Kawasaki's Seven Adminisrds

Kawasaki Ward

A Focal Point-both Past and Present-of Culture, Industry, and Transportation

In the Edo period (1603 - 1867), the area today known as Kawasaki Ward flourished both as the final post station on the Tokaido Road for travelers heading to Edo (present-day Tokyo) and as an important destination for pilgrims worshiping at the Kawasaki Daishi Temple. Even today, Kawasaki Daishi remains one of the most popular and well-known temples in all of Japan.

The city anticipates that the Kawasaki station area, home to one of the largest movie theater complexes in the greater Tokyo Metropolitan area, the MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall and its "Anyone Anytime Concert Series", will develop into a focal point of music and cinema.

The ward's coastal area, a center of industry and trade as well as a favorite recreational destination for city residents, has attracted numerous research institutes specializing in such fields as the environment, health and welfare, and disaster prevention, among others. In addition, the coastal area is sight of a new concept called the "Industrial Museum", which calls for the utilization of the area for tourism and learning about Kawasaki's industrial heritage as well as its high tech prowess. Furthermore, the area plays an important role as a focal point for distribution and disaster prevention activities in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area.


Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple
(Daishi-machi, Kawasaki Ward).		 Shinshuen Chinese Garden - popular for its beautiful landscapes and scenery(Daishi-koen Park,Kawasaki Ward). CITTA'ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD©.LA CITTADELLA is one of the largest cinema complexes in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area.(Ogawa-cho, Kawasaki Ward).

 

Designated as the Kawasaki Ward Residents Kenko no Mori and Kaifu no Mori (lit. healthy forest and breezy forest),Ukishimacho Park is an oasis situated at the easternmost tip of Kawasaki's coastal area that faces directly out to the Tokyo Bay. This park has a wind power generator as well as a biotope pond andis continuously undergoing improvement and development through citizen cooperation and participation.

 The Rokugo-no-Watashi remains-an important gate that governed the entry of travelers into Edo, or present-day Tokyo on the Tokaido Road. Travelers and packhorses used to be poled across the river by boats during the Edo period (1603 - 1867), while Emperor Meiji had crossed the river using a bridge built from boats during his visit in 1868.  
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