Moto-Azabu ( 元麻布 ) is a district of Minato , Tokyo , Japan .
3-1098: The district is home to Zenpuku-ji , a Jōdo Shinshū temple also known as Azabu-san ( 麻布山 ) . The embassy of China in Tokyo, and former embassy of Manchuria before World War II , are located in this area. Moto-Azabu borders Nishi-Azabu on the west, Minami-Azabu on the south, Azabu-Jūban on the east, and Roppongi on the north. Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Moto-Azabu 1- chōme 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 and
6-704: The Azabu district of Tokyo , Japan . It is one of the oldest Tokyo temples, after Asakusa . Founded by Kūkai in 824, Zenpuku-ji was originally a Shingon temple. Shinran visited the temple during the Kamakura period and brought the temple into the Jodo Shinshu sect. Under the 1859 Treaty of Amity and Commerce , the first Tokyo legation of the United States of America was established at Zenpuku-ji under Consul-General Townsend Harris . This Tokyo location article
9-540: The Minato Ward Nanzan elementary school, and Nishimachi International School are located in Moto-Azabu. 35°39′16″N 139°43′41″E / 35.6544°N 139.7280°E / 35.6544; 139.7280 This Tokyo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zenpuku-ji Zenpuku-ji (善福寺), also known as Azabu-san (麻布山), is a Jōdo Shinshū temple located in
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