Yanaka, Tokyo

Yanaka (谷中) is a sector of Taito, Tokyo, Japan and, along with nearby Nezu and Sendagi neighborhoods in Bunkyo ward, is one of the few Tokyo neighborhoods in which the old Shitamachi atmosphere can still be felt.

There are around 70 privately owned small stores in Yanaka.

[2] Taito City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Portions of Yanaka 1-chome are zoned to Shinobu Gaoka Elementary School (忍岡小学校).

[3] All of Yanaka (1-7-chome) is zoned to Ueno Junior High School (上野中学校).