Kawasaki, Kanagawa

is a Japanese city in Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū. Kawasaki is one of three ordinance-designated cities in Kanagawa.
History.
In the Edo period, "Kawasaki-juku" was 2nd of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations ("shuku-eki") along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.
Geography.
Kawasaki occupies a belt of land stretching about 30 km along the south bank of the Tama River. The river forms its boundary with Tokyo.
Wards.
In Kawasaki, there are seven wards: