Yamanote district
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The Yamanote district is the traditionally upscale, hilly area of Tokyo associated with the former samurai and upper classes, often contrasted with the older, more working-class Shitamachi lowlands.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
area of Tokyo
ⓘ
historical district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
business elites
ⓘ
government officials ⓘ intellectuals ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Shitamachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalMeaning |
symbol of modern, Westernized Tokyo
ⓘ
symbol of refinement in Tokyo ⓘ |
| developedDuring | late Edo period ⓘ |
| furtherDevelopedDuring | Meiji period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 山の手 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | residential area for samurai retainers ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
samurai class
ⓘ
upper classes ⓘ |
| historicalOpposition | Shitamachi lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPopulation |
court nobles
ⓘ
military officers ⓘ samurai households ⓘ |
| includesHistorically |
Akasaka area
GENERATED
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Azabu area GENERATED ⓘ Hongo area GENERATED ⓘ Koishikawa area GENERATED ⓘ Meguro area GENERATED ⓘ Ochanomizu area GENERATED ⓘ Shibuya area GENERATED ⓘ Shinjuku area GENERATED ⓘ Ushigome area GENERATED ⓘ Yotsuya area GENERATED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Western-style urban planning ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detached houses
ⓘ
elite schools ⓘ embassies ⓘ large estates ⓘ |
| languageContrastWith | Shitamachi dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tokyo
ⓘ
Tokyo Metropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo | Yamanote Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayUsage | cultural-geographical concept rather than official ward ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Yamanote Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeElevation | higher than Shitamachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialCharacter |
affluent
ⓘ
upscale ⓘ |
| socialImage | prestigious address in Tokyo ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfConcept | Edo to early Showa Japan ⓘ |
| topography | hilly area ⓘ |
| urbanRole | residential area for elites ⓘ |
| urbanType | low-rise residential ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shitamachi district