Ōmori
35°35′23″N 139°43′44″E / 35.58972°N 139.72889°E Ōmori (大森) is a district located a few kilometres south of
Ōmori is one of many areas in
Prior to its development as a residential and business location, Ōmori was a fishing village along the Tōkaidō Highway and famous for its farming of nori seaweed, a staple of the Japanese diet.
Areas
There are six neighbourhoods in Ōta with the place name Ōmori: Ōmorihonchō, Ōmorihigashi, Ōmorikita, Ōmoriminami, Ōmorinaka and Ōmorinishi. All of them are located on the east side of the tracks of the Tōkaidō Main Line railway.
Other neighborhoods in the vaguely defined Ōmori area include Sannō, or unofficially Ōmori-sannō, to the west of Ōmori station. It is an upscale neighbourhood compared to the other side of the tracks. The area is known for the poets, philosophers, and writers who made their homes there. The area was formerly home to the
History
Ōmori-ku, Tokyo
Ōmori was a ward of former Tokyo City. In 1932, Ōmori-ku was formed with the territories of former municipalities of Higashi-Chōfu, Ikegami, Iriarai, Magome, and Ōmori. In 1947, Ōmori-ku merged with Kamata-ku to form the present Ōta-ku.[1]
World War II POW Camp
Ōmori was the site of an
Other notable events
Four years after the opening of the railway through the area, Ōmori Station was opened in 1876. In the next year, Edward S. Morse discovered the Ōmori Shell Mound from a train window.
In 1932, there was a bank robbery at Kawasaki Daihyaku Bank Ōmori Branch, one of the first cases of bank robbery in Japan.
Education
Ota operates the public elementary and junior high schools in Ōmori.[4][5]
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates Ōmori High School and Mihara High School.[6][7]
Private high schools include Omori Gakuen High School.[8]
Parks
- Heiwa-no-mori Park. Largest park in Ota-ku (99,000 m2)
- Heiwajima Park. Includes: baseball ground; barbecue park (2,200 yen for ward residents, 2,600);[9] swimming pool (inside and outside)[10]
- Ōmori-furusato-no-hamabe Park.[11] Maritime park. Local elementary school children call it "Furuhama". Particulars: Free entrance; Closed at night; Fishing is allowed in the rocky stretch of water; Campfires are not allowed; Benches and some tables available; Drinking water; Toilets and no showers; The chlorine count usually exceeds the "suitable to swim" level so swimming is prohibited); No shade from sun, and unlike Odaiba beach, there is no shops around the beach; Parking lot is not near.
References
- ^ Ota City. "大田区のプロフィール" [Profile of Ota City] (in Japanese). Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ISBN 0354011855
- ^ Cory Graff (August 2020). "Explore This Stirring Photo of World War 2 POWs at the Moment They're Freed". Air and Space Magazine.
- ^ "小学校（住所から調べる）". Ota Ward. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "中学校（住所から調べる）". Ota Ward. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "Hello World.｜東京都立大森高等学校". www.omori-h.metro.tokyo.jp.
- ^ "東京都立美原高等学校" (in Japanese). Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "大森学園高等学校 Omori Gakuen High School" (in Japanese). Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "平和島公園キャンプ場".
- ^ City, Ota. "大田区ホームページ：平和島公園プール". www.city.ota.tokyo.jp.
- ^ "大森ふるさとの浜辺の整備".
External links
Media related to Omori, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons
- Map of Omori Area and Sanno, Magome and Ikegami Areas from Ota-ku's ward official website.
- Sports Facilities
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