Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki

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Kawasaki-ku, or Kawasaki Ward, lies on the eastern edge of Kawasaki, nestled against the mouth of the Tama River and Tokyo Bay. Kawasaki-ku has long been known for the vast numbers of factories situated on landfill at its eastern edges. However, the local government undertook extensive efforts in the 1990s to revamp the areas image. Now the ward is equally known for such attractions as Kawasaki Daishi (Temple), the 2nd most visited temple in the Kanto region, as well as its Korea Town, home to the second largest concentration of Koreans living in Japan behind Osaka, as of 1999.

Contents

1 Factories
2 Transportation

2.1 Rail
2.2 Road
2.3 Air

Factories

Fuji Electric
JFE Steel - Operates several major plants near Tokyo Bay. JFE's main plant for eastern Japan is located on the border of Kawasaki-ku and Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama.
Mitsubishi Chemical
Showa Electric
Showa Shell Oil
Tokyo Electric Power

Transportation

Rail

Keihin-Tohoku Line (Kawasaki Station)
Keikyu Main Line (Keikyu Kawasaki Station, Hatchonawate Station)
Tsurumi Line (Hatchonawate Station, Kawasaki-Shinmachi Station, Hamakawasaki Station, Showa Station, Musashi-Shiroishi Station, Okawa Station, Ogimachi Station)

Road

Shuto Expressway B, K6 and K1 routes
National Route 15 (No. 1 Keihin Route)

Air

Kawasaki-ku is adjacent to Tokyo International Airport through the Tamagawa Tunnel (Shuto Expressway B - Wangan Route).

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