Cherry Blossom at Bokutei

The cherry trees on the banks of the Sumida River (bokutei) trace their origin to saplings planted by the order of Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth shogun, in 1717.
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Kokugikan Arena

This is the National Sports Arena called Kokugikan.Ryogoku is full of the Sumo atmosphere. You can catch a glimpse of Sumo Wrestlers walking in yukatas.
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Edo-Tokyo Museum

Installed in the huge eight-story-height space (B1-7F), the intricate scale model shows the old cityscape and how people were living in the Edo period.
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http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/

Mukojima Hyakkaen

The name “Hyakkaen” means a garden where flowers are in bloom throughout the four seasons. The garden was created in 1804, the late Edo era.You can enjoy many plum trees and celebrated plants from around Japan.
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Eko-in Temple

The memorial to over 100,000 unknown victims of the Great Fire of 1657 as well as the grave of Jirokichi, aka "Nezumi Kozo," a famous Edo-era thief and folk hero, is located here.
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Tokyo Sky Tree®

In 2012 the world's tallest tower, 634 meters high, will make it debut in the Oshiage-Narihirabashi area of Sumida city. The first observatory will feature a restaurant, cafe and shop, and the second will have a glass passage giving the feel of "floating" in the air.

Former Yasuda Garden

This garden used to surround Zenjiro Yasuda’s mansion, and parts of the feudal lord’s garden can still be seen.
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Ushijima Shrine

Ushijima Shrine, located in a corner of Sumida Park, is famous for its "Nade-ushi"(stroking cow), a stone image of a cow. Tradition has it that, by stroking an ailing area on your own body and then the same area on the cow's body, you can cure your illness.
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Hokusai-dori St.(Hokusai Open Gallery)

Area near Kamezawa 1-chome to 4-chome: Hokusai-dori Street, which connects Ryogoku and Kinshicho, measures about one kilometer. It received its name from the late-Edo period ukiyo-e woodblock-print artist Katsushika Hokusai, who was born near here. The 103 lanterns along the thoroughfare feature reproductions of Hokusai works.
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Yokoamicho Park

In the park are the Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall that houses the remains of unnamed victims of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and the 1944-45 air raids in Tokyo, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Restoration Memorial Museum where a monument built in memory of air raid victims is found and documents and materials related to the war and the earthquake are on display.
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