Ōta, Tokyo

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Ōta
大田区
Location
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Tokyo
Physical characteristics
Area 59.46 km²
Population (as of 2005)
     Total 675,614
     Density 11,360/km²
Symbols
Ōta City Hall
Official website: Ōta


This article is about the Tokyo ward, for other uses, see Ota.
Location of Ōta-ku in Tokyo.
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Location of Ōta-ku in Tokyo.

Ōta (大田区 Ōta-ku?) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 675,614 and a density of 11360 persons per km². The total area is 59.46 km², the largest of the 23 special wards.

Ōta's hub is situated around the two Kamata Stations (JR Kamata & Keikyu Kamata) where the Ōta Ward Office and central Post Office can be found.

Ōta has a sister city relationship with Salem, Massachusetts. The discovery of a shell mound in Ōmori, one of the forerunners of Ōta, by Edward S. Morse, director of the museum in Salem, occasioned the tie. Ōta has a friendship link with Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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[edit] Geography

The southernmost of the 23 special wards, Ōta borders the special wards of Shinagawa, Meguro and Setagaya stand to the north, and Koto lies to the east. Across the Tama River in Kanagawa Prefecture is the city of Kawasaki, forming the boundaries to the south and west.

[edit] History

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 merging the old wards of Ōmori and Kamata.

Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport, HND), now the main domestic airport for the Greater Tokyo Area, began with the establishment of Haneda Airfield in 1931 in the town of Haneda, Ebara District of Tokyo Prefecture. In 1945, it became Haneda Army Air Base under the control of the United States Army. In the same year, the Occupation ordered the expansion of the airport, evicting people from the surroundings on 48 hours' notice. With the end of the occupation, the Americans returned part of the facility to Japanese control in 1952, completing the return in 1958. Haneda Airport in Ōta was the major international airport for Tokyo, and handled traffic for the Tokyo Olympics.

[edit] Landmarks

  • Honmonji, a Buddhist temple founded by Nichiren in the 13th century
  • Ōmori Shell Mound site
  • Senzoku Pond, where Nichiren is said to have washed his feet. The grave of Katsu Kaishu is nearby.

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Air

Tokyo International Airport

[edit] Rail

[edit] Highway

[edit] Companies

Many companies have their headquarters in Ōta, including these:

[edit] Education

[edit] Colleges and universities

[edit] People

[edit] Ōta in fiction

Various places in Ōta appeared in novel that formed the base for the film Lady Joker, and the setting for the anime Pani Poni Dash!. Haneda Airport was home base for the television series Good Luck. The protagonist of the manga series Kinnikuman (and his son in the sequel Kinnikuman Nisei) lived in a small house in a fictional park in Ōta.

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