Aoyama is a district of Tokyo in Minato Ward. It was named after a sumurai, Aoyama Tadanari, who served the Tokugawa Shogun. Aoyama Tadanari had his residence in the area.

Aoyama, TokyoAoyama, Tokyo
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Today Aoyama is one of the most popular entertainment and shopping precincts of Tokyo for young people, along with Shibuya and Harajuku.

Aoyama has Japan's first municipal cemetery, the Aoyama Reien, established in 1872. Among those buried here is General Nogi Maresuke, who committed suicide with his leader when Emperor Meiji passed away in 1912.

AO Building, Aoyama, TokyoAO Building, Aoyama, Tokyo
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Sights in Aoyama

  1. Nezu Museum

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