Chiyoda, Tokyo
Chiyoda (千代田区, Chiyoda-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.[1]
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The municipality calls itself "Chiyoda City" in English.[2]
History
During the Edo period, most of the people living in this area were samurai.[3]
Chiyoda developed around the Imperial Palace.[3] The Imperial Palace area occupies about one sixth of the area of Chiyoda. There was previously another castle here during the Edo period, but it was destroyed.
On March 15, 1947, the ward of Chiyoda was formed by combining the wards of Kanda and Kōjimachi.[4]
The Diet of Japan, the Supreme court of Japan and home of the Prime Minister of Japan are all in Chiyoda.
Geography
Chiyoda is in the center of Tokyo. It borders Chūō and Minato on the south. Shinjuku is on the ward's western border. Bunkyō and Taitō is on the northern border.
The ward has an area of 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi). The Imperial Palace covers about 12 percent of this area.
In Chiyoda is the hub of the Shinkansen high-speed train network, Tokyo Station.
Chiyoda, Tokyo Media
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Kudan 3rd joint government building, and Chiyoda city office main building
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Seimon Ishibashi bridge, Imperial Palace
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日比谷公園2012
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Pedestrian zone in Akihabara
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Yasukuni Shrine, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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Otemon, the Great Gate of Edo Castle
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Sakura, Chidorigafuchi Moat, Tokyo Imperial Palace.
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Chiyoda office buildings street level
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Chiyoda office buildings from the Imperial Palace Outer Garden
Related pages
References
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- ↑ Chiyoda City Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Chiyoda" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 117.
- ↑ 大東京35区物語～15区から23区へ～東京23区の歴史 (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Archives. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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Other websites
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- http://www.city.chiyoda.tokyo.jp/english/e-guide/index.html Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wardsArchived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine