Tamachi is the informal name for the area surrounding Tamachi Station

Tamachi Station (Tokyo)

is a railway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.-History:The station opened on December 16, 1909 as an intermediate station on the newly opened Shinagawa-Karasumori section of the national railway.-Lines:...

 in Minato, Tokyo

Minato, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...

, generally referring to the districts of Shiba

Shiba, Tokyo

Shiba is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located near Hamamatsucho and Tamachi Stations on the Yamanote Line and Mita Station on the Toei Mita Line....

, Shibaura

Shibaura

is a district of Minato ward located in Tokyo, Japan. The district is located between the eastern side of the Yamanote Line train and Tokyo Bay.Shibaura is the home to a number of major Japanese corporations including Toshiba and Oki...

 and Mita

Mita, Tokyo

is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located near Akabanebashi Station on the Toei Ōedo Line, Tamachi Station on the Yamanote Line, and Mita Station on the Toei Mita Line....

. The name, meaning literally "field town", probably derives from the earlier presence of rice paddies.

History

During the Edo period

Edo period

The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

 Tamachi was a hatamoto

Hatamoto

A was a samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. While all three of the shogunates in Japanese history had official retainers, in the two preceding ones, they were referred to as gokenin. However, in the Edo period, hatamoto were the upper vassals of the Tokugawa...

residential quarter. Rice

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 cultivation did not begin in the area until the Meiji period

Meiji period

The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...

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Surroundings

The headquarters of several major companies and organisations are located in this area, including Nippon Kinzoku, Morinaga

Morinaga

Morinaga may mean:*Prince Morinaga, murdered by Ashikaga Tadayoshi during the Kemmu Restoration*Morinaga & Company, a Japanese confectionery company*Morinaga Milk Industry, a Japanese milk products company*Ai Morinaga, a Japanese manga artist...

 and NEC. Also in this area is Tokyo International School

Tokyo International School

Tokyo International School was founded in 1997 in Tokyo, Japan by parents who wanted to provide an education for their children. The school contains a pre-school, elementary and middle school with a total student population of approximately 370 students from 45 countries. The 43 full time faculty...

. The landmark Rainbow Bridge can be accessed on foot, 15 minutes walk from Tamachi station crossing some scenic canals in the process.

Tamachi in fiction

In the anime series Digimon Adventure 02

Digimon Adventure 02

, also commonly referred as Digimon Zero Two, is the direct sequel to the previous series and takes place three years after the original series. With most of the original characters now in junior high school, the Digital World was supposedly secure and peaceful. However, a new evil has appeared in...

, Tamachi is the home of the boy genius Ken Ichijouji

Ken Ichijouji

is a fictional character in the Digimon Adventure 02 anime series.Ken is the final member of the 02 DigiDestined, partnered with Wormmon and holder of the Crest of Kindness. Unlike the other 02 DigiDestined, he lives in Tamachi, which is next to Odaiba...

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