Kōjimachi
Kōjimachi (麹町 or 麴町) is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Kojimachi 麹町 | |
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District | |
| Coordinates: 35°41′4.01″N 139°45′29.79″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| City | Tokyo |
| Ward | Chiyoda |
| Area | Kōjimachi Area |
| Population (June 1, 2020) | |
| • Total | 2,719[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
| Area code(s) | 03 |
History
Prior to the arrival of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the area was known as Kōjimura (糀村). The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō.
In 1878, the Kōjimachi area became 麹町区 (Kojimachi-ku), a ward of the city of Tokyo. In 1934 and 1938, the addressing system along the Koshu-Kaido was reorganized, creating the 6 chomes subdivision for Kojimachi that are still used.
In 1947, the Kojimachi ward was merged with the Kanda ward to form the modern special ward Chiyoda, and the 6 chomes became the Kojimachi district.
The area centered upon Kōjimachi including the districts of the Banchō area, Kioichō, Hirakawachō and Hayabusachō is sometimes referred as the Kojimachi area (麹町地区), not to be mistaken with Kojimachi ward (麹町区).
Landmarks and headquarters
- Embassy of Ireland
- Embassy or Belgium
- Japan Sun Oil Company, handling the Asian business of Sunoco
- Nippon Flour Mills
- Nippon Television had its headquarters here, and maintains studios in the former headquarters building
- Nitto Boseki, a textile and fiberglass products company[2]
- The Japanese subsidiary of SAP
- Tokyo FM
- Tokyo MX
- Hanzōmon Station, Station Z-05 on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
- Kōjimachi Station, Station Y-15 on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
References
- 千代田区区民生活部総合窓口課. "町丁別世帯数および人口（住民基本台帳）：令和2年6月1日現在". Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- "Company Profile." Nitto Boseki. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.
