Surugadai

{{Short description|District of Chiyoda, Tokyo}}

{{nihongo|Kanda-Surugadai|神田駿河台|Kanda-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 {{nihongo|Surugadai|駿河台|Surugadai}} or, colloquially, {{nihongo|Sundai|駿台|Sundai}}.

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.Rengo website [http://www.jtuc-rengo.org/about/index.html Role and function] Retrieved on July 7, 2012

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."[http://www.nipponpapergroup.com/e/about/sales.html Company Offices]." Nippon Paper Industries. Retrieved on March 21, 2014.

Education

{{ill|Chiyoda Board of Education|ja|千代田区教育委員会}} 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, Kanda-Surugadai 3-chōme 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 11-ban, and Kanda-Surugadai 4-chōme 1, 3, and 5 ban. Shōhei Elementary School (昌平小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Kanda-Surugadai 3-chōme 2, 4, and 6 ban, and Kanda-Surugadai 4-chōme 2, 4, and 6 ban.{{cite web|url=https://www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp/koho/kosodate/gakko/tsugaku-kuiki.html|title=区立小学校の通学区域|publisher=Chiyoda Board of Education|accessdate=2022-10-08}} There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.{{cite web|url=https://www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp/koho/kosodate/gakko/gakkosentaku.html|title=区立中学校の通学区域と学校選択|publisher=Chiyoda Board of Education|accessdate=2022-10-08|quote=千代田区では、[...] }}

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Category:Districts of Chiyoda, Tokyo