Edogawa

Edogawa Ward is the "foreigner's ward." Edogawa has 43,000 foreign residents. 2nd among Tokyo's 23 wards (after Shinjuku). 7.7% of Edogawa's total population is foreign. Nishi-Kasai area in Edogawa is called "Little India." Indian community exists. Indian restaurants, Indian grocery stores, schools for Indians. For Edogawa residents, "diversity" is daily life. But Edogawa is a "residential area." Many Edogawa residents are office workers. Morning, commute to city center by train. Evening, return to Edogawa. For Edogawa residents, "Edogawa" is where they sleep. Not where they work. Edogawa's average rent is among Tokyo's 23 wards' cheaper side (90,000-100,000 yen per month). Edogawa residents live in Edogawa seeking "affordable rent." For Edogawa residents, "cars" are unnecessary. Tokyo's car ownership rate is 0.32 cars per household. Edogawa is similar. Why? Trains are convenient. No parking. Parking fees are expensive. For Edogawa residents, "cars" are luxury items. Many of Edogawa's foreign residents work in manufacturing, construction, service industries. Working class. For foreign residents, "cars" are even more luxury. Can't afford them. Edogawa has no circuit. Nearest is Tsukuba Circuit (Ibaraki Prefecture, about 70km). For Edogawa residents, motorsport is "another world." Edogawa residents live in Tokyo's ward with the 2nd most foreigners. There's diversity. But that diversity is "worker" diversity. Nothing to do with the "leisure culture" called motorsport.