Sumida

Worth seeing in and around Sumida

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Tokyo

   The University of Tokyo in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era institutions, its direct precursors include the Tenmongata, founded in 1684, and the Shōheizaka Institute.

   5.7 km · national university in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Tokyo Skytree

   Tokyo Skytree sɯ̥̈.kä́í.t͡sɯ̈́.ɾʲíì, tó̞ó̞.-] ), a.k.a Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 metres in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa.

   2.7 km · tower in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Tokyo National Museum

   The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan.

   4.3 km · art museum in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ueno Imperial Grant Park

   Ueno Park is a spacious public park in the Ueno district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. The park was established in 1873 on lands formerly belonging to the temple of Kan'ei-ji.

   5 km · park in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   National Museum of Western Art

   The National Museum of Western Art is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition.

   4.5 km · art museum in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sensō-ji Temple

   Sensō-ji, also known as Asakusa Kannon ), is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant.

   3 km · Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Ueno Zoo

   The Ueno Zoo is a 14.3-hectare zoo, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and located in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is Japan's oldest zoo, opened on March 20, 1882.

   4.8 km · zoo in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   National Museum of Nature and Science

   The National Museum of Nature and Science is in the northeast corner of Ueno Park in Tokyo. The museum has exhibitions on pre-Meiji science in Japan.

   4.4 km · National Science Museum in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Ryōgoku Kokugikan

   Ryōgoku Kokugikan, also known as Ryōgoku Sumo Hall or Kokugikan Arena, refers to two different indoor sporting arenas located in Tokyo.

   4.7 km · sumo indoor arena located in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

    The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is a museum of art located in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. The first public art museum in Japan, it opened in 1926 as the Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum and was renamed in 1943 after Tokyo became a metropolitan prefecture.

    4.7 km · museum in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Sumida

Airports

Tokyo Haneda (HND), 21 km · Narita (NRT), 51 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 73 km

Stations

Ueno Station, 4.5 km · Akihabara Station, 5.8 km · Asakusa Station, 3.1 km · Tawaramachi Station, 3.7 km · Okachimachi Station, 5 km

• Narita → Sumida

  45 km · quickest by road, 1h 26m · ¥660–900
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• Omitama → Sumida

  74 km · quickest by road, 1h 50m · ¥920–1,260
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• Makinohara / Shimada → Sumida

  180 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · ¥2,370–3,230
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