is a neighborhood of Nerima Ward in Tokyo, Japan. It has no sub-numbered streets (丁目, chōme). The residential address system has been fully implemented in this area since 1 June 1984.
Geography Tatenochō is located in the southernmost part of Nerima Ward. It borders Sekimachi-Minami (Nerima Ward) and a portion of Zenpukuji (Suginami Ward) to the north and east, and Kichijōji-Higashichō and Kichijōji-Kitamachi in the city of Musashino to the south and west. While shops can be seen along Kichijōji-dōri Avenue, it is primarily a residential area.
Rivers
Senkawa Aqueduct runs east-to-west through the northern section of the district, though its path does not strictly coincide with district boundaries.
History Origin of the Name The name comes from Tateno (originally pronounced Tachino), an administrative located in the southwestern section of Kami-Shakujii Village in Musashi Province. The main village was situated around the present-day 1st and 4th Street of Kami-Shakujii, Nerima Ward, and an exclave of reclaimed land further away also came to be called Tateno. Present-day Tatenochō corresponds to that original exclave. The intersection named Tatenobashi on Senkawa-dōri Avenue marks the bridge that once crossed the Senkawa Aqueduct in Kami-Shakujii Village's Tateno area, serving as a remnant of where the main village was historically situated.Makoto Takeuchi, ed., Dictionary of Tokyo Place Name Origins (東京の地名由来辞典), Tōkyōdō Shuppan, 2006.
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