Itabashi (板橋区), Tokyo

Itabashi (板橋区) is a special ward on the northwestern part of Tokyo Metropolis. It is referred to as Itabashi City in English. The ward covers 32.17 sq km (12.4 sq mi) and has a population of 532,000 (2011 estimate).

Kumano Jinja Shrine, Itabashi, Tokyo
Itabashi ward is on the Kanto Plain. It is bordered by Saitama Prefecture to the north, Kita to the east, Toshima to the south and Nerima to the southwest. The Arakawa River forms the boundary between Itabashi and Saitama Prefecture. The name Itabashi means "plank bridge", in reference to such a bridge in the area during the Heian period.

Itabashi Ward was created in 1932 by merging nine towns and villages of Kita-Toshima District. It then became a special ward of Tokyo Metropolis in 1947. That same year, Nerima was split off to be a separate special ward.

National Route 17 through Itabashi, Tokyo

How to go to Itabashi

You can take the subway to Itabashi. The Toei Mita Line stops at Shin-Itabashi (I-17), Itabashi Kuyakushomae (I-18), Itabashi-Honcho (I-19), Moto-Hasunuma (I-20), Shimura Sakaue (I-21), Shimura-Sanchome (I-22), Hasune (I-23), Nishidai (I-24), Takashimadaira (I-25), Shin-Takashimadaira (I-26) and Nishi-Takashimadaira (I-27) Subway Stations while the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line stops at the Chikatetsu Narimasu (Y-02) Subway Station, all in Itabashi.

What to see in Itabashi

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

 Share your travels and/or ask a travel-related question

Join the Penang Travel Tips Facebook Group to share photos, tips and anything related to your travels, or ask travel-related questions.

Map of Roads in Penang

Looking for information on Penang? Use this Map of Roads in Penang to zoom in on information about Penang, brought to you road by road.

Discover with Timothy

Let me take you to explore and discover Penang through my series of walking tours on YouTube. You may use these videos as your virtual tour guide. At the beginning of each video, I provide the starting point coordinates which you may key into your GPS, Google Maps or Waze, to be navigated to where I start the walk, and use the video as your virtual tour guide.

Disclaimer

Please use the information on this page as guidance only. The author endeavours to update the information on this page from time to time, but regrets any inaccuracies if there be any.

Songs about Penang

About this website

Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.