is a district of

Minato, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits ...

, Japan, which was a part of the former

Azabu is an area in Minato,Tokyo, Japan. Built on a marshy area of foothills south of central Tokyo, its coverage roughly corresponds to that of the former Azabu Ward, presently consisting of nine official districts: Azabu-Jūban, Azabudai, Azab ...

Ward. Nishiazabu is bordered by

Minami-Aoyama is a district of Minato, Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () ...

on the north and west, Hiroo (Shibuya) on the south,

Moto-Azabu is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The district is home to Zenpuku-ji, a Jōdo Shinshū temple also known as . The embassy of China in Tokyo, and former embassy of Manchuria before World War II, are located in this area. Moto-Azabu borders N ...

on the southeast, and Roppongi on the northeast. The

Fujifilm , trading as Fujifilm, or simply Fuji, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating in the realms of photography, optics, office and medical electronics, biotechnology, and chemicals. The offerings from the ...

company is located in 2 Nishi-Azabu. A large area in 4 Nishi-Azabu surrounding the Nishi-Azabu Mitsui building and the Wakabakai kindergarten was occupied by the

Mitsui clan The is one of the most powerful families of merchants and industrialists in Japan. The Mitsui enterprise (present-day Mitsui Group) was established in 1673 when Mitsui Takatoshi (1622–1694), the son of merchant parents, established Echigoya, ...

(

Mitsui Zaibatsu is one of the largest '' keiretsu'' in Japan and one of the largest corporate groups in the world. The major companies of the group include Mitsui & Co. ( general trading company), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Nippon Paper Indust ...

) before

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. The embassies of Yemen, Ukraine, Uruguay, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Haiti, Panama, Venezuela, Belize, Bolivia, Honduras, Laos and Romania are located in this area. It is also home to a number of international kindergartens as well as Kogai Elementary School. , also known as , is a Sōtō-shū temple and a tourist attraction and is also located in Nishi-Azabu.

Education

Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Nishi-Azabu 1 and 3-4- chōme, and 2-chome 1-17 ban and 20-26 ban are zoned to Kōgai Elementary School ( 笄小学校) and Kōryō Junior High School ( 高陵中学校). Nishi-Azabu 2-chōme 18-19 ban are zoned to Seinan Elementary School ( 青南小学校) and Aoyama Junior High School ( 青山中学校).

Gallery

File:Fuji Film HQ Tokyo 1.jpg, Fujifilm HQ in 2 Nishi-Azabu, viewed from Nishi-Azabu Mitsui bldg, over the Roppongi-dori (Roppongi street). 　. File:大本山永平寺別院 - panoramio (3).jpg, Chōkoku-ji in 2 Nishi-Azabu File:Barbizon27 building.jpg, A building at Roppongi-dori (Roppongi street) in 2 Nishi-Azabu. File:Wakabakai Kindergarten 2011 Tokyo.jpg, Wakabakai Kindergarten in 4 Nishi-Azabu. File:TV Asahi EX Tower 20150429-001.jpg,

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Comp ...

EX Tower in 1 Nishi-Azabu neighboring Roppongi, viewed from

Roppongi Hills is a development project in Tokyo and one of Japan's largest integrated property developments, located in the Roppongi district of Minato, Tokyo. Constructed by building tycoon Minoru Mori, the mega-complex incorporates office space, apartm ...

, over the Roppongi-dori (Roppongi street).

References

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