Sumida River
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Sumida bridges
The Sumida runs through Tokyo for 27 kilometers. There are 26 bridges across the river, including
- Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku-bashi)[2]
- Nihon bridge (Nihon-bashi)
- Kachidoki Bridge (Kachidoki-bashi)[10]
Gallery
Ryōgoku Bridge and the Great Riverbank by Hiroshige, 1856
View of the Nihon-bashi at dawn, in a woodblock print by Hiroshige
View of the banks of the Sumida (Bokusui tsutsumi hanazakari no zu) by Hiroshige III, 1881
The Kachidoki-bashi lit at night.
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Sumida River Media
Eitai Bridge and Tsukuda – Hiroshige, 1830
Sunset across the Ryōgoku bridge from the bank of the Sumida River at Onmayagashi – Hokusai, 1830
Senju Great Bridge – Hiroshige, 1856
Night View of the Matsuchiyama and Sam'ya Canal – Hiroshige, 1857
Night on the Sumida River – Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1881
Night view of Eitai Bridge
Sumidagawa Bridge in 1930s
X-shaped pedestrian Sakura bridge over Sumida river, linking Sumida Park (Taitō ward) and Bokutei-dori Avenue (Sumida ward), seen from the tower Tokyo Skytree,
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Sumida-gawa)" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 912.
- ↑ National Archives of Japan (NAJ), Ryogoku bridge (1875) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 415.
- ↑ Flickr, Sakurabashi; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Asakusa-samurai.com, Kototoi Bridge Archived 2009-12-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ NAJ, Azumabashi Bridge (June 1876) Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Tokyo Panorama, Komagata Bridge + Azuma bridge Archived 2009-07-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 415; TokyoArchitecture.info, Shin Ohashi Bridge Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Commons image shows the Tsukuda Bridge (Tsukuda Ohashi), the white Chou Bridge (Chuo Ohashi), and above that the blue Eitai Bridge (Eitai-bashi; retrieved 2012-6-4.
- ↑ Flickr, Kachidoki-bashi Bridge; retrieved 2012-6-4.
Other websites
Media related to Sumida River at Wikimedia Commons
- New York Public Library Digital Gallery Pleasure boating on the Sumida River, woodblock print, c. 1788-1790
Coordinates: 35°43′07″N 139°48′26″E / 35.71861°N 139.80722°E
