Azabu-Juuban

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Azabu-Juuban is an area located in the Minato ward of Tokyo, Japan, and close to Roppongi. It houses several embassies and its upscale residential district houses artists, businessmen, and celebrities, Naoko Takeuchi and Ayumi Hamasaki among them. It is noted for both its Japanese and Western shopping, restaurants, and bars.

There are a few natural onsen in Azabu-Juuban, as well as one of the only 24 hour supermarkets in Tokyo. Azabu-Juuban holds a large food festival every summer, which attracts large crowds to the area. Most of the Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon story, as written by Takeuchi, takes place in Azabu-Juuban and the Ten'ou House, as well as several other homes and businesses of the house regulars are located in this district.