Sumida, Tokyo Sumida, Tokyo , literally "Ink Field", is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Sumida City. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 257,300, and a population density of 18,690 persons per km². The total area is 13.77 km². Sumida is in the northeastern part of the mainland portion of Tokyo. The Sumida and Arakawa are the major rivers, and form parts of its boundaries. Its neighbors are all special wards: Adachi to the north; Arakawa to the northwest; Katsushika to the east; Edogawa to the
Shusaku Arakawa Alabama Press, 2002) and "Making Dying Illegal" (New York: Roof Books, 2006), and have designed and built residences and parks, including the Reversible Destiny Lofts, Bioscleave House, and the Site of Reversible Destiny – Yoro. Arakawa and Gins "lost their life savings" to the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme. Arakawa died on March 18, 2010, after a week of hospitalization. Gins would not state the cause of death. "This mortality thing is bad news," she stated. She planned to redouble efforts to prove "aging can be outlawed." Shusaku Arakawa Shusaku Arakawa, who spoke of himself as an "eternal outsider" and "abstractionist