山の手やまのて Noun place name English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential) See also: 下町 (したまち), 山手 (やまて) 2 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds) See also: 下町 (したまち) 3 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) place near the mountains See also: 山手 (やまて) English jmnedict 1 Yamanote Other forms 山手 【やまのて】 (irregular okurigana usage)