Adachi

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Adachi

Total population

695,043

Air quality index

63Moderate

Coordinates35.77°, 139.80°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Adachi is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is located to the north of the heart of Tokyo. The ward consists of two separate areas: a small strip of land between the Sumida River and Arakawa River and a larger area north of the Arakawa River. The ward is bordered by the cities of Kawaguchi, Sōka and Yashio in Saitama and Katsushika, Sumida, Arakawa and Kita in Tokyo. The ward is called Adachi City in English.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Shigeru Yoshida

Prime minister of Japan (1878–1967)

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Shōtei Takahashi

Japanese painter and artist (1871–1945)

Uchida Kakichi

Japanese bureaucrat and politician (1866-1933)

Katsu Kaishū

Japanese noble, statesman and naval engineer (1823–1899)

Tatsunori Hara

Japanese professional baseball player, manager

Hideo Kobayashi

Japanese writer (1902–1983)

Kiyokata Kaburaki

Japanese artist (1878-1972)

Hirai Shinji

Japanese politician

Shūōshi Mizuhara

Japanese poet and writer (1892–1981)

Shibata Zeshin

Japanese painter and lacquerer (1807–1891)

Hoshino Tenchi

Japanese writer (1862-1950)

Sakai Hōitsu

Japanese artist

Toshikata Mizuno

Japanese painter (1866–1908)

Watanabe Shōtei

Japanese painter (1852-1918)

Yuriko Hoshi

Japanese actress (1943–2018)

Takuo Godō

Japanese politician (1877–1956)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Tokyo

• Arakawa
  2.9 mi away · pop. 216,232
• Katsushika
  3.2 mi away · pop. 451,483
• Kita
  4.2 mi away · pop. 349,573
• Sumida
  4.4 mi away · pop. 272,085
• Taito
  4.5 mi away · pop. 203,893
• Bunkyo
  5.5 mi away · pop. 227,902
• Itabashi
  5.6 mi away · pop. 575,432
• Edogawa
  5.9 mi away · pop. 691,417
• Toshima
  6 mi away · pop. 298,562
• Chiyoda
  6.3 mi away · pop. 46,397
• Tokyo
  7.1 mi away · pop. 13,613,660
• Koto
  7.1 mi away · pop. 524,310

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Adachi

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 92 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 178 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Oriental Beetle

Exomala orientalis

Seen 2026-06-28

Anomala albopilosa albopilosa

Anomala albopilosa albopilosa

Seen 2026-06-28

Orisarma dehaani

Orisarma dehaani

Seen 2026-06-28

Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Seen 2026-06-28

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-06-28

Japanese Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos japonensis

Seen 2026-06-28

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Seen 2026-06-28

Eastern Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea jouyi

Seen 2026-06-28

White-cheeked Starling

Spodiopsar cineraceus

Seen 2026-06-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Adachi, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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