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This article is about the place in Japan. For the place in People's Republic of China, see Sanya.

San'ya (山谷 San'ya?) is an area in the Taitō district of Tokyo, located south of the Namidabashi intersection, around the Yoshino-dori. A neighborhood named "San'ya" existed until 1966, but the area was renamed and split between several neighborhoods.

It is a region with a distinct culture, an area of crowded, cheap rooming houses where day laborers live.[1]




  1. ^ Halper 1991, pg. 96


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35°43′44″N 139°47′58″E﻿ / ﻿35.728986°N 139.799417°E﻿ / 35.728986; 139.799417Coordinates: 35°43′44″N 139°47′58″E﻿ / ﻿35.728986°N 139.799417°E﻿ / 35.728986; 139.799417 (Namidabashi Intersection)