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Nishikichō
, officially , is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 3-chōme. As of April 1, 2007, its population is 673. This district is located on the northern part of Chiyoda. It borders Kanda-Ogawamachi and Kanda-Jinbōchō to the north, Uchi-Kanda and Kanda-Mitoshirochō to the east, Ōtemachi to the south, and Hitotsubashi to the west. The Nihonbashi River forms its southern boundary. Nishikichō is home to several educational and academic institutions such as Tokyo Denki University, Gakushi Kaikan, Kinjyo Gakuen High School and Seisoku Gakuen High School. Economy MCDecaux has its headquarters in the Nishimoto Kosan Nishikicho Building (西本興産錦町ビル ''Nishimoto Kōsan Nishikichō Biru'') in Nishikichō. Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Ochanomizu Elementary School (お茶の水小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Nishikichō 1-3 chōme The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MCDecaux
MCDecaux, Inc. (エムシードゥコー株式会社 ''Emushīdukō Kabushiki Kaisha'') is a Japanese advertising firm headquartered in the Nishimoto Kosan Nishikicho Building (西本興産錦町ビル ''Nishimoto Kōsan Nishikichō Biru'') in Nishikichō, Chiyoda, Tokyo. MCDecaux is a joint venture with JCDecaux and Mitsubishi Corporation. JCDecaux owns 85% of the company, with the remaining 15% owned by Mitsubishi. In 2005 McDecaux got a 15-year contract with Ito Yokado. " AFX News Limited at '' Forbes
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Chiyoda, Tokyo
is a special ward located in central Tokyo, Japan. It is known as Chiyoda City in English.Profile ." ''City of Chiyoda''. Retrieved on December 28, 2008. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of and wards following 's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Chiyoda ward exhibits contrasting |
Uchi-Kanda
is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of March 1, 2008, its population is 1,277. Located in the northern part of Chiyoda, the Uchi-Kanda district borders Kanda-Mitoshirochō, Kanda-Tsukasamachi, Kanda-Tachō and Kanda-Kajichō to the north, Kajichō to the east, Nihonbashi-Hongokuchō, Chūō to the southeast, Ōtemachi to the south, and Kanda-Nishikichō to the west. Today, Uchi-Kanda is a commercial neighborhood with a number of office buildings and stores. The Japanese division of American Megatrends has its offices in Uchi-Kanda. Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Chiyoda Elementary School (千代田小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Uchi-Kanda 1-3 chōme. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones. References {{coord, 35.6910, N, 139.7650, E, source:wikidata, display=title Districts of Chiyoda, Tokyo Kanda, Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitoshirochō, Tokyo
, officially , is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of April 1, 2007, its population is 35. Its postal code is 101-0053. This district is located on the northern part of Chiyoda Ward. It borders Kanda-Ogawamachi on the north, Kanda-Tsukasamachi on the east, Uchi-Kanda is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of March 1, 2008, its population is 1,277. Located in the northern part of Chiyoda, the Uchi-Kanda district borders Kanda-Mitoshirochō, Kanda-Tsukasamachi, Kanda-Tachō and Kanda-Kajichō to the ... on the south, and Kanda-Nishikichō on the west. Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Chiyoda Elementary School (千代田小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Mitoshirochō. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitoshirocho, Tokyo Districts of Chiyoda, Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogawamachi, Tokyo
, or formally , is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of 3 '' chōme''. As of March 1, 2007, the district's population is 875. Kanda-Ogawamachi is located on the northern part of Chiyoda. It borders Kanda-Sarugakuchō, Kanda-Surugadai and Kanda-Awajichō to the north, Kanda-Sudachō to the east, Kanda-Nishikichō, Kanda-Tsukasamachi and Kanda-Mitoshirochō to the south, and Kanda-Jinbōchō to the east. A commercial neighborhood, Kanda-Ogawamachi is home to a number of buildings and stores. Notably, many sporting-goods stores can be found on Yasukuni-Dori Ave. Since the district is located adjacent to Kanda-Jinbōchō, home to a massive book town, several publishers and bookstore Bookselling is the commercial trading of books which is the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers, bookdealers, bookpeople, bookmen, or bookwomen. The founding of librar ...s can be found as well. Educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Addressing System
The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, addresses follow the convention used by most Western addresses and start with the smallest geographic entity (typically a house number) and proceed to the largest. The Japanese system is complex and idiosyncratic, the product of the natural growth of urban areas, as opposed to the systems used in cities that are laid out as grids and divided into quadrants or districts. Address parts Japanese addresses begin with the largest division of the country, the prefecture. Most of these are called ''ken'' (県), but there are also three other special prefecture designations: ''to'' (都) for Tokyo, ''dō'' (道) for ''Hokkaidō'' and ''fu'' (府) for the two urban prefectures of Osaka and Kyoto. Following the prefecture is the municipality. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinbōchō, Tokyo
, commonly known as Jinbōchō or Jimbōchō, is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, known as Tokyo's center of used-book stores and publishing houses, and as a popular antique and curio shopping area. The center of Jinbōchō is at the crossing of Yasukuni-dōri and Hakusan-dōri, above Jimbōchō Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, Toei Mita Line and Toei Shinjuku Line. The prestigious Tokyo Book Binding Club and Literature Preservation Society are located in Jinbōchō, and the area is within walking distance of a number of major universities, including Nihon, Senshu, Meiji, Hosei and Juntendo. Jinbōchō is officially known (in addresses, etc.) as , and is part of the former ward of Kanda. History Jinbōchō is named after a samurai, who is member of , who lived in the area at the end of the 17th century. During the late nineteenth century when Japan underwent modernization, foreign studies schools opened in the area such as Bansho Shirabesho (Institute for Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōtemachi
is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, east of the Imperial Palace, west of Nihonbashi and south of Kanda. It is the location of the former site of the village of Shibazaki, the most ancient part of Tokyo. Ōtemachi is known as a center of Japanese journalism, housing the main offices of three of the "big five" newspapers as well as being a key financial center and headquarters for large Japanese corporations. It is also the location of the Japan Postal Museum (TeiPark). The Tokyo Fire Department is headquartered in Ōtemachi. History Ōtemachi derives its name of ''Ōtemon'' ("Great Hand Gate") of Edo Castle. During the Edo period, various ''daimyōs'' constructed their lavish residences outside the castle, such as the residence of the ''daimyō'' Matsudaira Tadamasa. Ōtemachi was completely destroyed during the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657. It was rebuilt, albeit on a smaller, less grand scale. Ōtemachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda
is an administrative and postal area of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was formerly Kanda-ku. Many establishments are located in Hitotsubashi. In Hitotsubashi 1-chōme are the headquarters of the ''Mainichi Shimbun''. In 2-chōme are Hitotsubashi University Chiyoda Campus, Josuikaikan Hall, alumni hall of Hitotsubashi University, Kyoritsu Women's University, Iwanami Shoten, Shogakukan, and Shueisha, as well as Hitotsubashi Group. Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Ochanomizu Elementary School (:ja:千代田区立お茶の水小学校, お茶の水小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Hitotsubashi 1-2 chōme. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones. Chiyoda Ward operates Chiyoda Kanda Hitotsubashi Junior High School (:ja:千代田区立神田一橋中学校, 千代田区立神田一橋中学校) in Hitotsubashi. References Neighborhoods of Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
