is a district of Minato,

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. It consists of 1 to 4-chōme. Azabu-Jūban Station is located in this district. Azabu-Juban is a residential area in central

with a mixture of Japanese shops, restaurants and bars. The convenience of several supermarkets in a central location and the proximity of Hiroo and

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make it one of the most trendy and sought after residential areas of Tokyo. The main street, a block away from a busy road junction, has a village-like feel with cobbled stoned paving in some places. This atmosphere is created by the narrow streets, slow moving traffic, and a mixture of stores operated by older owners. Even the

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has been carefully designed to be architecturally sympathetic. Azabu-Juban is known for being the main setting of the famous magical girls manga/anime series, ''

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Azabu-Juban matsuri

In the middle of August (usually at the beginning or end of the Japanese Obon holiday), Azabu-Juban holds one of the most famous local summer festivals (

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) in Tokyo; The event takes place over two days on Saturday and Sunday with the streets being lined with local stalls and food vendors. Traffic is typically blocked from 3:00 to 9:00 pm on both days. During this time, large crowds of festival goers make the main streets largely impassable. In 2011, this festival was cancelled, due to the practice of - voluntary self-restraint - implemented after the

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Azabu-Juban hot spring

Until 2008, Azabu-juban had one of several natural

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( :ja:麻布十番温泉) in

. Every Sunday from 3:00 pm visitors could enjoy traditional Japanese songs (enka) and dancing. The site of the hot spring has since become a car park.

Education

Minato City Board of Education (港区教育委員会). operates public elementary and junior high schools. Azabu-Jūban 1-

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, and 1-8 ban of 2-chōme, are zoned to Nanzan Elementary School (南山小学校). 9-21 ban of Azabu-Jūban 2-chōme and Azabu-Jūban 3-4-chōme are zoned to Higashimachi Elementary School ( 東町小学校). All of Azabu-Jūban is zoned to

Junior High School ( 六本木中学校). Area high schools are operated by the

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In popular culture

The protagonists of the

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and

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series ''

'' reside in this district. The

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song ''Juban District'' refers to the district.

References

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Azabu-Juban matsuri

Azabu-Juban hot spring

Education

In popular culture

See also

References