Tsukudajima

35°40′03″N 139°46′58″E / 35.667570°N 139.782672°E / 35.667570; 139.782672

Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) 冨嶽三十六景 武陽佃島.
An old house in Tsukudajima.

Tsukudajima (佃島, "Tsukuda Island") is a small island in Tokyo Bay, facing Tsukiji to its west. Originally, Tsukudajima was a tiny island at the mouth of the Edogawa river in Tokyo Bay. It was inhabited by a fishing community who migrated from Osaka in early 1600s.[1] It is home to the famous dish Tsukudani (佃煮).[2] The high-rise district of Tsukishima was built next to Tsukudajima on reclaimed land.

  • Upper portion of Tsukishima (island neighborhood), Chūō Ward, Tokyo, Japan. Tsukudajima, with its small houses, appears at the forefront. The Sumida River crosses in the foreground; the bridge on the bottom left is the Tsukuda Bridge (Tsukuda Ohashi), above that is the white Chou Bridge (Chuo Ohashi), and above that the blue Eitai Bridge (Eitai-bashi).
    Upper portion of Tsukishima (island neighborhood), Chūō Ward, Tokyo, Japan. Tsukudajima, with its small houses, appears at the forefront. The Sumida River crosses in the foreground; the bridge on the bottom left is the Tsukuda Bridge (Tsukuda Ohashi), above that is the white Chou Bridge (Chuo Ohashi), and above that the blue Eitai Bridge (Eitai-bashi).
  • Tsukudajima, with its traditional buildings and the Tsukuda Bridge (Tsukuda Ohashi).
    Tsukudajima, with its traditional buildings and the Tsukuda Bridge (Tsukuda Ohashi).
  1. ^ Guides, Insight (1 October 2019). Insight Guides Explore Tokyo (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-83905-182-1.
  2. ^ Pate, Alan Scott (9 May 2017). Kanban: Traditional Shop Signs of Japan. Princeton University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-691-17647-5.