Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda

35°41′35.27″N 139°45′26.16″EHitotsubashi (一ツ橋; Japanese pronunciation: [çi̥.to.tsɯ.ba.ɕi]^[1][a]) is an administrative and postal area of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was formerly Kanda-ku.

A street in Hitotsubashi.

Many establishments are located in Hitotsubashi. In Hitotsubashi 1-chōme are the headquarters of the Mainichi Shimbun. In 2-chōme are Hitotsubashi University Chiyoda Campus,^[2] Josuikaikan Hall, alumni hall of Hitotsubashi University,^[3][4] Kyoritsu Women's University,^[5] Iwanami Shoten,^[6] Shogakukan, and Shueisha, as well as Hitotsubashi Group.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Chiyoda Kanda Hitotsubashi Junior High School (千代田区立神田一橋中学校)

Chiyoda Board of Education [ja] operates public elementary and junior high schools. Ochanomizu Elementary School (お茶の水小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Hitotsubashi 1-2 chōme.^[7]

There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.^[8] Chiyoda Ward operates Chiyoda Kanda Hitotsubashi Junior High School (千代田区立神田一橋中学校) in Hitotsubashi.^[9]

Notes

1. This unaccented pronunciation applies to the bridge's name, the placename, and the elliptical name of Hitotsubashi University, all in Tokyo, reflecting a trend of unaccented placenames in Tokyo. The original common noun this name derives from, 一つ橋, meaning "single-log bridge", is pronounced with an accent as [çi̥.to.tsɯꜜ.ba.ɕi].