Sumida-gawa River
During the Edo Period the river was called by a variety of names depending on location. The area downstream from Senju-ohashi Bridge was called the Sumida-gawa River, while around Asakusa it was called the Asakusa-gawa River and Miyato-gawa River, around Ryokgoku it was called the Ryogoku-gawa River, and downstream it was called Okawa River. There are bridges and ferries at each location along the river, and it played a very important role in both transportation and distribution. The area along the river was a recreation spot for the people of Edo, with the cherry blossoms of the embankment of the Sumida-gawa River in the spring and the cool breeze in the summer.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
東都名所隅田川全圖雪中景
山海名産尽 東都第一角田川の白魚
日本名勝図会
江戸名所四季の眺 隅田川雪中の図
江都名所 隅田川はな盛
江戸名勝図会 墨田川
隅田川
東都名所 隅田川全図雪中景
隅田川之朝霧
隅田川の春景
[隅田川之図]
江戸八景 隅田川の落雁
隅田川初日の出
隅田川花見
隅田川雪見
隅田川夜渉シ之図
東都名所八景之内 隅田川落雁
隅田川両川岸一目の月
東都隅田川八重桜
東都名所圖會隅田川渡しの圖
花見帰り隅田の渡し : 四季の内春
六十余州名所図会 武蔵 隅田川雪の朝
Other Materials
Landmarks around Sumida-gawa River
Hashiba / Imado Mimeguri Inari no Yashiro Shrine Matsuchiyama Shodengu Temple / Imado-bashi Bridge Akiba Daigongen no Yashiro Shrine Koumezutsumi Saruwaka-cho Mukojima Hyakkaen Massaki Nihonzutsumi Sumidazutsumi
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