Sumida-gawa Terrace walking in Koto City

As you may know, the Sumida-gawa river is one of famous rivers in Tokyo.
Sumida-gawa runs through Tokyo for 27 kilometers, under 26 bridges.
On the both sides of the river, Sumida-gawa Terrace is constructed, and provides
walking and jogging course. The course starts at Azuma-bashi Bridge, and finishes at Kachidoki-bashi Bridge. The length of Sumida-gawa Terrace is currently 28km.

Sumida-gawa river flows west side of Koto city, so let me introduce Sumida-gawa
Terrace walking in Koto city.

This picture shows Sumida-gawa terrace view from Shin-Ohashi bridge.

Shin-Ohashi bridge is located at the 5 minutes-walking from Morishita station of Toei Subway. It is a very simple shaped bridge.

When you walk on Sumida-gawa terrace towards the downstream, you can see another bridge called Mannen-bashi bridge. The original Mannen-bashi bridge was constructed in the 17th century. Current bridge was re-constructed in 1930.

The original bridge was drawn by Katsushika Hokusai,
one of very famous ukiyo-e artist.

A few minutes walking from Mannen-bashi Bridge takes you to another bridge.

This is Kiyosu-bashi Bridge.

Kiyosu-bashi Bridge is a suspension bridge. It is modeled after a suspension bridge in Cologne, Germany once considered the world’s most beautiful bridge. The Cologne bridge having been destroyed, its “world’s most beautiful” form can be seen only in the Kiyosu-bashi Bridge.

This bridge was designated as Important Cultural Properties by the national
government.

You can also see the beautiful Kiyosu-bashi Bridge and the tall Tokyo Sky tree from
Sumida-gawa Terrace.

It is getting warmer toward the March. Let’s walking Sumida-gawa Terrace while feeling Spring wind.

(by Yumi)