Hirakawachō
Hirakawachō (平河町, Hirakawa-chō) is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme and 2-chōme. As of April 1, 2007, its population is 1,104. Note that Kanda-Hirakawachō, also located in the Chiyoda ward, is a completely different district. Hirakawachō's postal code is 102-0093.
Hirakawachō is located in the western part of the Chiyoda ward. It borders Kōjimachi to the north, Hayabusachō to the east, Nagatachō to the south, and Kioichō to the west. The Tokyo FM-Dōri Ave forms its northern boundary, the Aoyama-Dōri Ave forms its southern boundary, and the Prince-Dōri Ave forms its western boundary.
Transportation
The Kaizaka-Dōri Avenue runs around the center of the district. The Shuto Expressway Route 4 is located upon the Aoyama-Dōri Avenue.
An exit of the Nagatachō Station is situated on the Aoyama-Dōri Avenue.
Company headquarters
- LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has its Japanese offices located in 2-1-1 Hirakawachō
- Nabtesco headquarters located in 2-7-9 Hirakawachō[1]
Education
Chiyoda Board of Education [ja] operates public elementary and junior high schools. Kōjimachi Elementary School (麹町小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Hirakawachō 1-2 chōme.[2] There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.[3] Chiyoda Ward operates Kojimachi Junior High School (千代田区立麹町中学校) in Hirakawachō.[4]
References
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- Akihabara/Iwamotochō (JR, Metro, Toei, Tsukuba Express, bus terminal)
- Ichigaya (JR, Metro, Toei)
- Iidabashi (JR, Metro, Toei)
- Jimbōchō (Metro, Toei)
- Kanda (JR, Metro)
- Kasumigaseki (Metro)
- Kokkai-gijidō-mae/Tameike-Sannō (Metro)
- Kudanshita (Metro, Toei)
- Nagatachō (Metro)
- Ōtemachi (Metro, Toei)
- Tōkyō (JR, Shinkansen, Metro, bus terminal)
- Yūrakuchō/Hibiya (JR, Metro, Toei)
- Casals Hall
- Comic Takaoka (closed)
- Hotel New Otani Tokyo
- Holy Resurrection Cathedral
- Jimbōchō Book Town
- Kanda Shrine
- Kasumigaseki Common Gate
- Kasumigaseki Building
- Marunouchi Building
- National Archives of Japan
- National Diet Building
- National Diet Library
- National Museum of Modern Art
- National Theatre of Japan
- Nippon Budokan
- Old Ministry of Justice Building
- Prime Minister's Official Residence
- Prudential Tower
- Sanno Park Tower
- Shin-Marunouchi Building
- Supreme Court of Japan
- Tokyo Imperial Palace
- Tokyo International Forum
- Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters
- Wadakura Bridge
- Yasukuni Shrine
- Graduate School of Management, Globis University
- Hitotsubashi University Kanda Campus
- Hosei University
- Meiji University
- Nihon University
- Kudan campus of the Nishogakusha University
- Senshu University
- Sophia University
- Gyosei Junior and Senior High School
- Hibiya High School
- Otsuma Women's University
- Tokyo Chinese School
- Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University
- Sakuradamon Incident (1860)
- Hibiya incendiary incident
- February 26 Incident
- Toranomon incident
- Sakuradamon Incident (1932)
- May 15 incident
- Greater East Asia Conference
- Kyūjō incident
- 1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing
- Akihabara massacre
- 2015 Tokyo drone incident
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