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is a district of Minato,
is a district of Minato, Tokyo
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, Japan. It consists of 1 to 4-chōme. Azabu-Jūban Station is located in this district.
Azabu-Juban is a residential area in central Tokyo
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with a mixture of Japanese shops, restaurants and bars. The convenience of several supermarkets in a central location and the proximity of Hiroo and Roppongi make it one of the most trendy and sought after residential areas of Tokyo. The main street, a block away from a busy road junction, has a village-like feel with cobbled stoned paving in some places. This atmosphere is created by the narrow streets, slow moving traffic, and a mixture of stores operated by older owners. Even the McDonald's
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has been carefully designed to be architecturally sympathetic.
Azabu-Juban is known for being the main setting of the famous magical girls manga/anime series, '' Sailor Moon''.
Azabu-Juban matsuri
In the middle of August (usually at the beginning or end of the Japanese Obon holiday), Azabu-Juban holds one of the most famous local summer festivals (matsuri
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) in Tokyo;
The event takes place over two days on Saturday and Sunday with the streets being lined with local stalls and food vendors.
Traffic is typically blocked from 3:00 to 9:00 pm on both days.
During this time, large crowds of festival goers make the main streets largely impassable.
In 2011, this festival was cancelled, due to the practice of - voluntary self-restraint - implemented after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.
Azabu-Juban hot spring
Until 2008, Azabu-juban had one of several natural onsen( :ja:麻布十番温泉) inTokyo
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.
Every Sunday from 3:00 pm visitors could enjoy traditional Japanese songs (enka) and dancing.
The site of the hot spring has since become a car park.
Education
Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Azabu-Jūban 1- chōme, and 1-8 ban of 2-chōme, are zoned to Nanzan Elementary School (南山小学校). 9-21 ban of Azabu-Jūban 2-chōme and Azabu-Jūban 3-4-chōme are zoned to Higashimachi Elementary School ( 東町小学校). All of Azabu-Jūban is zoned to Roppongi Junior High School ( 六本木中学校).In fiction
The protagonists of the manga andanime
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series '' Sailor Moon'' reside in this district.
See also
Arbat
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(encompassing both the "New Arbat
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" avenue and the "Old Arbat" street to form what is known as "Arbat district
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"), similar location in the very center of Russian Federation
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's capital.
References
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