Tama-ku, Administrative ward in Kawasaki, Japan.
Description
Tama-ku is an administrative ward in Kawasaki that stretches along the Tama River. The district is a mix of residential neighborhoods, local museums, and traditional Japanese cultural venues like Nihon Minka-en, which displays old farmhouses, and the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art.
History
The region was an ancient settlement with kofun burial mounds before it came under the control of the Inage clan during the Heian period. From the 17th century, the area became an important hunting ground for the Tokugawa shoguns.
Culture
The Fujiko F Fujio Museum displays manga artworks and original drawings that show the history of Japanese comic culture. Visitors can see how this influential artist shaped popular culture here.
Practical
The ward is easy to reach from downtown using the JR Nambu Line and Odakyu Odawara Line. Key stations like Noborito and Nakanoshima are conveniently located for visiting the museums and parks scattered throughout.
Did you know?
The area was a designated falconry ground reserved exclusively for the Tokugawa shoguns starting in 1725. This link to feudal military nobility shaped how the land developed and what it became.
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Mukōgaoka-Yūen Amusement Park
1.5 km
Fujiko·F·Fujio Museum
1.5 km
生田攝影棚
3.2 kmTokyo toll booth
3 km
Nagasawa Purification Plant
2.1 km
Nihon Minka-en
1.2 km
Tamagawa Jutaku
2.2 km
Ozawa Castle
3.4 km
妙楽寺
1.9 km
Keigen-ji
3.1 km
Komae Kofun Cluster
2.1 km
Tamasuidō-bashi
936 m
Tamagawa Bridge
967 m
Tōgaku-in
2.4 km
Tomei Expressway Tamagawa Bridge
3.1 km
Anryu-ji
1 km
Fresh water jellyfish of Komae
1.3 km
Kitami Fureai Hiroba
3.4 km
Shimofuda Site
2.9 km
Taro Okamoto Museum of Art
1.4 km
知行院
3.5 km
観音寺
3.6 km
布田のシロハナヤブツバキ
3.1 km
Nikaryo Seseragikan
1.2 km
NEXCO-Central Communication Plaza Kawasaki
2.9 km
Komae City Open-Air Museum
1.7 km
The defunct Imperial Japanese Army Noborito Laboratory Museum for Education in Peace
1.6 km
Kawasaki City Traditional Crafts Center
1.3 km
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