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Sumida River
A river running through eastern Tokyo, historically the heart of downtown 江戸 culture and today known for its summer fireworks festival and riverside cherry blossoms.
隅田川 flows through eastern Tokyo into Tokyo Bay and was the setting of much of downtown 江戸-period culture — 歌舞伎, woodblock prints, and riverside pleasure quarters.
Common collocations
- 隅田川花火大会: the Sumida River fireworks festival
- 隅田川沿い: along the Sumida River
- 隅田川花見: cherry-blossom viewing along the Sumida
Cultural note: the 隅田川花火大会, held every July, is one of Japan's oldest and largest fireworks displays, dating back to the Edo period as a festival to ward off plague and famine.