, part of the
Bancho area, is an upscale residential district of
Chiyoda,
Tokyo
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,
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. The district is located just west of
Tokyo Imperial Palace
is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the where the Emperor h ...
, and is home to the
British Embassy
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and
Paraguayan Embassy. It is also home to the
Hanzomon Museum.
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. ...
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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Districts of Chiyoda, Tokyo