is a place located in

Chūō, Tokyo is a special ward that forms part of the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyobashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metrop ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

, in the

Sumida River The is a river that flows through central Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi (in Kita-ku) and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers. It passes through the Kita, Adachi, Ara ...

estuary. It is a

reclaimed land Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamati ...

next to Tsukuda District. The land reclamation completed in 1892, using earth from the dredging work performed to create a shipping channel in

Tokyo Bay is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan, and spans the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel. The Tokyo Bay region is both the most populou ...

. At this time, it was designated as industrial area in accordance with the

Fukoku Kyōhei , originally a phrase from the ancient Chinese historical work on the Warring States period, '' Zhan Guo Ce'', was Japan's national slogan during the Meiji period, replacing the slogan ''sonnō jōi'' ("Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians" ...

National Policy. Originally, Tsukuda Island was a tiny island at the river mouth. It was inhabited by a fishing community who migrated from

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

in early 1600s. It has been said that the name (literally "moon island") was originally written using the characters 築島 which can also be read "Tsukishima" but mean "constructed island". It is currently known for its large number of restaurants serving the local specialty, monjayaki.

Tsukishima Station is a subway station in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway. The station opened on June 8, 1988. Lines Tsukishima Station is served by the following two lines. *Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line *Toei Ōedo Line ...

is served by the

Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line The is a subway line in Japan owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" (), and ...

and the Toei Subway Ōedo Line.

Education

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Chuo City Board of Education. Zoned elementary schools include: *Tsukudajima Elementary School ( 佃島小学校)'s boundary includes portions of 1-

chome The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ...

*Tsukishima Daiichi (Tsukishima No. 1) Elementary School (月島第一小学校)'s boundary includes all of 3-chome and portions of 1, 2, and 4-chome *Tsukishima Daisan (Tsukishima No. 3) Elementary School ( 月島第三小学校)'s boundary includes portions of 2 and 4-chome Zoned junior high schools include: *Tsukuda Junior High School ( 佃中学校)'s boundary includes all of 1 and 3-chome and portions of 2 and 4-chome *Harumi Junior High School ( 晴海中学校)'s boundary includes portions of 2 and 4-chome

Noted people

Masami Kurumada is a Japanese manga artist and writer, known for specializing in fighting manga featuring bishōnen and magical boy. He is the founder of the manga studio Kurumada Productions or Kurumadapro for short. He is famous as the creator/author of popu ...

References

{{Authority control Artificial islands of Tokyo Districts of Chūō, Tokyo Islands of Tokyo