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Itabashi Ku (板橋区 ) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.
As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 523,424 and a density of
16270 persons per km². The total area is 32.17 km².
History
The name of the ward means "plank bridge" and derives from the wooden span
over the Shakuji-i River that dates from the Heian period. Such a bridge was
remarkable at the time, and the name has lasted since. In the Edo period, the
Nakasendo crossed the nearby Shimo Itabashi, and the name came to apply to
that area as well. Itabashi was one of the Four Edo Post Towns, and travellers
first lodged there after leaving the shogunal capital. The Kaga han had a
mansion there.
On October 1, 1932, nine towns and villages of Kita-Toshima District merged and
became part of Tokyo City as Itabashi Ward. It became a special ward May 3,
1947. On August 1 of that year, Nerima was split off from Itabashi.
Geography
Itabashi lies on the Kanto plain. The Arakawa, a major river, forms part of the
boundary with Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding the ward are, in Saitama, the
cities of Wako and Toda; and in Tokyo, the wards of Nerima, Toshima, and Kita.
As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 523,424 and a density of
16270 persons per km². The total area is 32.17 km².
History
The name of the ward means "plank bridge" and derives from the wooden span
over the Shakuji-i River that dates from the Heian period. Such a bridge was
remarkable at the time, and the name has lasted since. In the Edo period, the
Nakasendo crossed the nearby Shimo Itabashi, and the name came to apply to
that area as well. Itabashi was one of the Four Edo Post Towns, and travellers
first lodged there after leaving the shogunal capital. The Kaga han had a
mansion there.
On October 1, 1932, nine towns and villages of Kita-Toshima District merged and
became part of Tokyo City as Itabashi Ward. It became a special ward May 3,
1947. On August 1 of that year, Nerima was split off from Itabashi.
Geography
Itabashi lies on the Kanto plain. The Arakawa, a major river, forms part of the
boundary with Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding the ward are, in Saitama, the
cities of Wako and Toda; and in Tokyo, the wards of Nerima, Toshima, and Kita.
