東郷平八郎
Tōgō Heihachirō moved to Banchō in 1881 and lived there for 54 years. The location of his residence is the in Sanbanchō, and a slope in Yonbanchō is named after him. Other prominent politicians (including several prime ministers), top military officers and businessmen such as Aoki Shuzo, Akiyama Yoshifuru, Wakatsuki Reijiro, Katō Takaaki, Katō Hiroyuki and Kawakami Soroku took their residences in the area.