Sumiyoshi – Ten Minute Tokyo

Kind: Town

Location: 35°41’20.39″ N 139°48’56.42″ E

Station: Sumiyoshi Station on the Hanzomon Metro Line

Worth it? For a quick peek.

Updated: 9/25/2020

Sumiyoshi is a small town in east Tokyo just to the south of Kinshicho – about 8 blocks. It’s just northwest at the intersections of the Yokojikken River and Onagi Rivers. There’s a spectacular view of Tokyo Sky Tree from the bridge on the intersection of these two rivers – the Onagigawa Clover Bridge.

It is the 12th stop (Z12) from the western terminus (Shibuya) on the Hanzomon Metro subway line. Kinshicho Station is stop #13 (Z13). Oshiagé/SKYTREE is just 2 more stops to the east and is the eastern terminus for that line.

There’s not a lot to do here, however there are some things worth noting:

Sarue Park is just to the east a few blocks and well worth a stop. Kinshicho and Komedia just to the north are definitely worth a stop.

The stroll down Rt. 50 (Shin-Ohashi-Dori) to the east is quite nice.

About .6 miles along Rt. 50 to the east is the Moon Station Hotel capsule hotel – a very futuristic, clean capsule worth a look.

Head further east and you’ll enter Ojima – and 1.75 miles to the east from Sumiyoshi Sta. is the huge and spectacular Ojima Komatsugawa Park – along the banks of the Arakawa River – Tokyo’s largest. The Arakawa River also has a massive jogging/cycling trail along its banks, which in fact, runs all the way north to Itabashi. The round trip walk from Sumiyoshi Sta. to the large park and back is around 4 miles – a nice short walk or jog.

Sumiyoshi, Kinshicho, and Komedia are all close enough together that you could cover them all + the parks in a day trip.

Tokyo Sky Tree is just a short 1.5-mile walk north, on foot from Sumiyoshi Sta. – also well worth a look.

As a footnote, just to the southeast of the Onagigawa Clover Bridge is the Center for Tokyo Raids and War Damage – a museum. Unfortunately their website is Japanese-only.

Enjoy.