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Embassy Of France, Tokyo
The French Embassy, Tokyo, is the chief List of diplomatic missions of France, diplomatic mission of France in Japan. Since September 2020, its ambassador has been . History The first embassy was established in Iidabashi near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace. It was cramped and was damaged by the aftershocks from an earthquake that shook Tokyo in 1922 and 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, 1923. The embassy was then moved to the exclusive district of Minami-Azabu. The buildings were destroyed during Allied bombing at the end of World War II. It was not until 1972 that the French State acquired the land. French community As of December 31, 2016, there were 9,722 French nationals registered with the embassy. As of December 31, 2014, 7,561 registrants were distributed between two constituencies: Tokyo (6,055) and Kyoto (1,506). The French community in Japan consists mainly of executives or managers of companies, artisans, creators, teachers and researchers. Recent ambassadors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami-Azabu
is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Literally meaning "Southern Azabu", Minami-Azabu was named so because it was situated in the southern portion of the former Azabu Ward. The area's postal code is 106–0047. Tokyo Metropolitan Library, Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library, located in Arisugawa-no-miya-Kinen Kōen (Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park), in western Minami-Azabu. South-Korean Mindan, VANK located in eastern Minami-Azabu. Temple University Japan Campus, located in south eastern Minami-Azabu. Education Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Minami-Azabu 1-chōme 1-2 and 25-27 ban, 2-chōme 1, 9, and 14-ban, 3-chōme 1-21 ban, and 4-chōme 1-12 ban are zoned to Hommura (or Honmura) Elementary School (:ja:港区立本村小学校, 本村小学校) Minami-Azabu 5-chōme is zoned to Kōgai Elementary School (:ja:港区立笄小学校, 笄小学校). Minami-Azabu 1-chōme 3-24 ban, and 2-chōme 2-8 and 10-13 ban are zoned to Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |