Kōjimachi

Kōjimachi (麹町^?, also 麴町) is a neighborhood in Chiyoda, Tokyo.

Prior to the arrival of Tokugawa Ieyasu, it was known as Kōjimura (糀村^?). The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō. In 1878 Kōjimachi became a ward in the city of Tokyo. It was the forerunner of Chiyoda which is now a special ward.

The Kōjimachi ward was larger than present day Kōjimachi. The area centered upon Kōjimachi including the districts of the Banchō area, Kudanminami, Kioichō, Hirakawachō and Hayabusachō is sometimes referred as the Kojimachi area (麹町地区).

In the area

• Sony Music Entertainment
• The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy
• Embassy of Ireland
• Nippon Television had its headquarters here, and maintains offices in the former headquarters building
• Tokyo FM
• Tokyo Metropolitan Television
• Tokaido, manufacturer of karate uniforms
• Hanzōmon Station, Station Z-05 on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
• Kōjimachi Station, Station Y-15 on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line

The Japan division of Sunoco is headquartered in the Trusty Kojimachi Building in Kōjimachi.^[1]

When Bandai Visual began in August 1983, its headquarters was in Kōjimachi. In December of that year the headquarters moved to Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo.^[2]

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