Kojimachi
Kojimachi
Station is
a subway station in the Kojimachi
area of Chiyoda Ward of Tokyo. It
is served by the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho
Line.
Kojimachi
is a residential and commercial
neighborhood of Chiyoda Ward in
Central Tokyo. It is one of the
older areas of the city having its
origins even before the arrival
of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the late 16
th century. It was then known as
Kojimura. In 1878, Kojimura was
made a ward of the city of Tokyo.
Later when Chiyoda ward was formed,
Kojimura ward was merged with it
and Kojimachi remained a neighborhood.
Several
well known companies have their
headquarters in Kojimachi and are
within easy reach of Kojimachi Station.
Prominent among these are the offices
of Sony Music Entertainment
and Tokyo Metropolitan
Television Broadcasting .
The Embassy of Ireland is also located
in the area.
