Kanamachi is the residential district to the south of Kanamachi Station. Kanamachi in a broader sense may also include Higashikanamachi, to the north of the station.
Education
Katsushika City Board of Education operates area public elementary and junior high schools.
Kanamachi 1-2-chome is zoned to Shibahara Elementary School (柴原小学校). 3 and 6-chome and the Kanamachi Water Purification Plant [ja] are zoned to Kanamachi Elementary School (金町小学校). 4-5-chome are zoned to Suehiro Elementary School (末広小学校).[4]
2-3 and 5-6 chome and the water plant, as well as parts of 1 and 4-chome, are zoned to Tokiwa Junior High School (常盤中学校). The rest of 1-chome and 4-chome are zoned to Niijuku Junior High School (新宿中学校).[5]