Kamezawa

Kamezawa is a quarter in Sumida, Tokyo. Kamezawa is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ishiwara 3, as well as near Midori 3-chome.

Type: Quarter
Description: town located in Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Also known as: “Saruwakachō”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tokyo Skytree and The Sumida Hokusai Museum.

Tokyo Skytree

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Tokyo Skytree, also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 m in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa.

The Sumida Hokusai Museum

Museum

Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Sumida Hokusai Museum is an art museum in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to the renowned ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai. Opened on November 22, 2016, the museum celebrates Hokusai’s contributions to Japanese art and his global influence, particularly through works like Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.

Edo Tokyo Museum

Museum

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The Edo-Tokyo Museum is a historical museum located at 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-Ku, Tokyo in the Ryogoku district. The museum opened in March 1993 to preserve Edo's cultural heritage, and features city models of Edo and Tokyo between 1590 and 1964.