In 1651, Kozukappara, the Tokugawa's largest execution ground (now located next to Minami-Senju station), was built.

On 1 July 1944, during World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army established the #20-B prisoner-of-war camp on the grounds near Hashiba Bridge, Minami-Senju, at the current day location with the address of 3-41 Minami-Senju, Arakawa.

[2] At the time, there were 256 prisoners of war (87 British, 64 American, 55 Canadian and 50 Dutch) held at the camp.

Notes: a - (1-chōme) b - (1, 2, 3, 4 & 8-chōme) c - (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-chōme) d - (5, 6, 7-chōme) MIAT Mongolian Airlines's Tokyo Branch Office is on the fifth floor in the Tachibana Building in Arakawa.

[5] Iseki, a tractor and engine equipment manufacturer has its Tokyo head office in the ward.

[11] The metropolis operated the Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautical Engineering[12][13] in Arakawa until 2010.