Tsukishima

Japanese: 月島 - つきしま
Tsukishima

A district at the mouth of the Sumida River in the southern part of Chuo Ward, Tokyo. The artificial island was built on a low-lying, swampy delta next to Tsukudajima and land reclamation began in 1885 (Meiji 18), completing it in 1892. It was originally called Tsukishima, but was later renamed Tsukishima. Tsukuda, where Tsukudajima and Ishikawajima once stood, is to the northeast, while Kachidoki and Toyomi are to the southwest, forming a single island. On the southeast, across the Asashio Canal, is Harumi (Shingetsushima). The area has good water transportation, and the east side is used as a factory site, and the west side is used as a warehouse. It is connected to Tsukiji by Kachidoki Bridge on the Sumida River, and to Koto Ward on the opposite bank of the Harumi Canal by Aioi Bridge, where Kiyosumi Street runs.

[Kiyoshi Sawada]

[References] | Ishikawajima | Kachidokibashi | Tsukiji | Tsukudajima | Harumi

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

東京都中央区南部、隅田(すみだ)川河口にある地区。佃島(つくだじま)に続く低湿な三角州を基にして1885年(明治18)埋立てを開始し1892年完成した人工島。初め築島(つきしま)とよんだが、月島の美称にかえられた。佃島・石川島のあった佃が北東側に、勝どきと豊海(とよみ)が南西側にあり、あわせて一つの島となっている。南東側には朝汐運河を挟んで晴海(はるみ)(新月島)がある。水運がよく、東側は工場用地、西側は倉庫に利用されている。築地とは隅田川の勝鬨橋(かちどきばし)で、晴海運河対岸の江東(こうとう)区とは清澄(きよすみ)通りが通る相生(あいおい)橋で、それぞれ連絡している。

[沢田 清]

[参照項目] | 石川島 | 勝鬨橋 | 築地 | 佃島 | 晴海

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