, part of the Bancho area, is an upscale residential district of Chiyoda,

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. The district is located just east of

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, and is home to the

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and Paraguayan Embassy. The district borders Chiyoda (Tokyo Imperial Palace) on the east, Sanbanchō and Yonbanchō on the north, Nibanchō on the west, and

Kōjimachi is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo. History Prior to the arrival of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the area was known as . The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō. In 1878, the Kōjimachi area became , a ward of the city of Tokyo. I ...

on the south.

Education

operates public elementary and junior high schools. Kōjimachi Elementary School (千代田区立麹町小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Ichibanchō. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones. is a private secondary school and the only educational institution based in Ichibanchō.

References

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