Kōjimachi (麹町? also 麴町) is a neighborhood in Chiyoda, Tokyo. is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Chiyoda City
Prior to the arrival of Tokugawa Ieyasu, it was known as Kōjimura (糀村?). was the founder and first Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō. was a social class that emerged in Japan during the early years of the Tokugawa period The was one of the five routes of the Edo period and it was built to connect Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with Kai Province in modern-day Yamanashi In 1878 Kōjimachi became a ward in the city of Tokyo. List of wards Chiba Chūō-ku Chiba Hanamigawa-ku Chiba Inage-ku Chiba was a municipality in Japan. It existed from May 1, 1889 to July 1, 1943, when it was merged with Tokyo Prefecture to form It was the forerunner of Chiyoda which is now a special ward. is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Chiyoda City The are 23 municipalities that together make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan.
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
- Embassy of Ireland
- Nippon Television had its headquarters here, and maintains offices in the former headquarters building
- Tokyo FM
- Tokyo Metropolitan Television
- Hanzōmon Station, Station Z-05 on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
- Kōjimachi Station, Station Y-15 on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
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