is a district of Minato,

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. The district is home to

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, a

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temple also known as . The embassy of

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in Tokyo, and former embassy of

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before

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, are located in this area. Moto-Azabu borders

Nishi-Azabu is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, which was a part of the former Azabu Ward. Nishiazabu is bordered by Aoyama, Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama on the north and west, Hiroo, Shibuya, Hiroo (Shibuya) on the south, Moto-Azabu on the southeast, and Roppon ...

on the west,

Minami-Azabu is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Literally meaning "Southern Azabu", Minami-Azabu was named so because it was situated in the southern portion of the former Azabu Ward. The area's postal code is 106–0047. Landmarks * Embassy of the Re ...

on the south,

Azabu-Jūban is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of 1 to 4-chōme. Azabu-Jūban Station is located in this district. Azabu-Juban is a residential area in central Tokyo with a mixture of Japanese shops, restaurants and bars. The convenience ...

on the east, and

Roppongi Roppongi (, , 'six trees') is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popu ...

on the north.

Education

Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Moto-Azabu 1-

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1-4 ban, 2-chōme 5-6 and 11-13 ban, and 3-chōme 1-3 and 5-13 ban are zoned to Nanzan Elementary School ( 南山小学校). Moto-Azabu 1-chome 6-7 ban are zoned to Higashimachi Elementary School ( 東町小学校). Moto-Azabu 1-chōme 5-ban and 2-chōme 7-10 and 14 ban are zoned to Hommura Elementary School ( 本村小学校). Moto-Azabu 2-chōme 1-4 ban and 3-chōme 4-ban are zoned to Kogai Elementary School ( 笄小学校). The Nanzan and Higashimachi elementary zones feed into Roppongi Junior High School ( 六本木中学校). The Hommura and Kogai elementary zones feed into Koryo Junior High School ( 高陵中学校).

Azabu High School , often referred to simply as "Azabu", is a private preparatory day school in Japan. It teaches boys between seventh and twelves grades. The campus of Azabu is located in the Azabu district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Azabu consists of two instit ...

and the Minato Ward Nanzan elementary school, and Nishimachi International School are located in Moto-Azabu. Nanzan_Elementary_School2.JPG, Nanzan Elementary School ( 南山小学校)

References

Geography of Minato, Tokyo {{Tokyo-geo-stub