Arakawa Under the Bridge Arakawa Under the Bridge Set in Arakawa, Tokyo, the series tells the story of Kou Ichinomiya, a man who has accomplished everything by himself. Ever since he was little, his father has taught him one rule: to never be indebted to another person. One day by accident, he falls into the Arakawa River and almost drowns. A girl by the name of Nino rescues him and, in return, he owes her his life. Unable to accept the fact that he is indebted to her, he asks her about a way for him to repay her. In the end, she tells
Japanese gunboat Sumida (1939) Japanese gunboat Sumida (1939) "Sumida" was the second of two vessels in the river gunboats authorized under the 3rd Naval Armaments Supplement Programme of 1937. "Sumida" had a hull with an overall length of and width of , with a normal displacement of 338 tons and draft of . She was propelled by two Kampon steam turbine engines with two boilers driving two shafts, producing and had a top speed of 17 knots. The ship was armed with one /28 cal. gun and one 25mm machine gun. " Sumida" was laid down on 13 April 1939 and launched 30 October