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Old Dec 16, 2013 | 5:12 am
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Originally Posted by mjm
Roppongi was originally called 材木町 (Zaimokuchou) or "wood material area"

I think the name Roppongi is a small leap from that.
Actually Zaimokucho was just the small area of Roppongi where Tere-asa Dori intersects Roppongi Dori.

I always like Akihabara (Field of Autumn Leaves). BTW it used to be pronounced Akibahara, which IMHO is much more mellifluous.
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