, officially , is a district of Chiyoda,

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, consisting of 1-

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and 2-chōme. As of April 1, 2007, its population is 1,019. This district is located on the northeastern part of Chiyoda Ward. It borders (across

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Soto-Kanda is a common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan. Administratively, the area called Akihabara mainly belongs to the and Kanda-Sakumachō districts in Chiyoda. There exists an administrative district ca ...

and Kanda-Sakumachō on the north, Kanda-Iwamotochō on the east, Kanda-Kajichō and Kajichō on the south, and Kanda-Awajichō, Kanda-Ogawamachi and Kanda-Tachō on the west. Sudachō once had a terminal which served for a number of the Tokyo City Streetcar lines. It is one of the few areas that survived the

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, resulting in many historic buildings still existing. At one time

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had its headquarters in the in Sudachō.

Education

operates public elementary and junior high schools. Chiyoda Elementary School (千代田小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Kanda-Sudachō 2-

and the following ban of 1-chōme: 7, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34. Shōhei Elementary School (昌平小学校) is the zoned elementary school for the following ban of 1-chōme: 1-6, 8-15, 17, 19, 21, 23, and 25. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.

References

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