Yonbanchō

Part of the Banchō area, Yonbanchō is an upscale, mostly residential district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of June 2020, the population of this district is 2,646 in 1,169 households.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: town located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Also known as: “Yonbanchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ichigaya Station and Yasukuni Shrine.

Ichigaya Station

Railway station

Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ichigaya Station is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The Number of Passengers on Ichigaya as recorded by the East Japan Railway Company Trains in 2017-2022 was 15,274.

Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 respectively, and the First Indochina War of 1946–1954.

National Diet Library

Library

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

The National Diet Library is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the National Diet of Japan in researching matters of public policy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gobanchō and Ichibanchō.

Gobanchō

Neighborhood

Part of the Banchō area, Gobanchō is an upscale, mostly residential district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of June 2020, the population of this district is 971 in 439 households.

Ichibanchō

Neighborhood

Photo: Syced, CC0.

Ichibanchō, part of the Bancho area, is an upscale residential district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The district is located just west of Tokyo Imperial Palace, and is home to the British Embassy and Paraguayan Embassy.