Nishikicho, Tokyo
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, officially , is a district of Chiyoda
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...

, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, consisting of 1-chōme
Japanese addressing system
The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. In Japanese, addresses are written using the opposite convention from Western addresses, starting with the biggest geographical entities down to the more specific ones....

 to 3-chōme. As of April 1, 2007, its population is 673. Its postal code is 101-0054.

This district is located on the northern part of Chiyoda. It borders Kanda-Ogawamachi
Ogawamachi, Tokyo
, or formally , is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of 3 chōme. As of March 1, 2007, the district's population is 875. Its postal code is 101-0052.Kanda-Ogawamachi is located on the northern part of Chiyoda...

 and Kanda-Jinbōchō to the north, Uchi-Kanda
Uchi-Kanda
is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of March 1, 2008, its population is 1,277. Its postal code is 101-0047.Located in the northern part of Chiyoda, the Uchi-Kanda district borders Kanda-Mitoshirochō, Kanda-Tsukasamachi, Kanda-Tachō and Kanda-Kajichō to the north, Kajichō to the east,...

 and Kanda-Mitoshirochō
Mitoshirocho, Tokyo
, officially , is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of April 1, 2007, its population is 35. Its postal code is 101-0053.This district is located on the northern part of Chiyoda Ward. It borders Kanda-Ogawamachi on the north, Kanda-Tsukasamachi on the east, Uchi-Kanda on the south, and...

 to the east, Ōtemachi
Otemachi
is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, east of the Imperial Palace, west of Nihonbashi and south of Kanda. It is the location of the former site of the village of Shibazaki, the most ancient part of Tokyo....

 to the south, and Hitotsubashi
Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda
is a place in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It lies in the part of Chiyoda that was formerly Kanda-ku.Many establishments are located in Hitotsubashi. In Hitotsubashi 1-chōme are the headquarters of the Mainichi Shimbun. In 2-chōme are Kyoritsu Women's University, Iwanami Shoten, Shogakukan, and Shueisha,...

 to the west. The Nihonbashi River forms its southern boundary.

Nishikichō is home to several educational and academic institutions such as Tokyo Denki University
Tokyo Denki University
is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1907. It was chartered as a university in 1949 with Yasujiro Niwa as first president.-External links:* *...

, Gakushi Kaikan, Kinjyo Gakuen High School and Seisoku Gakuen High School.

Economy

MCDecaux
MCDecaux
MCDecaux, Inc. is a Japanese advertising firm headquartered in the Nishimoto Kosan Nishikicho Building in Nishikichō, Chiyoda, Tokyo....

has its headquarters in the Nishimoto Kosan Nishikicho Building (西本興産錦町ビル Nishimoto Kōsan Nishikichō Biru) in Nishikichō.
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