The area currently referred to as Shitaya is a long, narrow strip stretching from northeast of Ueno Park to south of Minowa Station.
Taito City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Shitaya 3-chome and parts of 2-chome are zoned to Kanasogi Elementary School (金曽木小学校).
[2] Shitaya 1-chome and portions of 2-chome are zoned to Shinobugaoka Junior High School (忍岡中学校).
Shitaya 3-chome and portions of 2-chome are zoned to Hakuyō Junior High School (柏葉中学校).