, known as Chiyoda City in English,
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, Japan. Located in the heart of Tokyo's 23 special wards, Chiyoda consists of the Imperial Palace and a surrounding radius of about a kilometer (1000 yards), and is known as the political and financial center of Japan. As of October 2020, the ward has a population of 66,680, and a population density of 5,709 people per km² (14,786 per sq. mi.), making it by far the least populated of the special wards. The residential part of Chiyoda is at the heart of Yamanote, Tokyo's traditional upper-class residential area, with

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, Kōjimachi, and Kioichō considered the most exclusive neighbourhoods in the entire city. The total area is 11.66 km² (4½ sq. mi.), of which the Imperial Palace,

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, National Museum of Modern Art, and Yasukuni Shrine take up approximately 2.6 km² (1 sq. mi.), or 22%. Chiyoda is known as the economic center of Japan; the districts of Otemachi,

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and Yurakucho east of the palace (an area colloquially known as "Daimaruyu") house the headquarters of 19

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companies, is the source of roughly 10% of the combined revenue of all Japanese companies, and produced the equivalent of around a quarter of the country's GDP in 2017. With a day population of around 850,000, its day/night population ratio is by far the highest of all municipalities in Japan.

Tokyo Station Tōkyō Station (, ) is a major railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far ...

, Tokyo's main

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terminal and the busiest train station in Japan in terms of scheduled trains, is also located in Chiyoda. Diet of Japan Kokkai 2009

Chiyoda is also the political center of the country. Chiyoda, literally meaning " field of a thousand generations", inherited the name from the Chiyoda Castle, the other name for

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, which is the site of the present-day Imperial Palace. With the seat of the

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in the Imperial Palace at the ward's center, many government institutions, such as the

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, the Prime Minister's Official Residence, the

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, and agencies are also located in Chiyoda, as are Tokyo landmarks such as Yasukuni Shrine and the

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. Other notable neighborhoods of Chiyoda include Akihabara, Iidabashi and Kanda. The ward was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kanda and Kōjimachi wards following

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's 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.

History

Chiyoda has been a site of a number of historical events. *In 1860, the assassination of Ii Naosuke took place outside the Sakurada Gate of the Imperial Palace. *In 1932, assassins attacked and killed prime minister

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. *In 1936, an attempted coup d'état, the February 26 Incident, occurred. *In 1960, Socialist Party leader

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was assassinated in Hibiya Hall. *In 1995, members of

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carried out the Tokyo subway sarin attack.

Geography

At the tip of Musashino plateau, Chiyoda is located at the very heart of former Tokyo City in eastern mainland Tokyo. The central area of the ward is furthermore occupied by the Imperial Palace. The east side of the ward, bordering Chūō, is the location of

. The south side, bordering Minato, encompasses

and the National Diet Building. It is almost exclusively occupied by administrations and agencies. The west and northwest are primarily upper class residential; the Yasukuni Shrine is also there. The "high lantern" of Kudanzaka slope was not originally built as a lighthouse, but was built as a lantern for the Shrine. Originally steep and with steps, the slope was considerably softened during remediation after the Kanto earthquake. To the north and northeast of the ward are several residential neighborhoods and the Akihabara commercial district.

Politics and government

Local government

Chiyoda is run by a directly elected mayor and a city assembly of 25 elected members. The current

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is Takaaki Higuchi.

Metropolitan representation

For the Metropolitan Assembly, Chiyoda forms a single-member electoral district. It had been represented by Liberal Democrats for 50 years until the landslide 2009 election when then 26-year-old Democratic newcomer Zenkō Kurishita unseated 70-year-old former Metropolitan Assembly president and six term assemblyman, Liberal Democrat Shigeru Uchida. In the 2013 election, no Democrat contested the seat and Uchida won back the district against a Communist and two independents. The Tokyo Fire Department has its headquarters in

Ōtemachi is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, east of the Imperial Palace, west of Nihonbashi and south of Kanda. It is the location of the former site of the village of Shibazaki, the most an ...

in Chiyoda.

National representation

For the national

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, Chiyoda, together with Minato and Shinjuku, forms the prefecture's 1st electoral district since the electoral reform of the 1990s. The single-seat constituency is currently represented by Liberal Democrat Miki Yamada. The ward is also home to the

, the Supreme Court of Japan and the residence of the

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and is the political nerve center of

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Cityscape

On December 31, 2001, Chiyoda had 6,572 buildings which were four stories or taller. Some of the districts in Chiyoda are actually not inhabited, either because they are parks (Hibiya Koen), because they consist only of office buildings (Otemachi or Marunouchi), and/or because they are extremely small. The area on the eastern side of Akihabara Station is the location of several districts that cover at most a few buildings. Kanda-Hanaokachō is, for example, limited to the Akihabara Station and the Yodobashi Camera store. Understanding the address system in the Kanda area can be particularly troublesome for non-locals.

Districts and neighborhoods

Kōjimachi area

*, former Kōjimachi Ward (Kōjimachi-ku) ** Kojimachi, a former merchant area along the Shinjuku-Dori avenue, upper-class residential with a couple of offices. Home to the Portuguese, Irish and Belgian embassies. ** The

area (nowadays consisting of six neighborhoods, from Ichibancho to Rokubanchō, and historically including Fujimi as well as the western sides of Kudanminami and

Kudankita is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of four ''Japanese addressing system, chōme''. It was a part of the former ward of Kōjimachi. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 1,404. Kudankita is a luxury and prestigio ...

), an upper class residential area, home of the embassies of Belgium, Paraguay, Luxembourg, the UK, Israel and the

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. ** Chiyoda - "1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku" is the official address of the Imperial Palace ** Fujimi, location of the Residence of the Philippine Ambassador to Tokyo, Chongryon, as well as several educational facilities ** Hayabusachō - Houses the Supreme Court of Japan and the National Theater ** Hibiya Kōen - Address for

, a large park south of the Imperial Palace ** Hirakawachō, a mix between residences and medium side offices ** Iidabashi **

- The nerve center of Japan's administrative agencies ** Kioichō - The name, ki-o-i, is a three-kanji acronym consisting of one kanji each from the names of the

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, Owari Domain, and

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, whose daimyō residences were here during the

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** Kitanomaru Park, North of the imperial palace, location of the Budokan ** Kōkyo Gaien - large open gardens in front of the Imperial palace ** Kudanminami and

() districts, around the station of Kudanshita - Northwest side of the Imperial Palace, home to Yasukuni Shrine. It is a prestigious residential and business zone. **

- Located between

and the Imperial Palace, one of Tokyo's traditional commercial centers ** Nagatachō - The location of the

; also houses the Hie Shrine **

- North of Marunouchi, a district of key financial Japanese institutions and major national newspapers ** Uchisaiwaichō, close to the Hibiya Park, location of the Imperial Hotel, as well as head offices of banks (especially

Mizuho Financial Group The , known from 2000 to 2003 as Mizuho Holdings and abbreviated as MHFG or simply Mizuho, is a Japanese banking holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The group was formed in 2000-2002 by merger of Dai- ...

). **

Yūrakuchō is a business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, situated in between the Ginza and Hibiya Park, southeast of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. The district takes its name from Oda Nagamasu (1547–1622), who was also known as Yūraku (有楽). Oda Naga ...

- South of Marunouchi, part of the Tokyo Station business district.

Kanda area

*. Soto-Kanda, at the northern corner of the ward, home to the famous Akihabara electronics district. * Uchi-Kanda * Soto-Kanda * Nishi-Kanda * Higashi-Kanda * Iwamotochō * Kajichō * Hitotsubashi The list below consists of the many smaller neighborhoods of the Kanda area, for which a modernization of the addressing system has not been enforced yet except Kanda-Sarugakuchō and Kanda-Misakichō. All officially start with the prefix "Kanda-", but it is sometimes omitted in daily life. Iwamotochō and Kanda-Iwamotochō are different districts (as is the case for Kajichō and Kanda-Kajichō) * Kanda-Aioichō * Kanda-Awajichō * Kanda-Izumichō * Kanda-Iwamotochō * Kanda-Ogawamachi * Kanda-Kajichō * Kanda-Kitanorimonochō * Kanda-Konyachō * Kanda-Sakumagashi * Kanda-Sakumachō * Kanda-Sarugakuchō * Kanda-Jinbōchō * Kanda-Sudachō * Kanda-Surugadai * Kanda-Tachō * Kanda-Tsukasamachi * Kanda-Tomiyamachō * Kanda-Nishikichō * Kanda-Nishifukudachō * Kanda-Neribeichō * Kanda-Hanaokachō * Kanda-Higashikonyachō * Kanda-Higashimatsushitachō * Kanda-Hirakawachō * Kanda-Matsunagachō * Kanda-Mikurachō * Kanda-Misakichō * Kanda-Mitoshirochō

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population has almost doubled since 2000 after continuous decline.

Attractions

* Akihabara *

* Imperial Palace * National Diet Building *

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* Tokyo Takarazuka Theater

Parks and recreation

East Imperial Garden, located on the eastern portion of the

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grounds and housing the castle tower and the outer defense positions of the former

, opened to the public in 1968. Kitanomaru Park, located on Edo Castle's former northern section, has the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art and the Nippon Budokan, a venue for performances. Chidorigafuchi Boat Arena and Chidorigafuchi Moat Path includes a waterway for boats. National Diet Building Park, located adjacent to the Diet Building and divided in two by a street, includes American

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s planted to symbolize the relations between the United States and Japan. Hibiya Park, Japan's first western-style park, includes restaurants, open-air concert halls, and tennis courts. Imperial Palace Outer Garden, in the front of Nijubashi Bridge, serves as a jogging trail and a tourist site.

Points of historical interest

Image:九段下灯台Kudanshita.jpg, ''Kudan'' lighthouse Image:Kanda Matsuri 2009-1 in Akihabara.jpg, Kanda Festival

Economy

On October 1, 2001, Chiyoda had 36,233 business establishments with 888,149 employees. 0verflow, Asahi Glass, Bungeishunjū, Calbee, Creatures Inc., Datam Polystar, DIC Corporation, Dowa Holdings, Furukawa Electric,

HAL Laboratory formerly shortened as HALKEN, is a Japanese video game developer based in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded on February 21, 1980 by Mitsuhiro Ikeda. The company started out developing games for home computers of the era, but has since establishe ...

Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The com ...

, Jaleco, The Japan FM Network Company,Company Outline
. The Japan FM Network Company. Japan Freight Railway Company,

Japan Post Holdings is a Japanese publicly traded Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is mainly engaged in postal and logistics business, financial window business, banking business and life insura ...

, JFE Holdings,

Kadokawa Corporation , formerly is a Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate based in Fujimi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Created as a result of the merger of the original Kadokawa Corporation and Dwango (company), Dwango Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2014, the company has ...

, KDDI,

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, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Lixil Group Corporation, Maeda Corporation, Mitsubishi Estate, MCDecaux,

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is a Japanese bank holding and financial services company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. MUFG was created in 2005 by merger between and UFJ Holdings (株式会社UFJホールディングス; ''kabushikigaisha yūefujei hōrudingusu'' ...

, Nabtesco, Nakano Corporation, New Otani,Hotel Overview
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, Nippon Cable, Nippon Flour Mills, Nippon Paper Industries, Nippon Soda, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Nitto Boseki, NTT docomo, Orient Watch Company,Corporate information
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Shueisha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The ...

, SMC Corporation,

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, Tanaka Kikinzoku Group,

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, Toho Zinc, Tokio Marine Nichido, Tokuyama Corporation, Tokyo FM, Toppan Printing, Ushio, Inc., Yamazaki Baking Company, Vie de France, YKK Group, and

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are headquartered in Chiyoda.

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has an office in Chiyoda.

Foreign operations

Foreign companies with Japanese divisions in Chiyoda include Aeroméxico, AMI Japan (subsidiary of American Megatrends), Chloé Japan,

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Japan, LVMH, Ropes & Gray,

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, Sunoco, and Swiss International Air Lines.

Former operations

Japanese companies which formerly had their headquarters in Chiyoda include

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, Galaxy Airlines,

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" Retrieved on June 17, 2009. Japan Asia Airways, Mitsui Chemicals, Nippon Cargo Airlines,

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, and Yamato Life. In 1998 Fujitsu operated a branch office in Chiyoda. At one point, Cantor Fitzgerald had an office in Chiyoda.

Transportation

Home to the massive

Tokyo station Tōkyō Station (, ) is a major railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far ...

with a multitude of subways, railways and long-distance services.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

, Chiyoda has eight elementary schools, with 2,647 students, and five junior high schools with 1,123 students. Public elementary, junior high schools and Kudan Secondary School in Chiyoda are operated by the . Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

Public schools

;Prefectural high schools * Hibiya High School * ;Municipal secondary (junior-senior high) schools * -

;Municipal junior high schools *Kōjimachi Junior High School ( 麹町中学校) - Hirakawachō *Kanda-Hitotsubashi Junior High School ( 神田一橋中学校) - Hitotsubashi There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school attendance zones. ;Municipal elementary schools *Banchō Elementary School ( 番町小学校) - Rokubanchō *Chiyoda Elementary School ( 千代田小学校) - Tsukasamachi ** It was created in April 1993 ( Heisei 5) as a merger of Chisakura Elementary School (千桜小学校) and Kanda Elementary School (神田小学校), and it also took a portion of the former boundary of Nagatatcho Elementary School (永田町小学校). *Fujimi Elementary School ( 富士見小学校) - Fujimi *Izumi Elementary School ( 和泉小学校) - Izumichō ** Established in 1993, it is a consolidation of Imagawa Elementary School (今川小学校) and Sakuma Elementary School (佐久間小学校). *Kudan Elementary School ( 九段小学校) - Sanbanchō *Kōjimachi Elementary School ( 麹町小学校) - Kōjimachi **It was formed from the merger of the former Kōjimachi Elementary and Nagatacho Elementary School (永田町小学校). *Ochanomizu Elementary School ( お茶の水小学校) - Fujimi **It was created in 1993 as the merger of Kinka Elementary School (錦華小学校), Nishikanda Elementary School (西神田小学), and Ogawa Elementary School (小川小学校). The Kinka building became the Ochanomizu Elementary building. *Shohei Elementary School (昌平小学校) - **It was established in 1993. It is on the site of the former Horin Elementary School (芳林小学校). It was initially held in the previous Awaji Elementary School (淡路小学校) before its current building opened in 1996.

Private schools

;Primary and secondary schools *The Tokyo Chinese School, located in *Previously the Lycée Franco-Japonais de Tokyo was in Fujimi in this ward. ;Secondary schools *, private girls' school *, private girls' school *, private girls' school, affiliated with Kyoritsu Women's University *, private girls' school *, private girls' school *, private girls' school founded by Masako Miwada *, private girls' school, affiliated with Otsuma Women's University *, private girls' school, affiliated with Shirayuri Women's University *, private girls' school, affiliated with Wayo Women's University * Gyosei Junior and Senior High School, private boys' school *, private boys' school * * *, affiliated with Nishogakusha University ;Primary schools *Gyosei Primary School ( 暁星小学校), boys' school *Futaba Gakuen Elementary School ( 雙葉小学校), girls' school *Shirayuri Joshi Gakuen Elementary School ( 白百合学園小学校), girls' school, affiliated with Shirayuri Women's University

Colleges and universities

Hitotsubashi University's Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy is located in the National Center of Sciences in Hitotsubashi. Both of the Sophia University Campuses are in western Chiyoda. The main Yotsuya campus lies adjacent to Yotsuya Station and the Ichigaya Campus just south of Ichigaya Station. Globis University Graduate School of Management which is the largest business school in Japan is also located in Chiyoda. Hosei University,

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, Senshu University,

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and so on are located in the area.

Libraries

Chiyoda operates four public libraries; they are the Chiyoda Library, Yobancho Library, Shohei Library, and Kanda Library. Tokyo operates the Tokyo Metropolitan Library Hibiya Library. The Japanese government operates the

National Diet Library The is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to ...

and the

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. Ishikawa Enterprise Foundation Ochanomizu Library is a nearby private library.

Diplomatic missions

Several countries operate their embassies in Chiyoda. * * * * * * * * * * ( Chongryon) * * * * *

References

External links

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