any interesting things about Edogawa-ku?

I will soon move to Edogawa-ku and I'm currently doing some research about this place. Do any of you know interesting facts, tips, or can recommend shops, restaurants, etc... I would be happy to know a few insights. Is there alot of people that can speak English or French there? Thank you.

Sorry man Edogawa-ku is a hole. I lived in Kasai for 5 years before moving to Sengoku. It has zero gaijins pretty much. It�fs only plus is that it�fs cheap since it�fs on the outskirts of Tokyo.

Places to Eat: El Toritos in Nishi-Kasai
Places of Interest: Disneyland and Disneysea are pretty close. Odabai is close as well as Tokyo Teleport.

Well... I hope it's a nice hole. Thank you solomani

You will be surprised to see what an quiet place there is in one part of nosiy and crowded Tokyo Metropolis.

Fortunately, public transportation in tokyo is quite good and it's easy to go to downtowns.

i lived in that area last year and it was nice because it was not far to get to tokyo, thus you can do anything you want to do! enjoy your time there...

Funabori and Nishi-Kasai area is nice and quiet. There are many parks there. The place is very residential and not far from downtown, which is good because for a foreigner there might not be many job opportunities in Edogawa-ku. Of course, there are english schools...

Thanks everyone, I'll take every bit of information I can find. What are best English schools in Edogawa? Do some of them pay substantially more than others?

Edogawa-ku is quite a small area- one of 23 "ku" or wards of Metropolitan Tokyo.
Don't restrict your job search to Edogawa as you can be in other areas of Tokyo in 10-20 mins on the subways and trains.

Have a look at www.ohayosensei.com or www.eslcafe.com job listings- there are many other job sites as well.

Like Sira said, don't limit your jobhunting to Edogawa. As a matter of fact, you can even look for jobs in Chiba since it's very close.

more than when i was in ueno.
because it is quite & as someone said, there are a lot of parks & open space. kasai rinkai koen(tokyo sea life park) is pretty nice if you like to go for a run, bike or BBQ & have a few beers then take in the view from the ''little'' ferris wheel.

Transportation is good(at least 4 or 5 lines) that will get you in to downtown within 15 to 25 minutes.

nishi-kasai has more going on than say, minami-kasai. i'm no fan of disney, but it's very close, if thats your thing.

i don't know about french, but i get by with english & my crappy japanese. I see a few gaijin around every now & then.

you can find much better than ''El Toritos'' is that even mexican? i don't think so.

When you say you get by with "english & crappy japanese" do you mean that many people in the area have some understanding of English? Is English your mother tongue? How long have you been living in Edogawa-ku? Thank you.

sorry about that. i should have said, i get by with my crappy japanese. i've been here about 2 years & have not met many english spearkers, aside from the kids at 7-11 who like to practice there english with me as i try out my japanese on them. yes, ebglish is my native tongue.

Very interesting, thank you.

There are haku yen shops everywhere in edogawa...it's where you can buy useful and cheap stuff. I have lived near Hirai, Edogawa ku. Not a lot of jobs for foreigners like us there. But still, there are lots of benefits for old people in this place. That's why my stepdad lives there.