Sumida River Walk (3) 2009.10.24

I took the 3rd part of Sumida River Walk.

It was from Senju-Machiya area in Arakawa Ward (14-15 kilometers from the mouth of the river) to Toshima in Kita Ward (20 kilometers from the mouth).

There used to be riverside footpaths around Machiya area. But they are now blocked. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to redevelop the riversides.

I had to walk the narrow paths through the houses along the river. They were messy.

The Sumida River and the Arakawa River run parallel at Arakawa-Adachi wards border. It is like isthmus. The "isthmus" is about 150 meters wide and 2 kilometers long. I enjoyed the walk (upward the river) looking the Sumida River in the left hand and the Arakawa River in the right. The view was conderful.

There stand factories, warehouses and oil tanks together with apartment houses along the river(s) here.

Highways and railways run over the river at Toshima, Kita Ward.