Shiba (芝) is an area of Minato ward in

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, Japan and one of districts in the Shiba area. NTT EAST Shiba

Shiba area

Shiba was a

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of Tokyo City from 1878 to 1947. It was merged with Akasaka and

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wards to form Minato ward on March 15, 1947. The Shiba area (芝地域) is located in the eastern and southern parts of Minato ward and consisting of a number of districts including Atago, Kaigan, Kōnan, Shiba, Shiba-kōen,

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, Shiba-daimon, Shirokane,

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, Daiba,

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, Toranomon, Nishi-Shinbashi, Hamamatsuchō, Higashi-Shinbashi (aka

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) and Mita. The main office of Minato ward and

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, are located in Shiba-kōen.

Shiba area (administrative)

Minato City Office has 5 regional city offices: Shiba, Azabu, Akasaka, Takanawa and Shiba Kōnan. The Shiba Regional City Office (芝総合支所) administrates the following districts/neighborhoods: Atago, Kaigan 1 chōme, Shiba, Shiba-kōen, Shiba-daimon, Shinbashi, Toranomon, Nishi-shinbashi, Hamamatsuchō, Nishi-shinbashi and Mita 1-3 chōme. As of 1 January 2017, the Shiba area has a population of 40,304 living in 25,339 households.

Shiba district

Shiba (芝) district is located in an eastern part of the Shiba area. On 1 July 1964, Shiba district (Shiba 1-5 chōme, 芝一〜五丁目) was created by merging and renaming the following districts/neighborhoods: Shibakanasugi (芝金杉一〜四丁目), Shibakanasugikawaguchichō (芝金杉川口町), Shibakanasugihamachō (芝金杉浜町), Shibakanasugigashi (芝金杉河岸), Shibashinborichō (芝新堀町), Shibashinborigashi (芝新堀河岸), Shibasaiōjimachi (芝西応寺町), Shibatamachi (芝田町一〜四丁目), Shibayokoshinmachi (芝横新町), Shibamatsumotochō (芝松本町), a part of Shibatorishinmachi (芝通新町), Honshiba (本芝一〜四丁目), Honshibamokuzaichō (本芝材木町), Honshibashitamachi (本芝下町), Honshibairiyokochō (本芝入横町), Shibamitashikokumachi (芝三田四国町) and Shibamitadobōchō (芝三田同朋町). As of 1 January 2017, the district (Shiba 1-5 chōme) has a population of 13,684 and 8,089 households.

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s on the Yamanote Line and

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on the

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are located in Shiba 5 chōme.

Economy

Companies based in Shiba district include: * Bandai Namco Holdings * Haseko *

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Japan * Morinaga * NEC ( NEC Supertower)

Education

Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Shiba 1, 2, and 4- chōme and 4-6-ban of 3-chōme are zoned to Shiba Elementary School ( 芝小学校) 1-3 and 7-43-ban of 3-chome are zoned to Akabane Elementary School ( 赤羽小学校). 5-chome is zoned to Mita Elementary School ( 御田小学校). All of Shiba is zoned to Mita Junior High School ( 港区立三田中学校). Schools in Shiba: * Shiba Elementary School (public, operated by the Minato City Board of Education, 港区立芝小学校) * (private) * Toita Women's College (private) * Minato City Mita Library (public)

Embassies

* * Embassy of Botswana in Tokyo
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References

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