former residence site of Ejimasugiyama Jinja Shrine Hasegawa Heizo Mirokuji Temple (Toyama Kinshiro) A shrine associated with Sugiyama Waichi (a highest Toei Shinjuku Line ranking blind court official), who established the foundation Kikukawabashi of Japanese acupuncture. In the precinct, Shin Ohashi-dori St. Kikukawa Morishita Sta. Bridge there is also a cave Kiyosumi-dori St. Sta. modeled on Enoshima Benzaiten.
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
Recommended Oyokogawa Water Park and Oyokogawa River Terrace are abundant with nature such as various flowers, trees and water birds! points Do not miss the spots ( ) related to “Onihei Hankacho” (a series of Japanese historical novels). 3 Course❷ From the south to the north! A course
Sumida CITY leisurely touring temples and shrines Overall Route
Time allowed around1h30minutes Kanegafuchi Distance around6km Overpass Statue of Finish Number of steps around8600steps Enomoto Takeaki Kanegafuchi Sta. Mokubo-ji Calorie consumption around270Kcal Temple Sumidagawa-jinja Shrine
Bokutei- dori Ave. Shirahige-bashi Sports Plaza Bridge Umewaka Yaoshichi Yahiro Sta. Arakawa River Higashi-Mukojima Sta. Shirahige-jinja Shrine Bokutei Jiman Kusamochi Tobu Skytree Line Cherry Blossoms (Tobu Isesaki Line) Keisei Oshiage Line Kofuku-ji Temple Kototoi Dango The temple worships the gods called “Seki no Hikifune Sta. Keisei-Hikifune Sta. Jijibabason”, which are said to give Sakura-bashi Sakurabashi- Bridge dori St. Chomei-ji Temple the benefit of avoiding catching a cold, The temple’s name is derived from the story that a Tokugawa and Hoteison, one of the Sumidagawa Kado Seven Gods of Good Luck. Ikkenya Cafe ikkA shogunate, who had a stomach ache during falconry, was healed Real estate after taking a medicine with the well water of the temple. It worships agency Benzaiten, one of the Sumidagawa Seven Gods of Good Luck. Hikifunegawa- Sumida City Office dori St. Oshiage “SKYTREE” Asakusa Sta. Omurai Sta. TOKYO Sta. SKYTREE Sta. Honjo-azumabashi Sta. Oshinari-kun’s house SEKAI CAFE Oshiage
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line Toei Asaskusa Line Café Tokyo
Tower View-dori St.
Sumida City General Gymnasium
Kinshi Park
Sumidagawa River Ryogoku Sta. JR Sobu Line Start Ryogoku Sta. Kinshicho Sta.
Recommended This is a 6-km walking course that takes you across the city from the south to the north. You will have a great feeling of accomplishment after completing points the course. Let’s keep walking while enjoying great views of the TOKYO SKYTREE® and Sumida River, and having fun touring temples and shrines. 4 From the south to the north! A course Course❸ Comfortable river view course with the leisurely touring temples and shrines Sumida CITY pleasant feeling of the sky, breeze and green Overall Route
Start Kanegafuchi-dori St.Finish Yahiro Sta.
Yahiro Elementary School Arakawa River Bank Yahiro Park Hie-jinja Shrine There are baseball fields and soccer fields on its riverbed, filled with spaciousness!
You can enjoy the scenery of Azuma-nishi Park Mt. Fuji from the top of the bank in good weather.
Hikifunegawa-dori St. Kinegawa Yakushimichi Nagaura-jinja no Dohyo Shrine Arakawa Yotsugibashi Ryokuchi Keisei Oshiage Line Yahiro Area Plaza Higashi Sumida Center Youth baseball field Yahiro Chuo-dori St. Azuma no Sato Youth soccer field
Keyaki Children’s Park Yahiro 4-chome Police Box Yurinokibashi-dori St. Arakawa River Manpuku-ji Temple Higashi Park Tokyo Saiseikai Shirahige-jinja Mukoujima Hospital Higashi Shrine Sumida Park Miwasato Inari-jinja Shrine The shrine is affectionately called “Konnyaku Inari” because a charm made of konnyaku, which is said to be effective for illness or problems of the throat and voice if boiled and eaten, yurinoki-bashi yu Nakaga is given to visitors on the day of Hatsu-uma every year. K wa Bridge Riv er Sumida Sports Health Center
Time allowed around1h20minutes Distance around5.1km Number of steps around7300steps Calorie consumption around230Kcal
Recommended Passing through a residential area from Yahiro Station, you will reach the spacious Arakawa River Bank. From the bank, you can see a panoramic view points of the townscape of Sumida and TOKYO SKYTREE®. It is a course where you can comfortably enjoy feeling the sky, breeze and nature while walking. 5 Course Literary walking course tracing the footprints ❹
Sumida CITY of writers who loved Mukojima Overall Route
Mukojima-Hyakkaen Rohan Children’s Park Garden Time allowed around45minutes (Former residence site of Koda Rohan, Start and his literature monument) Higashi-Mukojima Sta. Distance around3km Place where Koda Rohan’s house stood. The house was designed by Number of steps around4300steps Rohan himself, and he named it Pharmacy Tobu Museum Calorie consumption around135Kcal “Kagyuan” after a snail, which can move by itself without anything but its body, so there is a snail-shaped Jizo Saka-dori St. playground equipment.
Daiichi Terajima Elementary School
Tobu Skytree Line (Tobu Isesaki Line) Suzuki-so
Sumidagawa River Kototoi Dango Hikifune Sta.
Chomei-ji Temple Sakura-mochi Bokutei-dori Ave. Sakura-bashi Hato no Machi-dori THE GREENMARKET SUMIDA Bridge Chomei-ji Temple Shopping Street Keisei-Hikifune Sta. A market held at the Uruoi Plaza in Kofuku-ji Temple Remaining buildings from the early front of the city office. Local specialties Showa period on the narrow alley Bokutei Cherry Kado and special items are gathered from remind visitors of the world of the various places across the country. Blossoms Kemban-dori St. work of Nagai Kafu. Mimeguri-jinja It is lined with geisha houses Sumida Folk Museum Shrine and restaurants. You may see (Former residence site of Sata Ineko) geisha in ozashiki rooms. Kototoi-bashi
Bridge Ushijima-jinja Shrine An old shrine built in the Heian period. It is famous for “Nade Ushi,”which is said to cure the illness if you stroke the same place as your bad part. Sumida Park Sumida Place linked City Office Makura-bashi Bridgewith Hori Tatsuo
Kuyakusho-dori St. TOKYO SKYTREE Sta.
Finish Tom Tom Honjo-Azumabashi Sta. Azumabashi Toei Asakusa Line Asakusa-dori Ave. ASICS CONNECTION TOKYO A spot where you can enjoy yoga, running along Sumida River, and cafes.
Recommended Many former residence sites and monuments of famous writers such as Koda Rohan, Sata Ineko and Hori Tatsuo still remain. points Treat yourself to a literary walk while thinking about the period the great writers lived in. 6 Course Delicious vegetables and walking ❺
Sumida CITY Vegetable walking course to satisfy your mind and body Overall Route
Higashi-Mukojima Sta. Time allowed around60minutes Blitz to make more vegetable lovers! Distance around4km The daily intake of vegetables by Number of steps around5700steps Sumida residents is below the average of the country and Calorie consumption around180Kcal the prefecture. So we are carrying out various Mukojima Umebachiya activities to increase the vegetable A well-established store which has Sumidagawa River Bookstore intake of the residents. continued from the Edo period. Its Tobu Skytree Line (Tobu Isesaki Line) specialty is vegetable confectionery, Keisei Oshiage Line which is made of fresh vegetables. Start Dental clinic Hikifune Sta.
Hikifunegawa-dori St. Meiji-dori Ave.
Keisei-Hikifune Sta. Aurora Kitchen
Keisei-Hikifune Sta. Shitamachi Ninjo Kirakira Funabara Park Tachibana Shopping Street A shopping street filled with the Sumida outdoor market Yacchaba friendly atmosphere of the downtown
(at the square of the East Core Hikifune in front of the station) area. There are several vegetable Yahiro Hanamizuki-dori St. stores offering fresh vegetables. An outdoor market held every Saturday. Satellite Fresh vegetables and delicious foodstuffs Kitchen gather from various places across Nakaibori Hanamizuki-dori the country. Tamaru Inari-jinja Store Association Shrine Finish Oshiage “SKYTREE” Sta. TOKYO SKYTREE Sta. Omurai Sta. View spot of inverted image of the Skytree reflected in the water
SEKAI Panda Jukkenbashi-dori St. Juice CAFE Jukken-bashi Bridge Oshiage Yanagishima Myouken-san Café Tokyo Hossho-ji Temple Oshiage Yoshikatsu You can enjoy cuisine specializing in ingredients produced in Tokyo including Edo Tokyo vegetables.
Recommended There are plenty of shops and restaurants where you can buy fresh vegetables and eat local dishes! points It is a sophisticated walking course where you can enjoy both vegetable dishes and walking. 7 In order to walk safely plus and effectively Walking
Points for selecting shoes Edited: Asics Japan Corp. 1 By wearing shoes that match one’s feet, it is possible to walk comfortably with less burden on the feet.
Stretch your legs Slowly stretch Imagine them 1 a little before and 2 your calves hanging from after (loosen your Broaden top down ankles) your vision
Extend your back and relax without 3 Rotate your shoulders tightening your Shake your arms chest too much
4 With your heels Extend on the ground, your back lift your toes
The Benefits 〈Support from〉 of Walking Ayaka Katsuse(Asics Japan Corp.), Hiroki Sugasawa(Kao Corp.), Walking has Mitsuhiko Fujita(Sumida City Tourism Association), the following benefits. Kumi Kamijo(Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sumida Branch), Tadashi Kimura(The Tokyo Higashi Shinkin Bank), Ken-ichi Takahashi(Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.), Kazuki Sataka(TOBU TOWN SOLAMACHI CO., LTD.), Tatsuya Uchida, Yurie Iino(Lion Corp.), Naoki Takazaki, Katsuya Kumasaka(Renaissance Inc.), ① Prevent lifestyle-related Kazuyuki Takahama(Japan Walking Association), diseases Sachiko Wada(Sumida Hana Taiso Instructors), Kuniko Okuno(Mukojima Hoken Center), ② Improve cardiopulmonary Yoshiko Ichinose(Honjo Hoken Center), function Sachie Wada(Sumida City Policy Planning and Management), ③ Prevent obesity Masato Kumaki(Sumida City Sports and Learning Division) Reduce stress Tomoaki Sato(Sumida City Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Preparation Office) ④ Taichi Takayama(Sumida City Civil Engineering Management Division), Tadashi Ishimura(Sumida City Board of Education Educational Division) A little action; Always healthy. Sumida City Health Planning Division 〈Published by〉 Tel: 03-5608-8514 Tokyo Metropolitan Government 1-23-20 Azumabashi, Sumida City, 130-8640 Health Promoting character Created by Sumida City Tourism Association KENKOUDESUKA-MAN 〈 〉 〈Illustration〉 Kinue Naganawa 〈Date Published〉 March 2018