Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki

Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki

lies on the eastern edge of Kawasaki, nestled against the mouth of the Tama River and Tokyo Bay. Kawasaki-ku has long been known for the vast numbers of factories situated on landfill at its eastern edges. However, the local government undertook extensive efforts in the 1990s to revamp the areas image. Now the ward is equally known for such attractions as Kawasaki Daishi (Temple), the 2nd most visited temple in the Kantō region, as well as its Korea Town, home to the second largest concentration of Koreans living in Japan behind Osaka, as of 1999.

Factories

* Fuji Electric
* JFE Steel - Operates several major plants near Tokyo Bay. JFE's main plant for eastern Japan is located on the border of Kawasaki-ku and Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama.
* Mitsubishi Chemical
* Showa Electric
* Showa Shell Oil
* Tokyo Electric Power

Transportation

Rail

* JR Keihin-Tohoku Line (Kawasaki Station)
* JR Nambu Line (Kawasaki Station)
* JR Nambu Line Hamakawasaki branch (Hatchonawate Station, Kawasaki-Shinmachi Station, Hamakawasaki Station)
* JR Tsurumi Line (Musashi-Shiraishi Station, Ōkawa Station, Hamakawasaki Station, Shōwa Station, Ōgimachi Station)
* Keikyu Main Line (Keikyū Kawasaki Station, Hatchōnawate Station)
* Keikyu Daishi Line (Keikyū Kawasaki Station, Minatochō Station, Suzukichō Station, Kawasaki-Daishi Station, Higashi-Monzen Station, Sangyō-dōro Station, Kojimashinden station)

Road

* Shuto Expressway B, K6 and K1 routes
* National Route 15 (No. 1 Keihin Route)

Air

Kawasaki-ku is adjacent to Tokyo International Airport through the Tamagawa Tunnel (Shuto Expressway B - Wangan Route).

External links

* [http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/61/61kawasakiku/ Official Website] (Japanese)


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