is a district of Chiyoda

Chiyoda, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, consisting of four chōme

Japanese addressing system

The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. In Japanese, addresses are written using the opposite convention from Western addresses, starting with the biggest geographical entities down to the more specific ones....

. It was a part of the former ward of Kōjimachi

Kojimachi

is a neighborhood in Chiyoda, Tokyo.Prior to the arrival of Tokugawa Ieyasu, it was known as . The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō. In 1878 Kōjimachi became a ward in the city of Tokyo. It was the forerunner of Chiyoda which is now a special ward.The Kōjimachi ward was...

. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 1,404. Its postal code is 102-0073.

The Yasukuni Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine

is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. Currently, its Symbolic Registry of Divinities lists the names of over 2,466,000 enshrined men and women whose lives were dedicated to the service of...

 is situated near the center of the district.

The Kudanshita district is located on the northwestern part of the ward of Chiyoda and borders Ichigayatamachi, Shinjuku

Shinjuku, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...

. It also borders Nishi-Kanda

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. Its postal code is 101-0065.This district is located on the northern part of Chiyoda Ward...

 and Kanda-Jinbōchō to the east, Kudanminami

Kudanminami

is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 4-chōme. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 2,431. Its postal code is 102-0074....

 and Kitanomaru Kōen

Kitanomaru Koen

is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is best known as the location of Kitanomaru Park, which opened 1969. As of May 1, 2008, its population is 598, of which 361 are male and 237 are female.-History:...

 to the south, and Fujimi and Iidabashi

Iidabashi, Tokyo

is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was in the former ward of Kōjimachi, which existed in Tokyo until 1947. Its postal code is 102-0072.-Etymology:...

 to the north.

Kudankita 1-chōme

• Wako Kudan Junior & Senior High School
• Tokyo University of Science
  Tokyo University of Science
  Tokyo University of Science is a private university of science and technology in Japan...
  
   Kudan Campus
• Kitanomaru Square
• Jissen Rinri Kōseikai
• The Japan Society of Applied Physics

Kudankita 2-chōme

• Yasukuni Shrine
  Yasukuni Shrine
  is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. Currently, its Symbolic Registry of Divinities lists the names of over 2,466,000 enshrined men and women whose lives were dedicated to the service of...
  
  
• Tokyo Metropolitan Kudan Senior High School
• Shirayuri Gakuen
• Katsuo Maguro Kaikan

Kudankita 3-chōme

• Yasukuni Shrine
• Miwada Gakuen
• Hosei University
  Hosei University
  is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...