 The name of this section was changed to Kanda River in August 1970, consistent with the name of the rest of the river.Most other nearby place names nearby deriving from "Edogawa" had disappeared by 1966, but some remain, including Edogawabashi Station, the bridge after which the station was named, and in Bunkyo, Tokyo.Additionally, until the late Meiji period, the banks of the river between and were considered to be one of the best cherry blossom sites in Tokyo.