Edogawa

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Edogawa

Total population

691,417

Air quality index

61Moderate

Coordinates35.71°, 139.87°

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

Overview

Edogawa is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It takes its name from the Edo River that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City.

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

Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi

Austrian-Japanese politician and philosopher

Tōru Takemitsu

Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996)

Masako Togawa

Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, feminist, novelist, night club owner, city planning panelist, music educator

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Yūzō Toyama

Japanese composer and conductor

Aeba Koson

Japanese author (1855–1922)

Kiichi Aichi

Japanese politician (1907-1973)

Aiichiro Fujiyama

Japanese politician (1897-1985)

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Japanese actress

Makoto Taki

Japanese politician

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Masatake Kuranishi

Japanese mathematician (1924–2021)

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Masami Kurumada

Manga artist

Kirin Kiki

Japanese actress (1943-2018)

Kōsaku Yamada

Japanese composer and conductor (1886–1965)

Yoritsune Matsudaira

Japanese composer of contemporary classical music (1907-2001)

Sakura Andō

Japanese actress

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Aki Maeda

Japanese actress and singer

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

Nearby places in Tokyo

• Katsushika
  2.8 mi away · pop. 451,483
• Koto
  3.7 mi away · pop. 524,310
• Sumida
  3.8 mi away · pop. 272,085
• Taito
  5 mi away · pop. 203,893
• Arakawa
  5.3 mi away · pop. 216,232
• Adachi
  5.9 mi away · pop. 695,043
• Chuo
  6 mi away · pop. 158,508
• Tokyo
  6.2 mi away · pop. 13,613,660
• Bunkyo
  6.5 mi away · pop. 227,902
• Chiyoda
  6.5 mi away · pop. 46,397
• Minato
  7.4 mi away · pop. 254,699
• Kita
  8.2 mi away · pop. 349,573

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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 Edogawa

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 87 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 176 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-28

white clover

Trifolium repens

Seen 2026-06-28

Japanese Giant Gecko

Gekko japonicus

Seen 2026-06-28

Western Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Seen 2026-06-28

Chinese Mantis

Tenodera sinensis

Seen 2026-06-27

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Seen 2026-06-27

Eretes griseus

Eretes griseus

Seen 2026-06-27

Bipalium nobile

Bipalium nobile

Seen 2026-06-27

Chinese sumac

Rhus chinensis

Seen 2026-06-27

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

Gallery

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

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