is a
special ward located in
Tokyo Metropolis
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, Japan. In English, it is often called Ōta City.
, the ward has an estimated
population
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of 716,413, with 379,199
household
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s and a
population density
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of 12,048.65 persons per km
2. The total area is 59.46 km
2, the largest of the special wards.
Ōta's hub is situated around the two stations and , where the Ōta Ward Office and central Post Office can be found.
Districts and neighborhoods
;Former
Ōmori
is a district located a few kilometres south of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan accessed by rail via the Keihin Tohoku line, or by road via Dai Ichi Keihin. Ōmorikaigan, the eastern area of Ōmori, can be reached via the Keikyu line.
Ōmori is one o ...
Ward
* Chidori
* Chūō
* Den'enchōfu
* Den'enchōfuhon-chō
* Den'enchōfuminami
* Higashimagome
* Higashimine-chō
* Higashiyukigaya
* Ikegami
* Ishikawamachi
* Kamiikedai
* Kitamagome
* Kitamine-chō
* Kitasenzoku
* Kugahara
* Minamikugahara
* Minamimagome
* Minamisenzoku
* Minamiyukigaya
* Nakaikegami
* Nakamagome
* Nishimagome
* Nishimine-chō
* Ōmorihigashi
* Ōmorihonchō
* Ōmorikita
* Ōmoriminami
* Ōmorinaka
* Ōmorinishi
* San'nō
* Unoki
* Yukigayaōtsuka-chō
;Former
Kamata Kamata can refer to:
Places
*Kamata, Tokyo, a neighborhood in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
**Kamata High School, a school located in the Kamata neighborhood, Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
* Kamata Kingdom, a 13th-century kingdom in Assam, India
* Kamata, New Zealand ...
Ward
* Haginaka
* Haneda
* Hanedaasahi-chō
* Higashikamata
* Higashikōjiya
* Higashirokugō
* Higashiyaguchi
* Honhaneda
* Kamata
* Kamatahonchō
* Kitakōjiya
* Minamikamata
* Minamirokugō
* Nakarokugō
* Nishikamata
* Nishikōjiya
* Nishirokugō
* Shimomaruko
* Shinkamata
* Tamagawa
* Yaguchia
History
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 merging the old wards of
Ōmori
is a district located a few kilometres south of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan accessed by rail via the Keihin Tohoku line, or by road via Dai Ichi Keihin. Ōmorikaigan, the eastern area of Ōmori, can be reached via the Keikyu line.
Ōmori is one o ...
and
Kamata Kamata can refer to:
Places
*Kamata, Tokyo, a neighborhood in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
**Kamata High School, a school located in the Kamata neighborhood, Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
* Kamata Kingdom, a 13th-century kingdom in Assam, India
* Kamata, New Zealand ...
.
Haneda Airport
, officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
, now the main domestic airport for the
Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the ...
, was first established as 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
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. In the same year, the
Occupation
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*Occupation (human activity), or job, one's role in society, often a regular activity performed for payment
*Occupation (protest), political demonstration by holding public or symbolic spaces
*Military occupation, th ...
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
1964 Tokyo Olympics
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.
Politics and government
The city is run by a city assembly of 50 elected members. The current
mayor
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is Tadayoshi Matsubara.
*
2007 Ōta local election
Geography
The southernmost of the 23 special wards, Ōta borders the special wards of
Shinagawa
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies.
, the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total are ...
,
Meguro
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
Meguro is predominantly residential in character, but is also home to light industry, corporate ...
and
Setagaya
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...
to the north, and
Kōtō
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 488,632, and a population density of 12,170 pers ...
to the east. Across the
Tama River
The is a major river in Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government. Its total length is , and the total of the river's basin area spans .
The river ...
in
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
is the city of
Kawasaki, forming the boundaries to the south and west.
Landmarks
*
Ikegami Honmon-ji
is a temple of the Nichiren Shū south of Tokyo, erected where Nichiren is said to have died. Also Nichiren's disciple
Nikkō spent the rest of his life at this temple. The temple grounds also include Nichiren Shū's administrative headqu ...
, a Buddhist temple of the
Nichiren Shū
Nichiren (16 February 1222 – 13 October 1282) was a Japanese Buddhist priest and philosopher of the Kamakura period.
Nichiren declared that the Lotus Sutra alone contains the highest truth of Buddhist teachings suited for the Third Age of ...
.
* Ōmori Shell Mound site
*
Senzoku Pond, where Nichiren is said to have washed his feet. The grave of
Katsu Kaishū
Count , best known by his nickname , was a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period. Kaishū was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (Kaishū Shooku ) by Sakuma Shōzan. He ...
is nearby.
*
*
Tokyo Wild Bird Park
Transportation
Air
*
Haneda Airport
, officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
Rail
*
JR East
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
Keihin-Tōhoku Line: Ōmori, Kamata Stations
*
Keikyū
(), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. mea ...
**
Main Line
Mainline, ''Main line'', or ''Main Line'' may refer to:
Transportation
Railway
* Main line (railway), the principal artery of a railway system
* Main line railway preservation, the practice of operating preserved trains on an operational railw ...
: Heiwajima, Ōmorimachi, Ume Yashiki, Keikyū-Kamata, Zoshiki, Rokugo-dote Stations
**
Airport Line: Keikyū-Kamata, Kojiya, Otorii, Anamori Inari, Tenkubashi, Haneda Kuko Stations
*
Tokyu Corporation
The is a Japanese multinational ''keiretsu'' ( conglomerate) holding company headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Its main operation is , a wholly owned subsidiary operating railways in the Greater Tokyo Area.
History
The oldest predecessor ...
**
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
The is a major railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. The line is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. The name of the line, ''Tōyoko'' (東横), is a combination of the first characters of ''Tōky ...
:
Den-en-chōfu
is a residential neighborhood located in western Ōta in southern Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Tokyo.
History
Den-en-chōfu was built based on the " Garden City" idea originally developed by the Briti ...
, Tamagawa Stations
**
Tōkyū Ikegami Line
The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta.
New three-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007, ...
: ten stations
**
Tōkyū Tamagawa Line
The is a commuter railway line in Japan owned by private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs between Tamagawa and Kamata in southwest Tokyo, entirely within Ōta ward. The operator's name, Tōkyū, is included in the formal name of t ...
: Tamagawa, Numabe, Unoki, Shimo-Maruko, Musashi-Nitta, Yaguchi no Watashi, Kamata Stations (entire line)
**
Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It extends from in Shinagawa, Tokyo to in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.
Stations
All-stations "Local" services are classified as blue and green. The latter r ...
: Kita-Senzoku Station, Ookayama Station
*
Tokyo Monorail
The , officially the , is a straddle-beam, Alweg-type monorail line in Tokyo, Japan. It is an airport rail link that connects Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to Tokyo's Ōta, Shinagawa, and Minato wards. The line serves 11 stations betwee ...
: Ryutsu Center, Showajima, Seibijo, Tenkubashi, Shin Seibijo, Haneda Kuko Dai 1 Biru, Haneda Kuko Dai 2 Biru Stations
*
Toei Asakusa Line
The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta and in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes.
The Asak ...
: Magome, Nishi-Magome Stations
Highways
*
Shuto Expressway
is a network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the .
Most routes are grade-separated (elevated roads or tunnels) and central routes have many sharp curves and multi-lane merges that requi ...
**No. 1 Haneda Route (Edobashi JCT - Iriya)
**B Bayshore Route (Namiki - Kawasaki-ukishima JCT)
*
National highways
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**
Route 1
**
Route 15
**
Route 133
**
Route 357
Economy
The following companies have their headquarters in Ōta.
*
ANA Wings
ANA Wings Co.,Ltd. (ANAウイングス株式会社 ''ANA Uingusu Kabushiki Kaisha'') is a regional airline with its corporate headquarters at Itami Airport near Osaka, Japan and a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). The airli ...
(subsidiary of
All Nippon Airways
, also known as ANA (''Ē-enu-ē'') or is an airline in Japan. Its headquarters are located in Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area of Minato ward of Tokyo. It operates services to both domestic and international destinations and had mo ...
, has its corporate head office on property of
Haneda Airport
, officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
)
*
Alps Electric
is a Japanese multinational corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, producing electronic devices, including switches, potentiometers, sensors, encoders and touchpads.
The company was established in 1948 as Kataoka Electric Co., Ltd. and ch ...
*
Canon
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* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western ca ...
[Corporate Profile]
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Arts and entertainment
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** Western ca ...
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*
Disco Corporation
is a Japanese precision tools maker, especially for the semiconductor production industry.
The company makes dicing saws and laser saws to cut semiconductor silicon wafers and other materials; grinders to process silicon and compound semiconduc ...
, manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment
*
Ebara
*
Ikegami Tsushinki
() is a Japanese manufacturer of professional and broadcast television equipment, especially professional video cameras, both for electronic news gathering and studio use. The company was founded in 1946.
History
Ikegami introduced the first ...
, manufacturer of broadcast equipment
*
Skymark Airlines
() is a Japanese low-cost airline headquartered at Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled services with a main base at Haneda Airport, but is also the dominant carrier at Kobe Airport, and the only Japanese airline offerin ...
, at
Tokyo International Airport
, officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
*
Takasago International Corporation
is a major international producer of flavours and fragrances headquartered in Japan, with presence in 27 countries and regions worldwide. Takasago ranked 8th overall and 1st in Asia on the Global Top Food Flavours and Fragrances Companies list ...
, a flavours and fragrances company
*
Toyoko Inn
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, in the
Kamata Kamata can refer to:
Places
*Kamata, Tokyo, a neighborhood in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
**Kamata High School, a school located in the Kamata neighborhood, Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
* Kamata Kingdom, a 13th-century kingdom in Assam, India
* Kamata, New Zealand ...
district of Ōta
Former operations
Namco
was a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. It held several international branches, including Namco America in Santa Clara, California, Namco Europe in London, Na ...
, best known for video game franchises such as ''
Pac-Man
originally called ''Puck Man'' in Japan, is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. Th ...
'', ''
Galaxian
is a 1979 fixed shooter arcade video game developed and published by Namco. The player assumes control of the Galaxip starfighter in its mission to protect Earth from waves of aliens. Gameplay involves destroying each formation of aliens, who ...
'', and ''
Ace Combat
is an arcade-style combat flight simulation video game franchise published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. Debuting in 1995 with ''Air Combat'' for the PlayStation, the series includes eight mainline installments, multiple spin- ...
'', were headquartered in Ota. The company moved its operations there in 1985, using the funds generated from the successful
Family Computer
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port of ''
Xevious
is a vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades in 1982. It was released in Japan and Europe by Namco and in North America by Atari, Inc. Controlling the Solvalou starship, the player attacks Xevious for ...
'' to fund the construction of its office.
The building was taken over by
Namco Bandai Games
is a Japanese multinational video game publisher headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California and ...
after it absorbed Namco in 2006, and later by an unrelated Namco company that focused on video arcades and theme parks. The newer Namco company moved out of the building in 2014 and it was demolished two years later.
Prior to the merger with
Japan Airlines
, also known as JAL (''Jaru'') or , is an international airline and Japan's flag carrier and largest airline as of 2021 and 2022, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Haneda Airport, as w ...
,
Japan Air System
was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines. In contrast to the other two, JAL and ANA, JAS' international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by the two large ...
had its headquarters by
Tokyo International Airport
, officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
in Ōta.
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was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines. In contrast to the other two, JAL and ANA, JAS' international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by the two large ...
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In 2000
All Nippon Airways
, also known as ANA (''Ē-enu-ē'') or is an airline in Japan. Its headquarters are located in Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area of Minato ward of Tokyo. It operates services to both domestic and international destinations and had mo ...
was headquartered by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta. In 2002
Air Nippon
was a regional airline based in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
It was a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Its main base was Tokyo International Airport.
Code data
In April 2004, Air Nippon ...
was headquartered on the 5th floor of the by
Tokyo International Airport
, officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
in Ōta. The ANA subsidiary
Air Nippon Network was also based at the airport.
Before its dissolution,
Galaxy Airlines was headquartered in the ARC Building on the airport grounds.
Sega
is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, r ...
and its parent company
Sega Sammy Holdings
(also known as the Sega Sammy Group and generally Sega Sammy, stylized as SᴇɢᴀSammy) is a Japanese holding company formed from the merger of Sega and Sammy Corporation in 2004. Both companies are involved in the amusement industry (Sega wi ...
, best known for its ''
Sonic the Hedgehog
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'' franchise, was originally headquartered in Ota. However, Sega Sammy Holdings announced in April 2017 that it would relocate its head office functions and domestic subsidiaries to
Shinagawa-ku by January 2018. This was to consolidate scattered head office functions including Sega Sammy Holdings, Sammy Corporation, Sega Holdings, Sega Games, Atlus, Sammy Network, and Dartslive. After the relocation to Shinagawa-ku was complete, Sega's previous headquarters in Ōta was later sold in February 2019 and will likely be torn down.
Gakken
is a Japanese publishing company founded in 1947 by Hideto Furuoka, which also produces educational toys. Their annual sales is reported at ¥ 90 billion ($789 million US).
Gakken publishes educational books and magazines and produces other ...
was headquartered in Ota from 1962 until 2008 when they moved their headquarters to Shinagawa-ku.
Education
Colleges and universities
*
Aeronautical Safety College
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*
Toho University
is a university in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.
History
The two brothers Yutaka Nukada and Susumu Nukada founded the Imperial Women's Medical College in Ōmori, Tokyo, the location of the present-day Faculty of Medicine, with their own money in 1925 a ...
Omori Campus
*
Tokyo Institute of Technology
is a national research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology, one of first five Designated National University and selected as ...
: the Ōokayama Campus straddles the boundary with Meguro
High schools
The following public high schools are located in Ōta, operated by the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 ''Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai'') is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board directly manages all of the public high schools in all 23 special wards, the Wester ...
.
*
Den Enchofu High School
*
Kamata High School
01. is a Japanese high school located in the Kamata area of Ōta, Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its me ...
*
Mihara High School Mihara may refer to:
People
*Mihara (surname)
Places
*Mihara, Hiroshima, a city in Hiroshima Prefecture
**Mihara Station, a railway station in Mihara, Hiroshima
**Mihara Castle, a castle that was located in Mihara, Hiroshima
*Mihara, Hyōgo, a ...
*
Omori High School
*
Ota Shingaku High School
*
Rokugoh Technical High School
*
Tsubasa High School
*
Yukigaya High School
Private high schools include
Tokyo High School
Tokyo High School (東京高等学校 ''Tōkyō Kōtōgakkō'') is an independent high school in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1872 in what is now Ueno district of Taitō under the name Ueno-juku. It moved to its present location in Ō ...
and
Tokyo Jitsugyo High School
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
.
Elementary and junior high schools
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Ōta Ward.
International schools
* -
North Korean school
Previously the
Deutsche Schule Tokyo
The German School of Tokyo Yokohama, ja, 東京横浜独逸学園, Tōkyō Yokohama Doitsu Gakuen, german: Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama, DSTY is an officially approved German school in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is t ...
was in the ward. The school is now in
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
.
Libraries
The city operates several libraries, including:
[Libraries]
" ''City of Ota''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.
*Ota Library (the main library)
*Hamatake Library
*Haneda Library
*Ikegami Library
*Kamata Library
*Kamata Ekimae Library
*Kugahara Library
*Magome Library
*Omori East Library
*Omori South Library
*Omori West Library
*Rokugo Library
*Senzokuike Library
*Shimomaruko Library
*Tamagawa Library
Sister cities
Ōta has a
sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
While there are early examples of inter ...
relationship with
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem ( ) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem would become one of the most significant seaports tr ...
. The discovery of a
shell mound
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in Ōmori, one of the forerunners of Ōta, by
Edward S. Morse
Edward Sylvester Morse (June 18, 1838 – December 20, 1925) was an American zoologist, archaeologist, and oriental studies, orientalist. He is considered the "Father of Japanese archaeology."
Early life
Morse was born in Portland, Maine, ...
, director of the museum in Salem, occasioned the tie. Ōta has a friendship link with
Chaoyang District, Beijing
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, China.
See also
References
External links
Ōta City Official WebsiteŌta City Tourism Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ota, Tokyo
1947 establishments in Japan
Populated places established in 1947
Wards of Tokyo