Sumida River

The  is a Japanese river which flows through Tokyo.  It crosses the north part of Tokyo and drains into Tokyo Bay.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Sumida-gawa)" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 912.

Sumida bridges
The Sumida runs through Tokyo for 27 kilometers.  There are 26 bridges across the river, including

 Ryōgoku Bridge (Ryōgoku-bashi)National Archives of Japan (NAJ),  Ryogoku bridge (1875) ; retrieved 2012-6-4.

 Nihon bridge (Nihon-bashi) 

 Eitai BridgeTitsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 415.

 Senju Bridge

 Sakura BridgeFlickr, Sakurabashi; retrieved 2012-6-4.

 Kototoi BridgeAsakusa-samurai.com,  Kototoi Bridge ; retrieved 2012-6-4.

  Azuma BridgeNAJ, Azumabashi Bridge (June 1876) ; retrieved 2012-6-4.

 Komagata BridgeTokyo Panorama, Komagata Bridge +  Azuma bridge ; retrieved 2012-6-4.

 Umaya Bridge

 Shin Ohashi BridgeTitsingh, p. 415; TokyoArchitecture.info, Shin Ohashi Bridge ; retrieved 2012-6-4.

 Kiyosu Bridge

 Chuo Bridge

 Tsukuda BridgeCommons 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.

 Kachidoki Bridge (Kachidoki-bashi)Flickr,  Kachidoki-bashi Bridge; retrieved 2012-6-4.

Gallery

References

Other websites

 New York Public Library Digital Gallery Pleasure boating on the Sumida River, woodblock print, c. 1788-1790 

Category:Rivers of Japan