SKYTREE & SUMO

Sumida

Across the river from Asakusa, Sumida pairs the hyper-modern with Japan's oldest sport and art: Tokyo Skytree and Solamachi, the sumo arena at Ryogoku with its chanko-nabe restaurants, the Hokusai Museum, and a riverside walk from Asakusa over the Sumida River Walk to Mizumachi's cafés. Its hidden gems are two Edo gardens — Kyu-Yasuda and Mukojima Hyakkaen — where the Skytree floats above a quiet pond.