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下町 したまち N2

  1. low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
  2. Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

下町人情 したまちにんじょう

  1. the warm feelings of people of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods

下町情緒 したまちじょうちょ

  1. the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods

下町言葉 したまちことば

  1. working-class dialect of the Shitamachi area of Tokyo

下町風 したまちふう

  1. downtown style

城下町 じょうかまち

  1. castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

企業城下町 きぎょうじょうかまち

  1. company town; town whose economy is largely dependent on one company

山の手 やまのて

  1. hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential)
  2. Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds)
  3. place near the mountains
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