is a district of

Chiyoda, Tokyo , known as Chiyoda City in English,
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. It consists of Kajichō 1-

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and Kajichō 2-chōme. This article also explains about , which today only has Kanda-Kajichō 3-chōme. As of April 1, 2007, the total population of the two districts is 371. These districts are located on the northeastern part of Chiyoda. The combined area of Kajichō and Kanda-Kajichō borders Kanda-Sudachō to the north, Kanda-Higashimatsushitachō, Kanda-Tomiyamachō, Kanda-Konyachō, Kanda-Kitanorimonochō, Kanda-Nishifukudachō and Kanda-Mikurachō to the east, Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Nihonbashi-Hongokuchō and Nihonbashi-Honchō to the south, and

Uchi-Kanda is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of March 1, 2008, its population is 1,277. The Uchi-Kanda district is located in the northern part of Chiyoda, to the west of Kanda Station (Tokyo), Kanda Station. It is bordered on the south by the Niho ...

and Kanda-Tsukasachō to the west. Modernization of addressing system has already been enforced in Kajichō 1-chōme and Kajichō 2-chōme but not yet in Kanda-Kajichō 3-chōme. Formerly, Kajichō 1-chōme and Kajichō 2-chōme were "Kanda-Kajichō 1-chōme" and "Kanda-Kajichō 2-chōme," respectively. In general, a districts with "Kanda-" prefix represents that the district belonged to the former and is yet to undergo addressing system modernization. Kajichō and Kanda-Kajichō are business districts near Kanda Station, home to a number of office buildings and stores. Kanda Station is located on the west edge of Kajichō. In Edo-era Japan, Kajichō was the home to craftsmen, such as carpenters, lacquerers, and smiths. As a result, it was partitioned into small properties, and today has many small buildings, home to restaurants and other businesses, making a strong contrast with the skyscrapers of the former samurai district in neighboring Nihonbashi such as the Bank of Japan headquarters.

Education

operates public elementary and junior high schools. Chiyoda Elementary School (千代田小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Kajichō 1-2

and Kanda-Kajichō 3-chōme. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.

References

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