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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}} meaning "working-class accent", {{nihongo|''shitamachifū''|下町風}} meaning "downtown (Shitamachi) style", and {{nihongo|''shitamachi jōcho''|下町情緒}} meaning the "friendly atmosphere of working-class neighborhoods". | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *] | |||
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== Etymology == | ||
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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)] | |||
| * Iwanami {{nihongo|]|広辞苑}} Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version | |||
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== Geography == | ||
| * site in English | |||
| * site in Japanese | |||
| == History == | |||
| == In the popular imagination == | |||
| {{tokyo-geo-stub}} | |||
| {{ja-lang-stub}} | |||
| == In culture and popular culture == | |||
| ] | |||
| == Quotable sources == | |||
| School to work transition in Japan: an ethnographic study | |||
| By Kaori Okano | |||
| Edition: illustrated | |||
| Published by Multilingual Matters, 1992 | |||
| ISBN 1853591629, 9781853591624 | |||
| 286 pages | |||
Revision as of 04:03, 14 June 2009
Etymology
Geography
History
In the popular imagination
In culture and popular culture
Quotable sources
School to work transition in Japan: an ethnographic study By Kaori Okano Edition: illustrated Published by Multilingual Matters, 1992 ISBN 1853591629, 9781853591624 286 pages