is a district of

Minato Minato (港 or 湊) is Japanese for 'harbor', and may refer to: Places * Minato, Tokyo or Minato City, a special ward in Tokyo, Japan * Minato-ku, Nagoya, a ward of Nagoya, Japan * Minato-ku, Osaka, a ward of Osaka, Japan * Minato (湊), a neig ...

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. The district is home to

Zenpuku-ji Zenpuku-ji (善福寺), also known as Azabu-san (麻布山), is a Jōdo Shinshū temple located in the Azabu district of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the oldest Tokyo temples, after Asakusa. History Founded by Kūkai in 824, Zenpuku-ji was orig ...

, a

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temple also known as . The embassy of

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in Tokyo, and former embassy of

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before

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, are located in this area. Moto-Azabu borders

Nishi-Azabu is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, which was a part of the former Azabu Ward. Nishiazabu is bordered by Minami-Aoyama on the north and west, Hiroo (Shibuya) on the south, Moto-Azabu on the southeast, and Roppongi on the northeast. The F ...

on the west,

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 Central Libr ...

on the south,

Azabu-Jūban is a district of Minato, Tokyo, 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 with a mixture of Japanese shops, restaurants and bars. The convenien ...

on the east, and

Roppongi is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popular with locals and foreigners alike. It ...

on the north.

Education

Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Moto-Azabu 1-

chōme 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, ad ...

1-4 ban, 2-chōme 5-6 and 11-13 ban, and 3-chōme 1-3 and 5-13 ban are zoned to Nanzan Elementary School ( 南山小学校). Moto-Azabu 1-chome 6-7 ban are zoned to Higashimachi Elementary School ( 東町小学校). Moto-Azabu 1-chōme 5-ban and 2-chōme 7-10 and 14 ban are zoned to Hommura Elementary School ( 本村小学校). Moto-Azabu 2-chōme 1-4 ban and 3-chōme 4-ban are zoned to Kogai Elementary School ( 笄小学校). The Nanzan and Higashimachi elementary zones feed into Roppongi Junior High School ( 六本木中学校). The Hommura and Kogai elementary zones feed into Koryo Junior High School ( 高陵中学校).

Azabu High School , referred to as "Azabu" by most, is a private preparatory day school in Japan. It teaches boys between seventh and twelves grades. The campus of Azabu is located in the Azabu district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Azabu High School technically consi ...

and the Minato Ward Nanzan elementary school, and

Nishimachi International School Nishimachi International School (西町インターナショナルスクール), established in 1949, is an international school located in the Azabu area of Tokyo, Japan. Co-educational, non-sectarian, private K-9 day school. The main language o ...

are located in Moto-Azabu. Nanzan_Elementary_School2.JPG, Nanzan Elementary School ( 南山小学校)

References

Geography of Minato, Tokyo {{Tokyo-geo-stub