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}}{{Nihongo|'''Ōta'''|大田区|Ōta-ku}} is a [[Special wards of Tokyo|special ward]] in the [[Tokyo|Tokyo Metropolis]] in [[Japan]]. The ward refers to itself in English as '''Ōta City'''. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of [[Ōmori, Ōta, Tokyo|Ōmori]] and [[Kamata, Ōta, Tokyo|Kamata]] following [[Tokyo City]]'s [[Local Autonomy Act|transformation into Tokyo Metropolis]]. The southernmost of the 23 special wards, Ōta borders the special wards of [[Shinagawa, Tokyo|Shinagawa]], [[Meguro, Tokyo|Meguro]] and [[Setagaya, Tokyo|Setagaya]] to the north, and [[Kōtō, Tokyo|Kōtō]] to the east. Across the [[Tama River]] in [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] is the city of [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]], forming the boundaries to the south and west.
[[File:OtaCityOffice.jpg|thumb|City Office]]


Ōta is the largest special ward in Tokyo by area, spanning 59.46 square kilometres (22.96 sq mi). As of 2024, the ward has an estimated population of 744,849, making it the third largest special ward by population, with a population density of 12,041 inhabitants per square kilometre (31,190/sq mi).
{{Nihongo|'''Ōta'''|大田区|Ōta-ku}} is a [[Special wards of Tokyo|special ward]] in the [[Tokyo|Tokyo Metropolis]] in [[Japan]]. In English, it is often called '''Ōta City'''.

Notable neighborhoods and districts of Ōta include Kamata, the administrative center of the ward where the Ward Office and central Post Office is located, and [[Den-en-chōfu]], known for its wealthy residents and luxury homes. [[Haneda Airport]], the [[List of the busiest airports in Japan|busiest airport in Japan by passenger traffic]] is located in the ward.

==History==
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947, merging the old wards of [[Ōmori, Ōta, Tokyo|Ōmori]] and [[Kamata, Ōta, Tokyo|Kamata]]. The ward's name originates from the combination of letters of the two merging wards, '''Ō'''mori ('''大'''森) and Kama'''ta''' (蒲'''田'''), combined into '''大田''' (Ōta). The ward was previously second behind Setagaya in terms of being the largest special ward in Tokyo by area, but due to [[land reclamation]] in the [[Tokyo Bay]] for the expansion of the Haneda Airport, Ōta overtook Setagaya for first place.


Haneda Airport, now one of the two main domestic and international airports serving the [[Greater Tokyo Area]] (the other one being [[Narita International Airport|Narita Airport]] in [[Narita, Chiba]]) was first established as Haneda Airfield in 1931 in the town of [[Haneda, Ōta, Tokyo|Haneda]], Ebara District of [[Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943)|Tokyo Prefecture]]. Following [[Surrender of Japan|Japan's surrender]] in 1945, the airfield was turned into the Haneda Army Air Base under the control of the [[United States Army]]. In the same year, [[Occupation of Japan|Allied occupational authorities]] 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 first handled international traffic for Tokyo for the [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics]]. Following the opening of Narita Airport in 1978, almost all international flights (with the exception of Taiwanese airlines) moved its operations to Narita Airport. International flights resumed in 2010 following the construction of a new International terminal.
{{As of |2016|6|1|df=US}}, the ward has an estimated [[population]] of 716,413, with 379,199 [[household]]s and a [[population density]] of 12,048.65 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 59.46&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, making it the largest of the special wards.


== Geography ==
Ōta's hub is situated around the two stations {{STN|Kamata|Tokyo}} and {{STN|Keikyū Kamata}}, where the Ōta Ward Office and central Post Office can be found.


==Districts and neighborhoods==
=== Districts and neighborhoods ===
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;Former [[Ōmori, Ōta, Tokyo|Ōmori]] Ward
;Former [[Ōmori, Ōta, Tokyo|Ōmori]] Ward
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|style=width: 600px|* Chidori
* Chidori
* Chūō
* Chūō
* [[Den'enchōfu]]
* Den'enchōfu
* Den'enchōfuhon-chō
* Den'enchōfuhon-chō
* Den'enchōfuminami
* Den'enchōfuminami
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* Unoki
* Unoki
* Yukigayaōtsuka-chō
* Yukigayaōtsuka-chō
}}
{{col-break}}
;Former [[Kamata, Ōta, Tokyo|Kamata]] Ward
;Former [[Kamata, Ōta, Tokyo|Kamata]] Ward

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* Haginaka
* Haginaka
* Haneda
* Haneda
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* Tamagawa
* Tamagawa
* Yaguchia
* Yaguchia
}}
{{col-end}}


==Politics and government==
==History==
Ōta is run by a city assembly of 50 elected members. The current mayor is [[Akimasa Suzuki]] since 2023, an [[Independent politician|independent]] affiliated with the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]].
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947, merging the old wards of [[Ōmori, Ōta, Tokyo|Ōmori]] and [[Kamata, Ōta, Tokyo|Kamata]].


Ōta is represented in the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly]] by the Ōta district with seven representatives, while it is represented in the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] by the [[Tokyo 3rd district|Tokyo 3rd]] and [[Tokyo 4th district|Tokyo 4th]] singe-member districts.
[[Haneda Airport]], now the main domestic airport for the [[Greater Tokyo Area]], 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]]. In the same year, the [[Occupation of Japan|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 Ōta was the major international airport for Tokyo, and handled traffic for the [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo Olympics]].


=== Ōta Ward Assembly ===
==Politics and government==
As of April 2024, the current composition of the assembly is:<ref>{{Cite web |title=大田区議会 |url=https://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/gikai/index.html |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.city.ota.tokyo.jp |language=ja}}</ref>
{{Expand section|date=February 2017}}
The city is run by a city assembly of 50 elected members. The current mayor is [[Akimasa Suzuki]].
* [[2007 Ōta local election]]


'''Governing parties: (30 seats)'''
==Geography==

The southernmost of the 23 special wards, Ōta borders the special wards of [[Shinagawa, Tokyo|Shinagawa]], [[Meguro, Tokyo|Meguro]] and [[Setagaya, Tokyo|Setagaya]] to the north, and [[Kōtō, Tokyo|Kōtō]] to the east. Across the [[Tama River]] in [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] is the city of [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]], forming the boundaries to the south and west.
* [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (15 seats)
* [[Komeito]] (11 seats)
* [[Tomin First no Kai]] (2 seats)
* [[Democratic Party for the People]] (1 seat)
* Independent (1 seat)

'''Opposition parties: (11 seats)'''

* [[Japanese Communist Party]] (5 seats)
* [[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|Constitutional Democratic Party]] (4 seats)
* [[Reiwa Shinsengumi]] (1 seat)
* Fair Democracy (1 seat)

'''Non-aligned parties (9 seats)'''

* [[Nippon Ishin no Kai|Ishin no Kai]] (5 seats)
* [[Sanseito]] (1 seat)
* Rise up Japan (1 seat)
* Independent (2 seats)

=== Elections ===
* [[2007 Ōta local election]]


==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
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=== Rail ===
=== Rail ===

*[[East Japan Railway Company|JR East]] [[Keihin-Tōhoku Line]]: Ōmori, Kamata Stations
*[[Keihin Electric Express Railway|Keikyū]]
* [[East Japan Railway Company|JR East]]
**[[Keikyū Main Line|Main Line]]: Heiwajima, Ōmorimachi, Ume Yashiki, Keikyū-Kamata, Zoshiki, Rokugo-dote Stations
** [[Keihin–Tōhoku Line|Keihin-Tōhoku Line]]: [[Ōmori Station (Tokyo)|Ōmori]], [[Kamata Station (Tokyo)|Kamata]] Stations

**[[Keikyū Airport Line|Airport Line]]: Keikyū-Kamata, Kojiya, Otorii, Anamori Inari, Tenkubashi, Haneda Airport Stations
*[[Keihin Electric Express Railway|Keikyū Corporation]]
**[[Keikyū Main Line|Main Line]]: [[Heiwajima Station|Heiwajima]], [[Ōmorimachi Station|Ōmorimachi]], [[Umeyashiki Station (Tokyo)|Umeyashiki]], [[Keikyū Kamata Station|Keikyū-Kamata]], [[Zōshiki Station|Zōshiki]], [[Rokugōdote Station|Rokugōdote]] Stations
**[[Keikyū Airport Line|Airport Line]]: Keikyū-Kamata, [[Kōjiya Station|Kojiya]], [[Ōtorii Station|Ōtorii]], [[Anamori-inari Station|Anamori-inari]], [[Tenkūbashi Station|Tenkūbashi]], [[Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station|Haneda Airport Terminal 3]], [[Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station|Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2]] Stations
*[[Tokyu Corporation]]
*[[Tokyu Corporation]]
**[[Tōkyū Tamagawa Line|Tamagawa Line]]: [[Tamagawa Station (Tokyo)|Tamagawa]], [[Numabe Station|Numabe]], [[Unoki Station|Unoki]], [[Shimomaruko Station|Shimomaruko]], [[Musashi-nitta Station|Musashi-nitta]], [[Yaguchinowatashi Station|Yaguchinowatashi]], Kamata Stations
**[[Tōkyū Tōyoko Line]]: [[Den-en-chōfu Station|Den-en-chōfu]], Tamagawa Stations
**[[Tōkyū Ikegami Line|Ikegami Line]]: [[Nagahara Station (Tokyo)|Nagahara]], [[Senzoku-ike Station|Senzoku-ike]], [[Ishikawa-dai Station|Ishikawa-dai]], [[Yukigaya-ōtsuka Station|Yukigaya-ōtsuka]], [[Ontakesan Station|Ontakesan]], [[Kugahara Station (Tokyo)|Kugahara]], [[Chidorichō Station|Chidorichō]], [[Ikegami Station|Ikegami]], [[Hasunuma Station|Hasunuma]], Kamata Stations
**[[Tōkyū Ikegami Line]]: ten stations
**[[Tōkyū Tamagawa Line]]: Tamagawa, Numabe, Unoki, Shimo-Maruko, Musashi-Nitta, Yaguchi no Watashi, Kamata Stations (entire line)
**[[Tōkyū Ōimachi Line|Ōimachi Line]]: [[Kita-senzoku Station|Kita-Senzoku]], [[Ōokayama Station|Ookayama]] Stations
**[[Tōkyū Ōimachi Line]]: Kita-Senzoku Station, Ookayama Station
**[[Tōkyū Tōyoko Line|Tōyoko Line]]: [[Den-en-chōfu Station|Den-en-chōfu]], Tamagawa Stations
**[[Meguro Line]]: Ookayama, Den-en-chōfu, Tamagawa Stations
*[[Tokyo Monorail]]: Ryutsu Center, Showajima, Seibijo, Tenkubashi, Shin Seibijo, Haneda Airport Stations
*[[Toei Subway]]
*[[Toei Asakusa Line]]: Magome, Nishi-Magome Stations
**[[Toei Asakusa Line|Asakusa Line]]: [[Magome Station|Magome]], [[Nishi-magome Station|Nishi-magome]] Stations
*Tokyo Monorail
**[[Tokyo Monorail|Haneda Airport Line]]: [[Ryūtsū Center Station|Ryutsu Center]], [[Shōwajima Station|Shōwajima]], [[Seibijō Station|Seibijō]], [[Tenkūbashi Station|Tenkūbashi]], Haneda Airport Terminal 3, [[Shin Seibijō Station|Shin Seibijō]], [[Haneda Airport Terminal 1 Station|Haneda Airport Terminal 1]], [[Haneda Airport Terminal 2 Station|Haneda Airport Terminal 2]] Stations


===Highways===
===Highways===
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The following companies have their headquarters in Ōta.
The following companies have their headquarters in Ōta.
* [[ANA Wings]] (subsidiary of [[All Nippon Airways]], has its corporate head office on property of [[Haneda Airport]])<ref>"[http://www.anawings.co.jp/company/index.html 会社概要]." [[ANA Wings]]. Retrieved on March 27, 2015. "本社所在地 〒144-8515 東京都大田区羽田空港3-3-2"</ref>
* [[ANA Wings]] (subsidiary of [[All Nippon Airways]])<ref>"[http://www.anawings.co.jp/company/index.html 会社概要]." [[ANA Wings]]. Retrieved on March 27, 2015. "本社所在地 〒144-8515 東京都大田区羽田空港3-3-2"</ref>
* [[Alps Electric]]<ref>"[http://www.alps.com/e/company/net_japan.html Company Info:Network]." ''[[Alps Electric Corporation]]''. Retrieved on July 28, 2014.</ref>
* [[Alps Electric]]<ref>"[http://www.alps.com/e/company/net_japan.html Company Info:Network]." ''[[Alps Electric Corporation]]''. Retrieved on July 28, 2014.</ref>
* [[Canon Inc.|Canon]]<ref name="Canonloc">"[http://www.canon.com/corp/outline/index.html Corporate Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720045526/http://www.canon.com/corp/outline/index.html |date=2011-07-20 }}." ''[[Canon (company)|Canon]]''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref>
* [[Canon Inc.|Canon]]<ref name="Canonloc">"[http://www.canon.com/corp/outline/index.html Corporate Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720045526/http://www.canon.com/corp/outline/index.html |date=2011-07-20 }}." ''[[Canon (company)|Canon]]''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref>
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* [[Ebara Corporation|Ebara]]<ref>"[http://www.ebara.com/en/company/outline.html Corporate Data] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125111255/http://www.ebara.com/en/company/outline.html |date=2017-01-25 }}." ''[[Ebara Corporation|Ebara]]''. Retrieved on July 28, 2014.</ref>
* [[Ebara Corporation|Ebara]]<ref>"[http://www.ebara.com/en/company/outline.html Corporate Data] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125111255/http://www.ebara.com/en/company/outline.html |date=2017-01-25 }}." ''[[Ebara Corporation|Ebara]]''. Retrieved on July 28, 2014.</ref>
* [[Ikegami Tsushinki]], manufacturer of broadcast equipment<ref>"[http://www.ikegami.co.jp/en/company/place.html Company Profile:Office locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001133/http://www.ikegami.co.jp/en/company/place.html |date=2016-03-04 }}." ''[[Ikegami Tsushinki|Ikegami]]''. Retrieved on July 28, 2014.</ref>
* [[Ikegami Tsushinki]], manufacturer of broadcast equipment<ref>"[http://www.ikegami.co.jp/en/company/place.html Company Profile:Office locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001133/http://www.ikegami.co.jp/en/company/place.html |date=2016-03-04 }}." ''[[Ikegami Tsushinki|Ikegami]]''. Retrieved on July 28, 2014.</ref>
* [[Skymark Airlines]], at [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo International Airport]]<ref>"[http://www.skymark.co.jp/en/company/ About Us]." ''[[Skymark Airlines]]''. Retrieved on May 7, 2009.</ref>
* [[Skymark Airlines]]<ref>"[http://www.skymark.co.jp/en/company/ About Us]." ''[[Skymark Airlines]]''. Retrieved on May 7, 2009.</ref>
* [[Takasago International Corporation]], a flavours and fragrances company<ref>"[https://www.takasago.com/en/aboutus/profile.html Corporate Profile]." ''[[Takasago International Corporation]]''. Retrieved on April 23, 2019.</ref>
* [[Takasago International Corporation]], a flavours and fragrances company<ref>"[https://www.takasago.com/en/aboutus/profile.html Corporate Profile]." ''[[Takasago International Corporation]]''. Retrieved on April 23, 2019.</ref>
* [[Toyoko Inn]], in the [[Kamata, Ōta, Tokyo|Kamata]] district of Ōta<ref>"[http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/corp/prof.html Company Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127013413/http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/corp/prof.html |date=2009-01-27 }}." ''[[Toyoko Inn]]''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/corp/history.html Company History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127041203/http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/corp/history.html |date=2009-01-27 }}." ''[[Toyoko Inn]]''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref>
* [[Toyoko Inn]]<ref>"[http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/corp/prof.html Company Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127013413/http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/corp/prof.html |date=2009-01-27 }}." ''[[Toyoko Inn]]''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/corp/history.html Company History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127041203/http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/corp/history.html |date=2009-01-27 }}." ''[[Toyoko Inn]]''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref>


===Former operations===
===Former operations===
[[Namco]], best known for video game franchises such as ''[[Pac-Man]]'', ''[[Galaxian]]'', and ''[[Ace Combat]]'', were headquartered in Ota.<ref>{{cite web |title=Namco 1999 Annual Report |url=http://www.namco.co.jp/an/finance/pdf/annual/annual-1999.pdf |website=Namco WonderPage |publisher=Namco |access-date=December 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040719195031/http://www.namco.co.jp/an/finance/pdf/annual/annual-1999.pdf |archive-date=July 19, 2004 |date=March 1999}}</ref> The company moved its operations there in 1985, using the funds generated from the successful [[Family Computer]] port of ''[[Xevious]]'' to fund the construction of its office.<ref name="Kill Screen">{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=John |title=The Demolition of Japan's Videogame History |url=https://killscreen.com/articles/the-demolition-of-japans-videogame-history/ |website=Kill Screen |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615214447/https://killscreen.com/articles/the-demolition-of-japans-videogame-history/ |archive-date=June 15, 2019 |date=March 24, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Edge Retrospective">{{cite news |author1=Edge Staff |title=Namco: Leader of the Pac |url=https://archive.org/details/Edge_UK_008/page/n53/mode/2up |access-date=February 9, 2020 |agency=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge UK]] |issue=8 |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=May 1994 |location=United Kingdom |pages=54–61}}</ref> The building was taken over by [[Namco Bandai Games]] 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.<ref name="Kill Screen"/>
[[Namco]], best known for video game franchises such as ''[[Pac-Man]]'', ''[[Galaxian]]'', and ''[[Ace Combat]]'', were headquartered in Ota.<ref>{{cite web |title=Namco 1999 Annual Report |url=http://www.namco.co.jp/an/finance/pdf/annual/annual-1999.pdf |website=Namco WonderPage |publisher=Namco |access-date=December 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040719195031/http://www.namco.co.jp/an/finance/pdf/annual/annual-1999.pdf |archive-date=July 19, 2004 |date=March 1999}}</ref> The company moved its operations there in 1985, using the funds generated from the successful [[Family Computer]] port of ''[[Xevious]]'' to fund the construction of its office.<ref name="Kill Screen">{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=John |title=The Demolition of Japan's Videogame History |url=https://killscreen.com/articles/the-demolition-of-japans-videogame-history/ |website=Kill Screen |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615214447/https://killscreen.com/articles/the-demolition-of-japans-videogame-history/ |archive-date=June 15, 2019 |date=March 24, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Edge Retrospective">{{cite news |author1=Edge Staff |title=Namco: Leader of the Pac |url=https://archive.org/details/Edge_UK_008/page/n53/mode/2up |access-date=February 9, 2020 |agency=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge UK]] |issue=8 |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=May 1994 |location=United Kingdom |pages=54–61}}</ref> The building was taken over by [[Namco Bandai Games]] 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.<ref name="Kill Screen"/>


Prior to the merger with [[Japan Airlines]],<ref>"[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22911133_ITM A tale of many tails: the merger of Japan Airlines and Japan Air System makes perfect business sense, but commonality of equipment is a different matter.]" ''Air Transport World''. April 1, 2003. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.</ref> [[Japan Air System]] had its headquarters by [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo International Airport]] in Ōta.<ref name="CompanyInfo">"[https://web.archive.org/web/19991106011430/http://www.jas.co.jp/E_jai1.htm COMPANY INFORMATION]." ''[[Japan Air System]]''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref>
Prior to the merger with [[Japan Airlines]],<ref>"[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22911133_ITM A tale of many tails: the merger of Japan Airlines and Japan Air System makes perfect business sense, but commonality of equipment is a different matter.]" ''Air Transport World''. April 1, 2003. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.</ref> [[Japan Air System]] had its headquarters at Haneda Airport in Ōta.<ref name="CompanyInfo">"[https://web.archive.org/web/19991106011430/http://www.jas.co.jp/E_jai1.htm COMPANY INFORMATION]." ''[[Japan Air System]]''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref>


In 2000 [[All Nippon Airways]] was headquartered by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20000408155347/http://svc.ana.co.jp/brief/corp/index_e.html Corporate Information]." ''[[All Nippon Airways]]''. April 8, 2000. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.</ref> In 2002 [[Air Nippon]] was headquartered on the fifth floor of the {{nihongo|Utility Center Building|ユーティリティセンタービル|''Yūtiriti Sentā Biru''}} by [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo International Airport]] in Ōta.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020207182917/http://www.air-nippon.co.jp/ank/index.html 会社案内]." ''Air Nippon''. February 7, 2002. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.</ref> The ANA subsidiary [[Air Nippon Network]] was also based at the airport.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20090221125726/http://www.ank-net.co.jp/co/corporation.html 会社概要]" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6XMLPtyvb?url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090221125726/http://www.ank-net.co.jp/co/corporation.html Archive]). [[Air Nippon Network]]. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. "本社所在地 東京都大田区羽田空港3-3-2"</ref>
In 2000 [[All Nippon Airways]] was headquartered by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20000408155347/http://svc.ana.co.jp/brief/corp/index_e.html Corporate Information]." ''[[All Nippon Airways]]''. April 8, 2000. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.</ref> In 2002 [[Air Nippon]] was headquartered on the fifth floor of the {{nihongo|Utility Center Building|ユーティリティセンタービル|''Yūtiriti Sentā Biru''}} at Haneda Airport in Ōta.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020207182917/http://www.air-nippon.co.jp/ank/index.html 会社案内]." ''Air Nippon''. February 7, 2002. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.</ref> The ANA subsidiary [[Air Nippon Network]] was also based at the airport.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20090221125726/http://www.ank-net.co.jp/co/corporation.html 会社概要]" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6XMLPtyvb?url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090221125726/http://www.ank-net.co.jp/co/corporation.html Archive]). [[Air Nippon Network]]. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. "本社所在地 東京都大田区羽田空港3-3-2"</ref>


Before its dissolution, [[Galaxy Airlines (Japan)|Galaxy Airlines]] was headquartered in the ARC Building on the airport grounds.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012041001/http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/english/contact/index.html Head Office & Regional Office Information]." ''Galaxy Airlines''. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.</ref>
Before its dissolution, [[Galaxy Airlines (Japan)|Galaxy Airlines]] was headquartered in the ARC Building on the airport grounds.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012041001/http://www.galaxy-airlines.com/english/contact/index.html Head Office & Regional Office Information]." ''Galaxy Airlines''. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.</ref>


[[Sega]] and its parent company [[Sega Sammy Holdings]], best known for its ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' 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.
[[Sega]] and its parent company [[Sega Sammy Holdings]], best known for its ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' franchise, was originally headquartered in Ōta. 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 was complete, Sega's previous headquarters in Ōta was later sold in February 2019 and will likely be torn down.


[[Gakken]] was headquartered in Ota from 1962 until 2008 when they moved their headquarters to Shinagawa-ku.<ref>{{cite web |title=Overview Gakken Holdings |url=https://ghd.gakken.co.jp/english/overview/index.html |website=ghd.gakken.co.jp |access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>
[[Gakken]] was headquartered in Ōta from 1962 until 2008 when they moved their headquarters to Shinagawa.<ref>{{cite web |title=Overview Gakken Holdings |url=https://ghd.gakken.co.jp/english/overview/index.html |website=ghd.gakken.co.jp |access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
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===Colleges and universities===
===Colleges and universities===
*[[Toho University]] [[Ōmori]] Campus
*[[Toho University]] Ōmori Campus
*[[Tokyo Institute of Technology]] Ōokayama Campus: straddles the boundary with [[Meguro]]
*[[Tokyo Institute of Technology]] Ōokayama Campus
*[[Showa University]] Senzoku Campus
*[[Showa University]] Senzoku Campus
*[[Tokyo University of Technology]] [[Kamata, Tokyo|Kamata]] Campus
*[[Tokyo University of Technology]] Kamata Campus


===High schools===
===Public High schools===
The following public high schools are located in Ōta, operated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education]].
The following public high schools are located in Ōta, operated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education]].
*[[Den Enchofu High School]]
*[[Den Enchofu High School]] (東京都立田園調布高等学校)
*[[Kamata High School]]
*[[Kamata High School]] (東京都立蒲田高等学校)
*{{ill|Mihara High School|ja|東京都立美原高等学校}}
*Mihara High School ([[:ja:東京都立美原高等学校|東京都立美原高等学校]])
*[[Omori High School]]
*[[Omori High School]] (東京都立大森高等学校)
*{{ill|Ota Sakuradai High School|ja|東京都立大田桜台高等学校}}
*Ota Sakuradai High School ([[:ja:東京都立大田桜台高等学校|東京都立大田桜台高等学校]])
*{{ill|Rokugoh Technical High School|ja|東京都立六郷工科高等学校}}
*Rokugoh Technical High School ([[:ja:東京都立六郷工科高等学校|東京都立六郷工科高等学校]])
*{{ill|Tsubasa Sogo High School|ja|東京都立つばさ総合高等学校}}
*Tsubasa Sogo High School ([[:ja:東京都立つばさ総合高等学校|東京都立つばさ総合高等学校]])
*{{ill|Yukigaya High School|ja|東京都立雪谷高等学校}}
*Yukigaya High School ([[:ja:東京都立雪谷高等学校|東京都立雪谷高等学校]])


=== Private High Schools ===
Private high schools include [[Tokyo High School]] and [[Tokyo Jitsugyo High School]].

* [[Tokyo High School]] (東京高等学校)
* Tokyo Jitsugyo High School ([[:ja:東京実業高等学校#:~:text=%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E5%AE%9F%E6%A5%AD%E9%AB%98%E7%AD%89%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%EF%BC%88%E3%81%A8%E3%81%86%E3%81%8D%E3%82%87%E3%81%86,%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%AB%98%E7%AD%89%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E3%81%8C%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E3%80%82|東京実業高等学校]])


===Elementary and junior high schools===
===Elementary and junior high schools===
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Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by {{ill|Ōta City Board of Education|ja|大田区教育委員会}} (大田区教育委員会).
Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by {{ill|Ōta City Board of Education|ja|大田区教育委員会}} (大田区教育委員会).


Municipal junior high schools:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/kyouiku/gakukyou/chuugakkou/index.html|title=中学校一覧|publisher=Ota City|accessdate=2022-11-07}}</ref>
==== Municipal junior high schools:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/kyouiku/gakukyou/chuugakkou/index.html|title=中学校一覧|publisher=Ota City|accessdate=2022-11-07}}</ref> ====
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* Den en Chofu Junior High School ([[:ja:大田区立田園調布中学校|田園調布中学校]])
* Den en Chofu Junior High School ([[:ja:大田区立田園調布中学校|田園調布中学校]])
* Haneda Junior High School ([[:ja:大田区立羽田中学校|羽田中学校]])
* Haneda Junior High School ([[:ja:大田区立羽田中学校|羽田中学校]])
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* Yasukata Junior High School ([[:ja:大田区立安方中学校|安方中学校]])
* Yasukata Junior High School ([[:ja:大田区立安方中学校|安方中学校]])
* Yukigaya Junior High School ([[:ja:大田区立雪谷中学校|雪谷中学校]])
* Yukigaya Junior High School ([[:ja:大田区立雪谷中学校|雪谷中学校]])
}}

Municipal elementary schools:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/kyouiku/gakukyou/shougakkou/index.html|title=小学校一覧|publisher=Ota City|accessdate=2022-11-07}}</ref>
==== Municipal elementary schools:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/kyouiku/gakukyou/shougakkou/index.html|title=小学校一覧|publisher=Ota City|accessdate=2022-11-07}}</ref> ====
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* Aioi Elementary School ([[:ja:大田区立相生小学校|相生小学校]])
* Aioi Elementary School ([[:ja:大田区立相生小学校|相生小学校]])
* Akamatsu Elementary School (赤松小学校)
* Akamatsu Elementary School (赤松小学校)
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* Yaguchi Nishi Elementary School (矢口西小学校)
* Yaguchi Nishi Elementary School (矢口西小学校)
* Yukigaya Elementary School (雪谷小学校)
* Yukigaya Elementary School (雪谷小学校)
}}

===International schools===
===International schools===
* {{Nihongo|Tokyo Korean 6th Elementary School|[[:ja:東京朝鮮第六初級学校|東京朝鮮第六初級学校]]}} - [[Chosen gakko|North Korean school]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html |script-title=ja:ウリハッキョ一覧 |publisher=[[Chongryon]] |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-date=December 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219132215/http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html |url-status=live }}().</ref>
* {{Nihongo|Tokyo Korean 6th Elementary School|[[:ja:東京朝鮮第六初級学校|東京朝鮮第六初級学校]]}} - [[Chosen gakko|North Korean school]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html |script-title=ja:ウリハッキョ一覧 |publisher=[[Chongryon]] |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-date=December 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219132215/http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html |url-status=live }}().</ref>


Previously the [[Deutsche Schule Tokyo]] was in the ward.<ref>"[http://dipbt.bundestag.de/doc/btd/04/036/0403672.pdf Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160312191648/http://dipbt.bundestag.de/doc/btd/04/036/0403672.pdf Archive]). [[Bundestag]] (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 35/51. "Deutsche Schule Tokyo 1847 2-chome, Sanno Ota-ku"</ref> The school is now in [[Yokohama]].
The [[Deutsche Schule Tokyo]] was previously located in Ōta before relocating to [[Yokohama]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] in 1970.<ref>"[http://dipbt.bundestag.de/doc/btd/04/036/0403672.pdf Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160312191648/http://dipbt.bundestag.de/doc/btd/04/036/0403672.pdf Archive]). [[Bundestag]] (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 35/51. "Deutsche Schule Tokyo 1847 2-chome, Sanno Ota-ku"</ref>


===Libraries===
===Public libraries===
The city operates several libraries, including:<ref>"[http://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/english/facilities/0100libraries.html Libraries]." ''City of Ota''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref>
Ōta operates several public libraries, including:<ref>"[http://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/english/facilities/0100libraries.html Libraries]." ''City of Ota''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref>


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*Ota Library (the main library)
*Ota Library
*Hamatake Library
*Hamatake Library
*Haneda Library
*Haneda Library
*Ikegami Library
*Ikegami Library
*Iriarai Library
*Kamata Library
*Kamata Library
*Kamata Ekimae Library
*Kamata Ekimae Library
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*Shimomaruko Library
*Shimomaruko Library
*Tamagawa Library
*Tamagawa Library
}}
{{div col end}}


==Sister cities==
==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|CN}} [[Chaoyang, Beijing]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tokyo Metropolitan Government - The Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) |url=https://www.clair.or.jp/e/exchange/shimai/prefectures/detail/13 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.clair.or.jp}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|CN}} [[Chaoyang, Beijing]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tokyo Metropolitan Government - The Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) |url=https://www.clair.or.jp/e/exchange/shimai/prefectures/detail/13 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.clair.or.jp}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Burbank, California]]<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-08 |title=Burbank Sister City Committee Opens Applications For Student Travel To Japan In Summer 2022 |url=https://www.burbankca.gov/newsroom/-/newsdetail/20124/burbank-sister-city-committee-opens-applications-for-student-travel-to-japan-in-summer-2022#:~:text=Burbank%20has%20established%20Sister%20City,Ota%2C%20Japan%20(1984.) |access-date=2022-10-19 |publisher=burbank.ca.gov}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lafayette, Indiana]]<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=太田市｜アメリカ合衆国インディアナ州グレイターラフィエット |url=https://www.city.ota.gunma.jp/005gyosei/0020-007kikaku-kouryu/kokusaikouryu/rafiet.html |access-date=2022-02-23 |publisher=City.ota.gunma.jp}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Salem, Massachusetts]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-26 |title=2023 Adult Trip to Ota! - Salem-Ota Cultural Exchange |url=http://www.salemotace.org/?p=5401 |access-date=2024-03-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Salem, Massachusetts]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-26 |title=2023 Adult Trip to Ota! - Salem-Ota Cultural Exchange |url=http://www.salemotace.org/?p=5401 |access-date=2024-03-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Not to be confused with Ōta, Gunma.
Ōta
大田区
Special ward
Ōta City
Top: Haneda Airport, Middle left: Night view of Kamata, Middle right: Ōta City Office, Bottom left: Pagoda of Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple, Bottom right: Keikyū Kamata Station and the Tama River
Top: Haneda Airport, Middle left: Night view of Kamata, Middle right: Ōta City Office, Bottom left: Pagoda of Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple, Bottom right: Keikyū Kamata Station and the Tama River
Flag of Ōta
Flag
Official seal of Ōta
Seal
Location of Ōta in Tokyo Metropolis
Location of Ōta in Tokyo Metropolis
Ōta is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Ōta
Ōta
 
Ōta is located in Tokyo
Ōta
Ōta
Ōta (Tokyo)
Ōta is located in Kanto Area
Ōta
Ōta
Ōta (Kanto Area)
Ōta is located in Japan
Ōta
Ōta
Ōta (Japan)
Coordinates: 35°33′41″N 139°42′58″E / 35.56139°N 139.71611°E / 35.56139; 139.71611
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
Government
 • MayorAkimasa Suzuki
Area
 • Total59.46 km2 (22.96 sq mi)
Population
 (March 1, 2024[1])
 • Total744,849
 • Density12,041/km2 (31,190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09 (JST)
Symbols 
• TreeCinnamomum camphora
• FlowerPrunus mume
• BirdCettia diphone
City officeKamata 5-13-14, Ōta-ku, Tokyo 144-8621
Websitewww.city.ota.tokyo.jp

Ōta (大田区, Ōta-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Ōta City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Ōmori and Kamata following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The southernmost of the 23 special wards, Ōta borders the special wards of Shinagawa, Meguro and Setagaya to the north, and Kōtō to the east. Across the Tama River in Kanagawa Prefecture is the city of Kawasaki, forming the boundaries to the south and west.

Ōta is the largest special ward in Tokyo by area, spanning 59.46 square kilometres (22.96 sq mi). As of 2024, the ward has an estimated population of 744,849, making it the third largest special ward by population, with a population density of 12,041 inhabitants per square kilometre (31,190/sq mi).

Notable neighborhoods and districts of Ōta include Kamata, the administrative center of the ward where the Ward Office and central Post Office is located, and Den-en-chōfu, known for its wealthy residents and luxury homes. Haneda Airport, the busiest airport in Japan by passenger traffic is located in the ward.

History

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947, merging the old wards of Ōmori and Kamata. The ward's name originates from the combination of letters of the two merging wards, Ōmori (大森) and Kamata (蒲田), combined into 大田 (Ōta). The ward was previously second behind Setagaya in terms of being the largest special ward in Tokyo by area, but due to land reclamation in the Tokyo Bay for the expansion of the Haneda Airport, Ōta overtook Setagaya for first place.

Haneda Airport, now one of the two main domestic and international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area (the other one being Narita Airport in Narita, Chiba) was first established as Haneda Airfield in 1931 in the town of Haneda, Ebara District of Tokyo Prefecture. Following Japan's surrender in 1945, the airfield was turned into the Haneda Army Air Base under the control of the United States Army. In the same year, Allied occupational authorities 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 first handled international traffic for Tokyo for the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Following the opening of Narita Airport in 1978, almost all international flights (with the exception of Taiwanese airlines) moved its operations to Narita Airport. International flights resumed in 2010 following the construction of a new International terminal.

Geography

Districts and neighborhoods

Former Ōmori 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 Ward
  • Haginaka
  • Haneda
  • Hanedaasahi-chō
  • Higashikamata
  • Higashikōjiya
  • Higashirokugō
  • Higashiyaguchi
  • Honhaneda
  • Kamata
  • Kamatahonchō
  • Kitakōjiya
  • Minamikamata
  • Minamirokugō
  • Nakarokugō
  • Nishikamata
  • Nishikōjiya
  • Nishirokugō
  • Shimomaruko
  • Shinkamata
  • Tamagawa
  • Yaguchia

Politics and government

Ōta is run by a city assembly of 50 elected members. The current mayor is Akimasa Suzuki since 2023, an independent affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party.

Ōta is represented in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly by the Ōta district with seven representatives, while it is represented in the House of Representatives by the Tokyo 3rd and Tokyo 4th singe-member districts.

Ōta Ward Assembly

As of April 2024, the current composition of the assembly is:[2]

Governing parties: (30 seats)

Opposition parties: (11 seats)

Non-aligned parties (9 seats)

Elections

Landmarks

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Greater Tokyo

Air

Rail

Highways

Economy

Canon headquarters
Toyoko Inn headquarters in Kamata
Sega original headquarters. After its offices were relocated to Shinagawa in January 2018, the original office in Ota was later sold in February 2019 and will likely be torn down.

The following companies have their headquarters in Ōta.

Former operations

Namco, best known for video game franchises such as Pac-Man, Galaxian, and Ace Combat, were headquartered in Ota.[13] The company moved its operations there in 1985, using the funds generated from the successful Family Computer port of Xevious to fund the construction of its office.[14][15] The building was taken over by Namco Bandai Games 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.[14]

Prior to the merger with Japan Airlines,[16] Japan Air System had its headquarters at Haneda Airport in Ōta.[17]

In 2000 All Nippon Airways was headquartered by Tokyo International Airport in Ōta.[18] In 2002 Air Nippon was headquartered on the fifth floor of the Utility Center Building (ユーティリティセンタービル, Yūtiriti Sentā Biru) at Haneda Airport in Ōta.[19] The ANA subsidiary Air Nippon Network was also based at the airport.[20]

Before its dissolution, Galaxy Airlines was headquartered in the ARC Building on the airport grounds.[21]

Sega and its parent company Sega Sammy Holdings, best known for its Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, was originally headquartered in Ōta. 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 was complete, Sega's previous headquarters in Ōta was later sold in February 2019 and will likely be torn down.

Gakken was headquartered in Ōta from 1962 until 2008 when they moved their headquarters to Shinagawa.[22]

Education

Kamata High School

Colleges and universities

Public High schools

The following public high schools are located in Ōta, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

Private High Schools

Elementary and junior high schools

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Ōta City Board of Education [ja] (大田区教育委員会).

Municipal junior high schools:[23]

Municipal elementary schools:[24]

  • Aioi Elementary School (相生小学校)
  • Akamatsu Elementary School (赤松小学校)
  • Chidori Elementary School (千鳥小学校)
  • Chisetsu Elementary School (池雪小学校)
  • Chofu Otsuka Elementary School (調布大塚小学校)
  • Den en Chofu Elementary School (田園調布小学校)
  • Haginaka Elementary School (萩中小学校)
  • Haneda Elementary School (羽田小学校)
  • Higashi Chofu No. 1 Elementary School (東調布第一小学校)
  • Higashi Chofu No. 3 Elementary School (東調布第三小学校)
  • Higashi Kojiya Elementary School (東糀谷小学校)
  • Higashi Rokugo Elementary School (東六郷小学校)
  • Ikegami Elementary School (池上小学校)
  • Ikegami No. 2 Elementary School (池上第二小学校)
  • Iriarai No. 1 Elementary School (入新井第一小学校)
  • Iriarai No. 2 Elementary School (入新井第二小学校)
  • Iriarai No. 4 Elementary School (入新井第四小学校)
  • Iriarai No. 5 Elementary School (入新井第五小学校)
  • Izumo Elementary School (出雲小学校)
  • Kaio Elementary School (開桜小学校)
  • Kamata Elementary School (蒲田小学校)
  • Kita Kojiya Elementary School (北糀谷小学校)
  • Koike Elementary School (小池小学校)
  • Kojiya Elementary School (糀谷小学校)
  • Kugahara Elementary School (久原小学校)
  • Magome Elementary School (馬込小学校)
  • Magome No. 2 Elementary School (馬込第二小学校)
  • Magome No. 3 Elementary School (馬込第三小学校)
  • Michizuka Elementary School (道塚小学校)
  • Minami Rokugo Elementary School (南六郷小学校)
  • Minemachi Elementary School (嶺町小学校)
  • Nakahaginaka Elementary School (中萩中小学校)
  • Nakarokugo Elementary School (仲六郷小学校)
  • Nakatomi Elementary School (中富小学校)
  • Nanpo Elementary School (南蒲小学校)
  • Nishi Rokugo Elementary School (西六郷小学校)
  • Omori No. 1 Elementary School (大森第一小学校)
  • Omori No. 3 Elementary School (大森第三小学校)
  • Omori No. 4 Elementary School (大森第四小学校)
  • Omori No. 5 Elementary School (大森第五小学校)
  • Omori Higashi Elementary School (大森東小学校)
  • Onazuka Elementary School (おなづか小学校)
  • Rokugo Elementary School (六郷小学校)
  • Sanno Elementary School (山王小学校)
  • Senzokuike Elementary School (洗足池小学校)
  • Shimizukubo Elementary School (清水窪小学校)
  • Shimoda Elementary School (志茂田小学校)
  • Shinshuku Elementary School (新宿小学校)
  • Shosen Elementary School (松仙小学校)
  • Takahata Elementary School (高畑小学校)
  • Tamagawa Elementary School (多摩川小学校)
  • Toho Elementary School (東蒲小学校)
  • Tokumochi Elementary School (徳持小学校)
  • Tonan Elementary School (都南小学校)
  • Umeda Elementary School (梅田小学校)
  • Yaguchi Elementary School (矢口小学校)
  • Yaguchi Higashi Elementary School (矢口東小学校)
  • Yaguchi Nishi Elementary School (矢口西小学校)
  • Yukigaya Elementary School (雪谷小学校)

International schools

The Deutsche Schule Tokyo was previously located in Ōta before relocating to Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1970.[26]

Public libraries

Ōta operates several public libraries, including:[27]

  • Ota Library
  • Hamatake Library
  • Haneda Library
  • Ikegami Library
  • Iriarai 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

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External links

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