Aoyama, Tokyo
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Aoyama (青山; lit: blue mountain) is a neighborhood of Tokyo, located in the northeastern Minato Ward. During the Edo Period, Aoyama was home to various temples, shrines, and samurai residences. The name Aoyama derived from a samurai of that name who served the Tokugawa Shogunate and held his mansion in this area. Today, along with Shibuya and Harajuku, it is one of the most popular entertainment and shopping areas for young people in Tokyo. It is well known for its fashion houses, restaurants, and shopping. Chichibunomiya rugby stadium is in the North part of Aoyama.
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[edit] Aoyama municipal cemetery
Aoyama is also the location of Japan's first municipal cemetery, Aoyama Reien, which was opened in 1872. Many noted foreigners are buried in the small foreign section of the cemetery, which is currently (2005) at risk of being cleared to make a park. [1]
Famous non-Japanese buried at Aoyama Reien include the British minister plenipotentiary Hugh Fraser who died in the post in 1894, Captain Francis Brinkley, Guido Verbeck, Henry Spencer Palmer, Edoardo Chiossone, Joseph Heco, Julius Scriba and several others.
See also: Foreign cemeteries in Japan
[edit] Places in Aoyama
- Aoyama Twin
- President Hotel
- Spiral
[edit] Companies based in Aoyama
- Itochu (Tokyo office)
[edit] Subway stations
- Aoyama-itchome Station (Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, Toei Oedo Line)
- Omote-sando Station (Chiyoda Line, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line)
- Gaien-mae Station (Ginza Line)
[edit] References
- ^ The Foreign Section Trust. Retrieved on 2006-06-18. – formed in 2005 to preserve the foreign section of Aoyama cemetery in Tokyo
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