Katsushika, Tokyo
See Hokusai for the Edo period Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎)
Katsushika (葛飾区; ku) is a special ward located in northeast Tokyo, Japan. It is known in Japanese popular culture as the locale of both the world's longest-running film series, the Otoko wa tsurai yo series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora-san, and the world's longest-running manga series, Kochikame.
The Shibamata Taishaku-ten Nichiren Buddhist temple is in Katsushika.
As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 426,403 and a density of 12,238.89 persons per km². The total area is 34.84 km².
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
External links
- Official website in Japanese
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