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| {{nihongo|'''Shitamachi'''|下町||literally "low city"}} is the traditional name for the area of ] going from ] to ] and ], the physically low part of the city next to, and particularly east of, the Sumida river. The term is used in phrases such as {{nihongo|''shitamachi kotoba''|下町言葉||working-class accent}}, {{nihongo|''shitamachifū''|下町風||downtown style}}, and {{nihongo|''shitamachi jōcho''|下町情緒||friendly atmosphere of working-class neighborhoods}}. | |||
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| {{nihongo|'''Yamanote'''|山の手||literally "towards the mountain"}}, is the traditional name for the affluent, upper-class areas of ] west of the Imperial Palace, especially ] and ]. The area's name, which in Japanese means "towards the mountain", comes from the fact that it lies on the slopes of the ] ending after ] and the ]. The ] takes its name from the region because it crosses it, as does the modern Japanese word {{nihongo|''yamanote kotoba''|山の手言葉}} meaning "the refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo". | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *] | *] | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| * New York: ]. 10-ISBN 0-394-50730-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-394-50730-9 (cloth) ], Tokyo, 1984. 10-ISBN 4-805-30494-4; 13-ISBN 978-4-805-30494-5 (paper)] ], Cambridge, 1991. 10-ISBN 0-674-53939-7; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-53939-6 (paper)] | * New York: ]. 10-ISBN 0-394-50730-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-394-50730-9 (cloth) ], Tokyo, 1984. 10-ISBN 4-805-30494-4; 13-ISBN 978-4-805-30494-5 (paper)] ], Cambridge, 1991. 10-ISBN 0-674-53939-7; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-53939-6 (paper)] | ||
| * Iwanami {{nihongo|]|広辞苑}} Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version | * Iwanami {{nihongo|]|広辞苑}} Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version | ||
| == External links== | |||
| * site in English | |||
| * site in Japanese | |||
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Shitamachi (下町, literally "low city") is the traditional name for the area of Tokyo going from Taitō to Chiyoda and Chuō, the physically low part of the city next to, and particularly east of, the Sumida river. The term is used in phrases such as shitamachi kotoba (下町言葉, working-class accent), shitamachifū (下町風, downtown style), and shitamachi jōcho (下町情緒, friendly atmosphere of working-class neighborhoods).
See also
References
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- Low City, High City: Tokyo from Edo to the Earthquake: How the Shogun's Ancient Capital Became a Great Modern City, 1867-1923. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 10-ISBN 0-394-50730-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-394-50730-9 (cloth) Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1991. 10-ISBN 0-674-53939-7; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-53939-6 (paper)]
- Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑) Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version
External links
- The Shitamachi Museum site in English
- The Shitamachi Museum site in Japanese
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