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Kanda-Sarugakuchō
is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme and 2-chōme. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 656. Note that the Shibuya ward also has a district with the same name. Kanda-Sarugakuchō is located on the north part of Chiyoda. It borders Kanda-Surugadai to the north and east, Kanda-Ogawamachi to the south, Kanda-Misakichō, and Nishi-Kanda and Kanda-Jinbōchō to the west. The Kinka-dōri Ave forms its western boundary. A commercial district, Kanda-Sarugakuchō is also home to several educational institutions. The district has been renamed Kanda-Sarugakuchō, which had been used before the enforcement of the addressing system modernization. Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Ochanomizu Elementary School ( お茶の水小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Kanda-Sarugakuchō 1-2 chōme. Ochanomizu Elementary was created in 1993 as the merger of Kinka Elementary School (錦華小学校), Nishikanda Elementary School ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in central Tokyo, Japan. It is known as Chiyoda City in English language, English.Profile ." ''City of Chiyoda''. Retrieved on December 28, 2008. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kanda, Tokyo, Kanda and Kōjimachi wards following Tokyo City's Local Autonomy Act, transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Chiyoda ward exhibits contrasting Shitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural divisions. The Kanda area is in the core of Shitamachi, the original commercial center of Edo-Tokyo. On the other hand, the western part of the Kōjimachi area typically represents a Yamanote district. Chiyoda consists of the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace and a surrounding radius of about a kilometer. As of October 2020, the ward has a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogawamachi, Tokyo
, or formally , is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of 3 ''chōme''. As of March 1, 2007, the district's population is 875. Kanda-Ogawamachi is located on the northern part of Chiyoda. It borders Kanda-Sarugakuchō, Kanda-Surugadai and Kanda-Awajichō to the north, Kanda-Sudachō to the east, Kanda-Nishikichō, Kanda-Tsukasamachi and Kanda-Mitoshirochō to the south, and Kanda-Jinbōchō to the east. A commercial neighborhood, Kanda-Ogawamachi is home to a number of buildings and stores. Notably, many sporting-goods stores can be found on Yasukuni-Dori Ave. Since the district is located adjacent to Kanda-Jinbōchō, home to a massive book town, several publishers and bookstores can be found as well. Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Shōhei Elementary School (千代田区立昌平小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Kanda-Ogawamachi 1-chōme The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanda-Misakichō
is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting three chōme. Its population was 833 as of April 1, 2007. Its postal code is 101-0061. Kanda-Misakichō is located on the northern part of Chiyoda Ward. It borders Kōraku and Hongō, Bunkyō to the north; Kanda-Sarugakuchō, Chiyoda to the east; Nishi-Kanda, Chiyoda to the south; and Iidabashi, Chiyoda to the west. Economy Holp Shuppan is headquartered in Misakichō. Education Primary and secondary education 250px, Tōyō High School operates public elementary and junior high schools. Ochanomizu Elementary School (お茶の水小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Kanda-Misakichō 1-3 chōme. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones. , a private high school, is in Kanda-Misakichō 1-chōme. Tertiary education ; Kanda-Misakichō 1-chōme *Nihon University , abbreviated as , is a private research university in Japan. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi-Kanda
is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 3-chōme. As of April 1, 2007, its population is 1,044. This district is located on the northern part of Chiyoda Ward. It borders Kanda-Misakichō to the north, (across Kinda-dōri Ave) Kanda-Sarugakuchō to the east, Kanda-Jinbōchō to the south, and (across the Nihonbashi River) Kudankita and Iidabashi to the west. District Nishi-Kanda 1-chōme *Nihon University College of Economics (2nd, 3rd and 5th Building) *Kanda Catholic Church Nishi-Kanda 2-chōme *Nihon University College of Law (7th and 9th Building, Library) *Nihon University Correspondence Division (1st Building) Nishi-Kanda 3-chōme *Asahi Press Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Ochanomizu Elementary School (お茶の水小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Nishi-Kanda 1-3 chōme. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Addressing System
The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin alphabet, Latin characters, addresses follow the convention used by most Address format, Western addresses and start with the smallest geographic entity (typically a house number) and proceed to the largest. The Japanese system is complex and idiosyncrasy, idiosyncratic, the product of the natural growth of urban areas, as opposed to the systems used in cities that are laid out as grids and divided into quadrants or districts. Address parts Japanese addresses begin with the largest division of the country, the Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Most of these are called ''ken'' (県), but there are also three other special prefecture designations: ''to'' (都) for Tokyo, ''dō'' (道) for ''Hokkaidō'' and ''fu'' (府) for the two urban prefectures of O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibuya, Tokyo
Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1, 2022, it has an estimated population of 228,906 and a population density of 15,149.30 people per km2 (39,263.4/sq mi). The total area is 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi). The name "Shibuya" is also used to refer to the shopping district which surrounds Shibuya Station. This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area. History Heian to Edo period Shibuya was historically the site of a castle in which the Shibuya family resided from the 11th century through the Edo period. Following the opening of the Yamanote Line in 1885, Shibuya began to emerge as a railway terminal for southwestern Tokyo and eventually as a major commercial and entertainment center. Meiji to Showa p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surugadai
is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was named after Tokugawa Ieyasu's death, when the Edo government allowed officials from Sunpu (now Shizuoka) to live in the area. Kanda-Surugadai is often called or, colloquially, . The main building and campus of Meiji University is in the district. The headquarters of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) is located in Kanda-Surugadai. File:Ochanomizu hijiribashi01.jpg, hijiribashi File:Meiji University (Liberty Tower).jpg, Meiji University (Liberty Tower) File:Sohyo_Kaikan_(headquarters_of_the_Japanese_Trade_Union_Confederation).jpg, Rengo HQ in Kanda-Surugadai Companies based in Surugadai Nippon Paper Industries, the pulp and paper manufacturing company has its headquarters in the district. Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Ochanomizu Elementary School (お茶の水小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Kanda-Surugadai 1-2-chōme The Japanese addressing system is used to iden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinbōchō, Tokyo
, commonly known as Jinbōchō or Jimbōchō, is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, known as Tokyo's center of used-book stores and publishing houses, and as a popular antique and curio shopping area. The center of Jinbōchō is at the crossing of Yasukuni-dōri and Hakusan-dōri, above Jimbōchō Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, Toei Mita Line and Toei Shinjuku Line. The prestigious Tokyo Book Binding Club and Literature Preservation Society are located in Jinbōchō, and the area is within walking distance of a number of major universities, including Nihon, Senshu, Meiji, Hosei and Juntendo. Jinbōchō is officially known (in addresses, etc.) as , and is part of the former ward of Kanda. History Jinbōchō is named after a samurai, who is member of , who lived in the area at the end of the 17th century. During the late nineteenth century when Japan underwent modernization, foreign studies schools opened in the area such as Bansho Shirabesho (Institute fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiyoda City Ochanomizu Elementary School
is Japanese for "field of a thousand generations", and may refer to: Japanese places *Chiyoda, Gunma, Japan *Chiyoda, Hiroshima, Japan *Chiyoda, Ibaraki, Japan *Chiyoda, Saga, Japan *Chiyoda, Tokyo, a special ward in central (as administrative unit: former) Tokyo City, eastern Tokyo, Japan *Chiyoda, Chiyoda, Tokyo, a district in Chiyoda ward covering the Imperial Palace and the Higashi Gyoen, the publicly accessible East Garden Japanese naval ships * (1866), Japan's first domestically built, engine-powered warship * (1891), a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War and World War I * (1936), a of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II *, a submarine rescue ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, commissioned in 1985 Characters *Chiyoda, a character in the game and media franchise ''Kantai Collection'' Others * Chiyoda armored car * Edo Castle or Chiyoda Castle, a flatland castle in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
