Itabashi Explained

Itabashi
Official Name:Itabashi City
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Special ward
Seal Type:Emblem
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Coordinates:35.7667°N 180°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kantō
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Tokyo Metropolis
Subdivision Type3:District
Established Title:First official recorded
Established Date:990 AD
Established Title2:As merged with Tokyo City
Established Date2:October 1, 1932
Established Title3:As speciali ward of Tokyo
Established Date3:July 1, 1943
Extinct Title:Now part of
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Takeshi Sakamoto (since April 2007)
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:32.22
Population Total:584,483
Population As Of:October 1, 2020[1]
Population Density Km2:18,140
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address
Blank Info Sec1:Itabashi 2-66-1, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
173-8501
Module:
Embedded:yes
Tree:Zelkova serrata
Flower:Anemone flaccida
Bird:Motacilla alba

is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. In English, it is called Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario, in Canada; Shijingshan District of Beijing in the People's Republic of China; and Bologna in Italy.

As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 547,270, and a population density of 16,990 persons per km2. The total area is 32.22 km2.

Geography

Itabashi lies on the Kantō plain. The Arakawa River, a major river, forms part of the boundary with Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding the ward are, in Saitama, the cities of Wakō and Toda; and in Tokyo, the wards of Nerima, Toshima, and Kita.

Districts and neighborhoods

Akatsuka Area
Itabashi Area
Kamiitabashi Area
Shimura Area

Notes:

a – (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
b – (formerly part of Shimura Nishidai area)
c – (1 & 9)

History

The name of the ward means "plank bridge" and derives from the wooden span over the Shakujii River that dates from the Heian period. Such a bridge was remarkable at the time, and the name has lasted since. The current bridge in that location is made of ferroconcrete. In the Edo period, the Nakasendō crossed the nearby Shimo Itabashi, and the name came to apply to that area as well. Itabashi was one of the Four Edo Post Towns, and travellers first lodged there after leaving the shogunal capital. Kaga Domain had a mansion there. The shogunate maintained the Itabashi execution grounds at Itabashi.

On October 1, 1932, nine towns and villages of Kita-Toshima District were merged and became part of Tokyo City as Itabashi Ward. It became a special ward May 3, 1947. On August 1 of that year, the localities of Nerima, Kami-Nerima, Naka-Arai, Shakujii and Ōizumi were split off from Itabashi to create Nerima Ward.

Education

Universities

Itabashi is home to four universities. Tokyo Kasei University has a campus in the Kaga neighborhood. Also in Kaga is the main campus of Teikyo University. Daito Bunka University has one campus in Takashima-daira, and another in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama. The fourth is the medical college of Nihon University.

Public schools

Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education.

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Itabashi City Board of Education (板橋区教育委員会).

Public junior high schools:[2]

Public elementary schools:[3]

Private schools

Points of interest

Transportation

Rail

Shin-Itabashi, Itabashi Kuyakusho-mae, Itabashi-Honchō, Moto-Hasunuma, Shimura Sakaue, Shimura-Sanchōme, Hasune, Nishidai, Takashimadaira, Shin-Takashimadaira, Nishi-Takashimadaira Stations

Chikatetsu Narimasu Station

Ōyama, Naka-Itabashi, Tokiwadai, Kami-Itabashi, Tobu-Nerima, Shimo-Akatsuka, Narimasu Stations

Some of these stations straddle the boundaries with other wards, or are within walking distance of Itabashi. The addresses of some stations are in neighboring wards. Shimo-Itabashi Station is in Toshima; Kotake Mukaihara Station and Akatsuka Subway Station are in Nerima; Ukima-Funado Station is actually in Kita.

Highways

Sister cities

Notable people from Itabashi

See also

Other locations with the same kanji (Japanese: 板橋, read Itabashi during Japanese rule):

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by District. Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. en. 2022-07-15.
  2. Web site: 板橋区立中学校一覧. Itabashi. 2022-11-12.
  3. Web site: 板橋区立小学校一覧. Itabashi. 2022-11-12.
  4. Web site: http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html . ja:ウリハッキョ一覧 . . October 14, 2015 . "Japanese: 東京朝鮮第三初級学校 173-0033 東京都板橋区大山西町67-25-6 " . https://www.webcitation.org/6cGktqdmJ?url=http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html . October 14, 2015 . bot: unknown . .

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