painting tokyo in watercolor
East of Sumida


Sumida River runs
through eastern part of Tokyo
from north to south.

The area east of Sunida
was developped
after the Great Fire in Meireki
which abolished Edo in 1657.


The area was also abolished
twice in modern ages,
firstly by The Great Earthquake
in 1923,
secondly by The Great Airraid
by US in 1945.
The area is called the second
SHITAMACHI

Map of East of Sumida



Old houses in
Kyojima
Ryogoku hall A flower shop
at Kyojima
An alleyway
in Kyojima
Yaseda Garden





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