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The Sumida River (隅田川 (Sumida-gawa)) is a famous river in Japan. It flows right through the heart of Tokyo, the capital city. This river is an important waterway that helps connect different parts of Tokyo. It starts in the northern part of the city and eventually empties into Tokyo Bay.

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The Sumida River flowing through Adachi, Tokyo

Bridges Over the Sumida River

The Sumida River flows for about 27 kilometers (about 17 miles) through Tokyo. Because it's such a long and important river, there are many bridges crossing it. These bridges help people and traffic move easily across the city. In total, there are 26 bridges over the Sumida River.

Some of the well-known bridges include:

  • Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku-bashi)
  • Nihon Bridge (Nihon-bashi)
  • Eitai Bridge
  • Senju Bridge
  • Sakura Bridge
  • Kototoi Bridge
  • Azuma Bridge
  • Komagata Bridge
  • Umaya Bridge
  • Shin Ohashi Bridge
  • Kiyosu Bridge
  • Chuo Bridge
  • Tsukuda Bridge
  • Kachidoki Bridge (Kachidoki-bashi)

Images for kids

  • Brooklyn Museum - Ryogoku Bridge and the Great Riverbank No 59 from One Hundred Views of Edo - Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando)

    Ryōgoku Bridge and the Great Riverbank by Hiroshige, 1856

  • Hiroshige le pont Nihonbashi à l'aube

    View of the Nihon-bashi at dawn, in a woodblock print by Hiroshige

  • Sumidagawa-UtagawaHiroshige1881

    View of the banks of the Sumida (Bokusui tsutsumi hanazakari no zu) by Hiroshige III, 1881

  • Sumida River at Night, Tokyo

    The Kachidoki-bashi lit at night.

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    Chuo ohashi, one of the many bridges over the Sumida

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    San-ya-bori Canal in the Sumida River. Ukiyoe woodprint by Utagawa Hiroshige in the Edo period

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    Kiyosu-bashi

  • Sunset across the Ryogoku bridge from the bank of the Sumida river at Onmagayashi

    Katsushika Hokusai view of the Ryōgoku-bashi as an ukiyoe print

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