Chiyoda, Tokyo facts for kids

Chiyoda (千代田区, Chiyoda-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.

The municipality calls itself "Chiyoda City" in English.

History

During the Edo period, most of the people living in this area were samurai.

Chiyoda developed around the Imperial Palace. 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.

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.

Related pages

• List of special wards of Tokyo
• Capital of Japan

• Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards

Images for kids

• 

  Seimon Ishibashi at the Tokyo Imperial Palace

• 

  Hibiya Park

• 

  Chiyoda office buildings street level

• 

  Chiyoda office buildings from the Imperial Palace Outer Garden

• 

  Chiyoda office buildings

• 

  Shueisha headquarters

• 

  Illuminated facade of a 3-storey restaurant in Chiyoda

• 

  Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda

• 

  Otemon, the Great Gate of Edo Castle

• 

  Pedestrian zone in Akihabara

• 

  Hibiya High School

• 

  Chidorigafuchi in Chiyoda

• 

  Kudan lighthouse

• 

  Kanda Festival

See also

In Spanish: Chiyoda (Tokio) para niños