 Ōta's hub is situated around the two stations and , where the Ōta Ward Office and central Post Office can be found.The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 merging the old wards of Ōmori and Kamata.Haneda Airport, now the main domestic airport for the Greater Tokyo Area, was first established as Haneda Airfield in 1931 in the town of Haneda, Ebara District of Tokyo Prefecture.