is the name of a neighborhood in Taito, Tokyo, and a former ward (下谷区 ''Shitaya-ku'') in the now-defunct

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. The former ward encompassed 15 neighborhoods in the western half of the modern Taito ward, including

Ueno is a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Na ...

, Yanaka and

Akihabara is a common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan. Administratively, the area called Akihabara mainly belongs to the and Kanda-Sakumachō districts in Chiyoda. There exists an administrative district ca ...

. The area currently referred to as Shitaya is a long, narrow strip stretching from northeast of Ueno Park to south of

Minowa Station is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. It is close to Minowabashi Station on the Tokyo Sakura Tram. History The station opened on 28 March 1961, as part of the original five-station section of the Hibiya line ...

History

In 1947, when the city was transformed into a

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, the Shitaya ward was merged with

Asakusa is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known as the location of the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. There are several other temples in Asakusa, as well as various festivals, such as the . History The ...

to form the modern Taito ward.

Transport

Iriya Station of the

Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line was named after the Hibiya area in Chiyoda's Yurakucho district, under which it passes. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color silve ...

is on the border of Shitaya and Iriya neighborhoods.

Education

Taito City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Shitaya 1-

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and portions of 2-chome are zoned to Taishō Elementary School (大正小学校). Shitaya 3-chome and parts of 2-chome are zoned to Kanasogi Elementary School ( 金曽木小学校). Shitaya 1-chome and portions of 2-chome are zoned to Shinobugaoka Junior High School ( 忍岡中学校). Shitaya 3-chome and portions of 2-chome are zoned to Hakuyō Junior High School ( 柏葉中学校).

References

{{coord missing, Tokyo Neighborhoods of Tokyo Districts of Taitō