Ever wondered about names of areas in Tokyo?
Roppongi was named around 1660 for six large pine tree use to mark the area. But another legend has it that the name comes from the fact that six “daimyo” (feudal lords) lived nearby during the Edo period, each with the kanji character for “tree” or a kind of tree in their names. 木 means “tree,” the names of the “daimyo” were : 青木 (blue tree)、一柳 (one willow)、上杉 (upper cedar)、片桐 (half paulownia)、朽木(molding tree)、高木 (tall tree).
Now, Roppongi is the one of biggest area in Tokyo, you will see world-leading companies based in Roppongi include:
- Salesforce
- Yahoo! Japan
- Google Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roppongi