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Ōta (Japanese: 大田区 -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.

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

Ota 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. Ota has a friendship link with Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Geography

The southernmost of the 23 special wards, Ota 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.

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 Ota was the major international airport for Tokyo, and handled traffic for the Tokyo Olympics.

Landmarks

Transportation

Air

Tokyo International Airport

Rail

Highway

Companies

Many companies have their headquarters in Ota, including these:

Education

Colleges and universities

People

Ota in fiction

Various places in Ota 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.

External links

Wards of Tokyo

Ōta | 오타 구 | 大田区 | Ota (Tóquio) | 大田区

 

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