Iidabashi

Iidabashi 飯田橋
District
Coordinates: 35°42′09″N 139°44′41″E
Country	Japan
City	Tokyo
Ward	Chiyoda
Area	Kōjimachi Area
Population  (February 1, 2009)
• Total	2,707
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
Area code	03

Iidabashi (飯田橋, Iidabashi) is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was in the former ward of Kōjimachi, which existed in Tokyo until 1947.

Etymology

Iidabashi is named after a nearby bridge called Iida Bridge (飯田橋, Iidabashi), itself named after an Edo-period farmer, Iida Kihee (飯田喜兵衛, Iida Kihee).

Places

• Iidabashi Station
• Iida Bridge
• Kanda River

Economy

Japan Freight Railway Company headquarters

Several companies have their headquarters in Iidabashi, among them Japan Freight Railway Company,^[1] KDDI^[2] Nikken Sekkei,^[3] and Shohakusha.^[4]

Education

Chiyoda Board of Education [ja] operates public elementary and junior high schools. Fujimi Elementary School (富士見小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Iidabashi 1-4 chōme.^[5] There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.^[6]

References

1. "Corporate Overview Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine." Japan Freight Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
2. "Corporate Data Archived 2010-01-19 at the Wayback Machine." KDDI. Retrieved on February 21, 2010.
3. "Corporate Data Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine." Nikken Sekkei. Retrieved on March 04, 2014.
4. "会社案内 Archived 2019-08-06 at the Wayback Machine." Shohakusha. Retrieved on December 23, 2014. "〒102-0072 東京都千代田区飯田橋1-6-1"
5. "区立小学校の通学区域". Chiyoda Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
6. "区立中学校の通学区域と学校選択". Chiyoda Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-10-08. 千代田区では、[...]