is a place located in
Chūō, Tokyo
is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis.
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,
Japan
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, in the
Sumida River estuary. It is a
reclaimed land
Land reclamation, often 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 reclamatio ...
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 spanning the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture, on the southern coast of the island of Honshu. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel. Th ...
. At this time, it was designated as industrial area in accordance with the
Fukoku Kyōhei 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 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
in early 1600s. The original Tsukuda island now is home to the exclusive tower mansion and park complex Rivercity 21.
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.
is served by the
Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line 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
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When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. The Japanese system is complex, th ...
*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:
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*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
]
Notable residents
* Masami Kurumada
References
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Artificial islands of Tokyo
Districts of Chūō, Tokyo
Islands of Tokyo
Islands of Tokyo Bay