is a district in

Chiyoda, Tokyo , known as Chiyoda City in English,
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History

Prior to the arrival of

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, the area was known as . The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō. In 1878, the Kōjimachi area became , a

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of the city of Tokyo. In 1934 and 1938, the addressing system along the Koshu-Kaido was reorganized, creating the 6 chomes subdivision for Kōjimachi that are still used. In 1947, Kōjimachi Ward was merged with Kanda Ward to form the modern special ward of Chiyoda, and the 6 chomes became the Kōjimachi district. The area centered upon Kōjimachi - including the districts of the

Banchō is an area in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of the six "-banchō" districts, to , as well as parts of Kudanminami and Kudankita, and Fujimi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Fujimi. The Banchō area is located to the west of the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imp ...

area, Kioichō, Hirakawachō and Hayabusachō - is sometimes referred as the Kōjimachi area (麹町地区), not to be mistaken with Kōjimachi Ward (麹町区). This place is also known for being the birthplace of

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, general of the

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and Prime Minister of Japan during the Second World War.

Landmarks and headquarters

*Embassy of Portugal * Embassy of Ireland, until April 2025 *Embassy of Belgium * Japan Sun Oil Company, handling the Asian business of

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*, a girl's junior and

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* Nippon Flour Mills *

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had its headquarters here, and maintains studios in the former headquarters building *

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, a textile and fiberglass products company *The Japanese subsidiary of SAP *

Tokyo FM (abbreviation:TFM) is a radio station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flagship station of the Japan FM Network (JFN). Timeline The station's forerunner, FM Tokai (FM東海, abbreviated FMT), owned by Tokai University, was launched on ...

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* Hanzōmon Station, Station Z-05 on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line * Kōjimachi Station, Station Y-15 on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line

Education

operates public elementary and junior high schools. Kōjimachi Elementary School ( 麹町小学校) is the zoned elementary of Kōjimachi 1-4 chōme. Kōjimachi 5-6 chōme are zoned to Banchō Elementary School ( 番町小学校) in Rokubanchō. Kōjimachi Elementary was formed from the merger of the former Kōjimachi Elementary and Nagatachō Elementary School (永田町小学校). It began holding classes in the year 2000 at the former Nagatachō Elementary facility. Its current building opened on April 1, 2003. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones. Chiyoda Ward operates Kojimachi Junior High School ( 麹町中学校) in Hirakawachō.

References

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