Itabashi


Itabashi 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.
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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
  • Akatsuka
  • Akatsukashin
  • Daimon
  • Misono
  • Narimasu
  • Shingashi
  • Takashimadairaa
  • Tokumaru
  • Yotsuba
;Itabashi Area
  • Chūmaru
  • Fujimi
  • Futaba
  • Hikawa
  • Honchō
  • Inaridai
  • Itabashi
  • Kaga
  • Kumano
  • Minami
  • Nakaitabashi
  • Nakajuku
  • Naka
  • Ōyamachō
  • Ōyamahigashi
  • Ōyamakanai
  • Ōyamanishi
  • Saiwai
  • Sakae
  • Yamato
;Kamiitabashi Area
  • Higashishin
  • Higashiyama
  • Kamiitabashi
  • Komone
  • Minamitokiwadai
  • Mukaihara
  • Ōyaguchi
  • Ōyaguchikami
  • Ōyaguchikita
  • Sakuragawa
  • Tokiwadai
  • Yayoi
;Shimura Area
  • Aioi
  • Azusawa
  • Funado
  • Hasune
  • Hasunuma
  • Izumi
  • Maeno
  • Miyamoto
  • Nakadai
  • Nishidai
  • Ōhara
  • Sakashita
  • Sakogi
  • Shimizu
  • Shimura
  • Shingashib
  • Takashimadairab, c
  • Wakaki
Notes:
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b –
c –

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.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population growth has remained stable since 1970.

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.
Public junior high schools:
  • Akatsuka No. 1 Junior High School
  • Akatsuka No. 2 Junior High School
  • Akatsuka No. 3 Junior High School
  • Itabashi No. 1 Junior High School
  • Itabashi No. 2 Junior High School
  • Itabashi No. 3 Junior High School
  • Itabashi No. 5 Junior High School
  • Kaga Junior High School
  • Kami Itabashi No. 1 Junior High School
  • Kami Itabashi No. 2 Junior High School
  • Kami Itabashi No. 3 Junior High School
  • Nakadai Junior High School
  • Nishidai Junior High School
  • Sakuragawa Junior High School
  • Shimura No. 1 Junior High School
  • Shimura No. 2 Junior High School
  • Shimura No. 3 Junior High School
  • Shimura No. 4 Junior High School
  • Shimura No. 5 Junior High School
  • Takashima No. 1 Junior High School
  • Takashima No. 2 Junior High School
  • Takashima No. 3 Junior High School
Public elementary schools:
  • Akatsuka Elementary School
  • Akatsuka Shin Elementary School
  • Fujimidai Elementary School
  • Funado Elementary School
  • Hasune Elementary School
  • Hasune No. 2 Elementary School
  • Itabashi No. 1 Elementary School
  • Itabashi No. 2 Elementary School
  • Itabashi No. 4 Elementary School
  • Itabashi No. 5 Elementary School
  • Itabashi No. 6 Elementary School
  • Itabashi No. 7 Elementary School
  • Itabashi No. 8 Elementary School
  • Itabashi No. 10 Elementary School
  • Kaga Elementary School
  • Kamiitabashi Elementary School
  • Kamiitabashi No. 2 Elementary School
  • Kamiitabashi No. 4 Elementary School
  • Kanazawa Elementary School
  • Kita Maeno Elementary School
  • Kitano Elementary School
  • Kobai Elementary School
  • Maeno Elementary School
  • Midori Elementary School
  • Misono Elementary School
  • Mukaihara Elementary School
  • Nakadai Elementary School
  • Nakanebashi Elementary School
  • Narimasu Elementary School
  • Narimasugaoka Elementary School
  • Oyaguchi Elementary School
  • Sakuragawa Elementary School
  • Shimo Akatsuka Elementary School
  • Shimura Elementary School
  • Shimura No. 1 Elementary School
  • Shimura No. 2 Elementary School
  • Shimura No. 3 Elementary School
  • Shimura No. 4 Elementary School
  • Shimura No. 5 Elementary School
  • Shimura No. 6 Elementary School
  • Shimura Sakashita Elementary School
  • Shingashi Elementary School
  • Takashima No. 1 Elementary School
  • Takashima No. 2 Elementary School
  • Takashima No. 3 Elementary School
  • Takashima No. 5 Elementary School
  • Takashima No. 6 Elementary School
  • Tokiwadai Elementary School
  • Tokumaru Elementary School
  • Wakagi Elementary School
  • Yayoi Elementary School

Private schools

Points of interest

Transportation

Rail

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