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12-573: There is no actual administrative district in Chiyoda called "Hibiya" but the name is used in some local place names such as Hibiya Park and Hibiya Station (administratively in Yūrakuchō). Hibiya was part of the old Kōjimachi ward in Tokyo City , before it was transformed into a metropolis. The outskirts of this district are reclaimed from the ocean , and the "hibi" of Hibiya is derived from

24-579: A protest at the park against the Treaty of Portsmouth , which ended the Russo-Japanese War (1904−1905), erupted into the Hibiya riots . The major citywide riots lasted two days, with seventeen people being killed and 331 arrested, as well a large amount of property damage. The riots were against the terms of the treaty, which were lenient to Russia, but also against bureaucrats who refused to accept

36-704: Is a park in Chiyoda City , Tokyo , Japan . It covers an area of 161,636.66 m (40 acres) between the east gardens of the Imperial Palace to the north, the Shinbashi district to the southeast and the Kasumigaseki government district to the west. Originally an inlet of the sea ran northwards to a cove at present-day Hibiya and Kokyo Gaien plaza , into which the Kanda River flowed. During

48-592: Is the zoned elementary of Hibiya Park. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones. none 1921 Toshima-shihan Ground Tokyo Jiji Press Jiji Press Ltd. ( 株式会社時事通信社 , Kabushiki gaisha Jiji Tsūshinsha ) is a news agency in Japan . Jiji was formed in November 1945 following the breakup of Domei Tsushin ,

60-481: The area surrounding Edo castle was developed and landfilled. The fishing village then became an urban area where many daimyō lived. On September 5, 1905, Hibiya Park was the initial site of the Hibiya riots , which expanded into a citywide riot, triggered by the terms of the Treaty of Portsmouth which ended the Russo-Japanese War (1904−1905). After the end of the Meiji Restoration Hibiya,

72-725: The city of Tokyo had become a modern city for there were many buildings including the Imperial Hotel (Tokyo's first western hotel), Rokumeikan , Tokyo city hall and the Tokyo Club. In the 1930s, the first electric traffic light in Japan appeared at a Hibiya crossing point. The once fashionable district has changed into a business street. 35°41′38.41″N 139°45′12.94″E  /  35.6940028°N 139.7535944°E  / 35.6940028; 139.7535944 Hibiya Park Hibiya Park ( Japanese : 日比谷公園 , Hibiya Kōen )

84-484: The facility for the laver of nori made of bamboo , whose name is also "hibi". This effectively makes the word an ateji , kanji characters used to phonetically represent native Japanese words. Originally an inlet of the sea ran northwards to a cove at present-day Hibiya and Kokyo Gaien plaza , into which the Kanda River flowed. In the era of Tokugawa shogunate , the Tokugawa bakufu worked out of Edo castle and

96-814: The government-controlled news service responsible for disseminating information prior to and during World War II . Jiji inherited Domei's business-oriented news operations, while Kyodo News inherited its general public-oriented news operations. In later years Jiji developed ties with UPI , the Associated Press , AFP , Reuters and other international news organizations. In 2011, Jiji reported that Olympus CEO Michael Woodford blackmailed company management into appointing him CEO in exchange for promises to cover up an accounting fraud scandal. Woodford argued that "the so-called unnamed sources at Olympus had clearly lied, [and] Jiji had without proper scrutiny and challenge simply reported those lies." Jiji later withdrew

108-556: The report and apologized. In 2012, Jiji president Masahiro Nakata resigned after it was found that a Jiji writer in Washington, D.C. copied an article wired by Kyodo News . Jiji is run as an employee-owned corporation and is not publicly traded, nor does it have non-employee shareholders. Jiji has news bureaus throughout Japan and in many major cities worldwide. Jiji is the third-largest shareholder in Dentsu , holding 5.85% of

120-630: The rule of the shogun Tokugawa Hidetada , the river was diverted to flow into the Sumida River, with the spoil from the diversion used to reclaim the cove at Hibiya. The land was occupied by the estates of the Mōri clan and Nabeshima clan during the Edo period . It was used for army maneuvers during the Meiji period . It was converted to a park and opened to the public on June 1, 1903. On September 5, 1905,

132-543: The tree in 1901. The park is also known for its open-air concert venue, Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall (日比谷野外音楽堂), commonly known as Yaon (野音), as well as for its tennis courts (for which reservations are hotly contested because of their proximity to the financial and government districts). World War II took a toll on the park when almost all the trees and fencing were used for the war effort. Chiyoda Board of Education  [ ja ] operates public elementary and junior high schools. Chiyoda Elementary School (千代田小学校)

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144-591: The will of the people on foreign policy. The park is famous for the Shisei Kaikan (市政会館), a brick building built in Gothic style in 1929, which once housed the Domei Tsushin state wire service and its postwar successors Kyodo News and Jiji Press . The park is also home to the "Risky Ginkgo," a ginkgo tree that is about 500 years old and almost cost the park's designer his job when he fought to save

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