, 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
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 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)
Ishin no Kai (5 seats)
Sanseito
(1 seat)
Rise up Japan (1 seat)
Independent (2 seats)
Elections
Landmarks
Transportation
Main article:
Transportation in Greater Tokyo
Air
Rail
Keikyū Corporation
Main Line : Heiwajima , Ōmorimachi , Umeyashiki , Keikyū-Kamata , Zōshiki , Rokugōdote Stations
Airport Line : Keikyū-Kamata, Kojiya , Ōtorii , Anamori-inari , Tenkūbashi , Haneda Airport Terminal 3 , Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Stations
Tokyu Corporation
Tamagawa Line : Tamagawa , Numabe , Unoki , Shimomaruko , Musashi-nitta , Yaguchinowatashi , Kamata Stations
, Kamata Stations
Stations
, Tamagawa Stations
Meguro Line : Ookayama, Den-en-chōfu, Tamagawa Stations
Toei Subway
Tokyo Monorail
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 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]
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
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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]
Den en Chofu Junior High School (田園調布中学校 )
Haneda Junior High School (羽田中学校 )
Hasunuma Junior High School (蓮沼中学校 )
Higashi Chofu Junior High School (東調布中学校 )
Ishikawadai Junior High School (石川台中学校)
Izumo Junior High School (出雲中学校 )
Kaizuka Junior High School (貝塚中学校 )
Kamata Junior High School (蒲田中学校)
Kojiya Junior High School (糀谷中学校)
Magome Junior High School (馬込中学校 )
Magome Higashi Junior High School (馬込東中学校)
Minami Rokugo Junior High School (南六郷中学校)
Misono Junior High School (御園中学校 )
Omori No. 1 Junior High School (大森第一中学校 )
Omori No. 2 Junior High School (大森第二中学校 )
Omori No. 3 Junior High School (大森第三中学校 )
Omori No. 4 Junior High School (大森第四中学校)
Omori No. 6 Junior High School (大森第六中学校 )
Omori No. 7 Junior High School (大森第七中学校 )
Omori No. 8 Junior High School (大森第八中学校 )
Omori No. 10 Junior High School (大森第十中学校 )
Omori Higashi Junior High School (大森東中学校)
Rokugo Junior High School (六郷中学校)
Shimoda Junior High School (志茂田中学校 )
Toho Junior High School (東蒲中学校 )
Yaguchi Junior High School (矢口中学校)
Yasukata Junior High School (安方中学校 )
Yukigaya Junior High School (雪谷中学校 )
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
Tokyo Korean 6th Elementary School (
The
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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Districts
Former Ōmori Ward
Chidori
Chūō
Den'enchōfu
Den'enchōfuhonchō
Den'enchōfuminami
Higashimagome
Higashiminemachi
Higashiyukigaya
Ikegami
Ishikawachō
Kamiikedai
Kitamagome
Kitaminemachi
Kitasenzoku
Kugahara
Minamikugahara
Minamimagome
Minamisenzoku
Minamiyukigaya
Nakaikegami
Nakamagome
Nishimagome
Nishiminemachi
Ōmorihigashi
Ōmorihonchō
Ōmorikita
Ōmoriminami
Ōmorinaka
Ōmorinishi
Sannō
Unoki
Yukigayaōtsukamachi
Former Kamata Ward
Haginaka
Haneda
Hanedaasahi-chō
Higashikamata
Higashikōjiya
Higashirokugō
Higashiyaguchi
Honhaneda
Kamata
Kamatahonchō
Kitakōjiya
Minamikamata
Minamirokugō
Nakarokugō
Nishikamata
Nishikōjiya
Nishirokugō
Shimomaruko
Shinkamata
Tamagawa
Yaguchi
Newly-reclaimed lands
Furusato no Hamabe Kōen
Haneda Kūkō
Heiwa no Mori Kōen
Heiwajima
Jōnanjima
Keihinjima
Shōwajima
Tōkai
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