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40-632: The line was named after the Yūrakuchō business district in Chiyoda, Tokyo . The proper name as given in an annual report of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is Line No. 8 Yūrakuchō Line ( 8号線有楽町線 , Hachi-gō-sen Yūrakuchō-sen ) . According to the Tokyo urban transportation plan, however, it is more complicated. The line number assigned to the section south from Kotake-Mukaihara to Shin-Kiba

80-493: A Yamanote district. Chiyoda has been a site of a number of historical events. At the tip of Musashino plateau , Chiyoda is located at the very heart of former Tokyo City in eastern mainland Tokyo. The central area of the ward is furthermore occupied by the Imperial Palace . The east side of the ward, bordering Chūō , is the location of Tokyo Station . The south side, bordering Minato , encompasses Hibiya Park and

120-482: A branch office in Chiyoda. At one point, Cantor Fitzgerald had an office in Chiyoda. Home to the massive Tokyo station with a multitude of subways, railways and long-distance services. As of 1 May 2003 , Chiyoda has eight elementary schools, with 2,647 students, and five junior high schools with 1,123 students. Public elementary, junior high schools and Kudan Secondary School in Chiyoda are operated by

160-590: Is Line 8, but that north of Kotake-Mukaihara to Wakōshi is Line 13, which indicates the section is a portion of Fukutoshin Line which shares the same number. The Yurakucho Line runs generally northwest to southeast between Wakōshi Station in Saitama Prefecture and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō Ward . Although it was originally planned as a bypass for the established Marunouchi Line through central Tokyo, it

200-486: Is a special ward of Tokyo , Japan . Located in the heart of Tokyo's 23 special wards, Chiyoda consists of the Imperial Palace and a surrounding radius of about a kilometer (1000 yards), and is known as the political and financial center of Japan. As of October 2020, the ward has a population of 66,680, and a population density of 5,709 people per km (14,786 per sq. mi.), making it by far the least populated of

240-627: Is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. Introduced into service in 1993, a total of six 10-car sets were manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Nippon Sharyo between 1993 and 1994 for use on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line . From 2006, the sets were permanently transferred to the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line to replace ageing 5000 series trainsets. The six 10-cars sets, numbered 71 to 76, are formed as shown below, with car 1 at

280-526: Is by far the highest of all municipalities in Japan. Tokyo Station , Tokyo's main inter-city rail terminal and the busiest train station in Japan in terms of scheduled trains, is also located in Chiyoda. Chiyoda is also the political center of the country. Chiyoda, literally meaning " field of a thousand generations", inherited the name from the Chiyoda Castle, the other name for Edo Castle , which

320-552: Is expected to be in service in the mid-2030s. [REDACTED] Yurikamome S Shinjuku Line A branch line from Toyosu Station has been planned since the early 1980s, heading north via Kameari Station (on the Jōban Line ) to Noda in northwest Chiba Prefecture . Chiyoda, Tokyo Chiyoda ( Japanese : 千代田区 , Hepburn : Chiyoda-ku , IPA: [tɕijoda] ) , known as Chiyoda City in English,

360-448: Is known as the economic center of Japan; the districts of Otemachi , Marunouchi and Yurakucho east of the palace (an area colloquially known as "Daimaruyu") house the headquarters of 19 Fortune 500 companies, is the source of roughly 10% of the combined revenue of all Japanese companies, and produced the equivalent of around a quarter of the country's GDP in 2017. With a day population of around 850,000, its day/night population ratio

400-801: Is located in the National Center of Sciences in Hitotsubashi . Both of the Sophia University Campuses are in western Chiyoda. The main Yotsuya campus lies adjacent to Yotsuya Station and the Ichigaya Campus just south of Ichigaya Station . Globis University Graduate School of Management which is the largest business school in Japan is also located in Chiyoda. Hosei University , Meiji University , Senshu University , Nihon University and so on are located in

440-723: Is the Seibu Railway at Kotake-Mukaihara with its bypass line Seibu Yūrakuchō Line connecting to its main Ikebukuro Line , through trains north to Kotesashi or Hannō . According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation , as of June 2009 the Yurakucho Line is the fifth most crowded subway line in Tokyo, at its peak running at 173% capacity between Higashi-Ikebukuro and Gokokuji stations. Semi-express ( 準急 ) services ran on

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480-691: Is the location of several districts that cover at most a few buildings. Kanda-Hanaokachō is, for example, limited to the Akihabara Station and the Yodobashi Camera store. Understanding the address system in the Kanda area can be particularly troublesome for non-locals. The list below consists of the many smaller neighborhoods of the Kanda area, for which a modernization of the addressing system has not been enforced yet except Kanda-Sarugakuchō and Kanda-Misakichō. All officially start with

520-853: Is the site of the present-day Imperial Palace. With the seat of the Emperor in the Imperial Palace at the ward's center, many government institutions, such as the National Diet , the Prime Minister's Official Residence , the Supreme Court , ministries in Kasumigaseki , and agencies are also located in Chiyoda, as are Tokyo landmarks such as Yasukuni Shrine and the Nippon Budokan . Other notable neighborhoods of Chiyoda include Akihabara , Iidabashi and Kanda . The ward

560-590: The 10000 series , between July 2006 and March 2007, four sets (07-103 to 07-106) were transferred to the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line to replace ageing 5000 series trains, and were repainted into that line's color scheme with light blue waistline stripes. The two remaining Yurakucho Line sets (07-101 and 07-102) were stored out-of-use from October 2007. Set 07-101 was subsequently repainted into the Tōzai Line colours at Shin-Kiba Works, and temporarily reallocated to

600-683: The Chiyoda City (the Chiyoda Ward) Board of Education  [ ja ] . Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education . There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school attendance zones. Hitotsubashi University 's Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy

640-603: The National Diet Building . It is almost exclusively occupied by administrations and agencies. The west and northwest are primarily upper class residential; the Yasukuni Shrine is also there. The "high lantern" of Kudanzaka slope was not originally built as a lighthouse, but was built as a lantern for the Shrine. Originally steep and with steps, the slope was considerably softened during remediation after

680-533: The Seibu Ikebukuro Line beyond Nerima beginning on 26 March 1998. On 1 April 2004, the owner of the line changed from Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA, Eidan ) to Tokyo Metro due to the former's privatization. Women-only cars were introduced on 31 October 2005. 10000 series were introduced to the line on 1 September 2006. On 3 May 2008, Limited Express "Bay Resort" (operated first from/to Odakyu Line) services began operating. On 14 June 2008,

720-573: The Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line from September until December 2008. Beginning in 2018, the 07 series fleet has undergone a programme of refurbishment, also known as "class B repair". The programme included the installation of LED lighting throughout, full-colour destination displays, and updated door chimes and flooring. The first set to undergo refurbishment (07-103) returned to service on the Tozai Line on 15 August 2018, and on

760-597: The Kanto earthquake. To the north and northeast of the ward are several residential neighborhoods and the Akihabara commercial district. Chiyoda is run by a directly elected mayor and a city assembly of 25 elected members. The current mayor is Takaaki Higuchi. For the Metropolitan Assembly , Chiyoda forms a single-member electoral district. It had been represented by Liberal Democrats for 50 years until

800-692: The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line began service, and the Yurakuchō New Line was absorbed into it. The Yurakuchō Line shares tracks with the Fukutoshin Line between Wakōshi and Kotake-Mukaihara. Semi-Express services began running until they were abolished on 6 March 2010. In October 2008, Automatic train control was enabled on the Yurakuchō Line. On 10 September 2012, 10-car 5050-4000 series sets entered revenue service on

840-519: The Tokyo subway network such as Nerima and Koto Wards, while providing an adequate bypass for the overcrowding Marunouchi Line from Ikebukuro to Ginza-itchōme. This initial section began construction in 1970 and opened for revenue service on 30 October 1974 as the Yūrakuchō Line. In the late 1970s, the extensions towards Wakoshi and Shin-kiba were authorized. On 27 March 1980, the second section between Ginza-itchōme and Shintomichō section opened, while

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880-530: The Toyozumi Line according to official city documents) is intended to aid in redevelopment efforts in Koto Ward. As of 28 January 2022 the expected cost of construction is ¥269 billion (2021). There are also plans for a spur branching off from the planned Tokyo Rinkai Subway line at Kachidoki to link up to the future Toyozumi Line (Yurakucho Line branch) platforms at Toyosu Station. The branch line

920-404: The Tōzai Line. The Tōzai Line sets have a master controller which incorporates a deadman system which applies the brakes if the master controller is released by the driver. The first sets (07-101 and 07-102) were introduced in 1992. Four more sets (07-103 to 07-106) were delivered in 1994. The six 10-car sets were initially all based on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line , but with the introduction of

960-547: The Yurakucho Line between June 14, 2008 and March 6, 2010, operating twice hourly between Wakōshi and Shin-Kiba. Between Wakōshi and Ikebukuro, semi-express trains stopped only at Kotake-Mukaihara; between Ikebukuro and Shin-Kiba, trains stopped at all stations. The semi-express trains ran between rush hours during weekdays and more frequently on weekends and holidays. These services were abolished and replaced with local services on March 6, 2010. [REDACTED] Yurikamome All types are operated as 10-car sets. The Yurakucho line

1000-521: The Yurakucho Line, with inter-running through to the Tobu Tojo Line . Since March 26, 2017, Seibu operates the S-Train limited-stop express service between Toyosu and Tokorozawa on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line on weekday mornings and evenings. On 6 August 2022, "Wanman" one-person operation began on the section between Kotake-Mukaihara and Shin-Kiba In 2021, plans were announced to branch

1040-764: The Yurakucho line at Toyosu Station , traveling north for 5.2 km (3.2 mi) connecting with Toyocho on the Tozai Line and Sumiyoshi Station on the Shinjuku Line and Hanzomon Line . An additional two stations (Edagawa and Sengoku) would also be added in the Koto Ward serving the Sengoku and Toyo districts. Tentative names for the new stations were determined in August 2022. The branch line (nicknamed

1080-834: The area. Chiyoda operates four public libraries; they are the Chiyoda Library, Yobancho Library, Shohei Library, and Kanda Library. Tokyo operates the Tokyo Metropolitan Library Hibiya Library. The Japanese government operates the National Diet Library and the National Archives . Ishikawa Enterprise Foundation Ochanomizu Library is a nearby private library. Several countries operate their embassies in Chiyoda. Tokyo Metro 07 series The Tokyo Metro 07 series ( 東京メトロ07系 , Tōkyō Metoro 07-kei )

1120-605: The current line. On 18 March 1993, 07 series EMUs introduced. On 7 December 1994, the "Yūrakuchō New Line" (now the Fukutoshin Line) opened from Kotake-mukaihara to Ikebukuro. All trains on it made Ikebukuro their terminus and did not stop at Senkawa or Kanamechō. Through service from Shin-kiba or Ikebukuro (on the New Line) to Nerima on the Seibu Yūrakuchō Line began on that same day, with through operation to

1160-652: The former Edo Castle , opened to the public in 1968. Kitanomaru Park , located on Edo Castle's former northern section, has the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art and the Nippon Budokan, a venue for performances. Chidorigafuchi Boat Arena and Chidorigafuchi Moat Path includes a waterway for boats. National Diet Building Park, located adjacent to the Diet Building and divided in two by a street, includes American dogwoods planted to symbolize

1200-421: The landslide 2009 election when then 26-year-old Democratic newcomer Zenkō Kurishita unseated 70-year-old former Metropolitan Assembly president and six term assemblyman, Liberal Democrat Shigeru Uchida. In the 2013 election , no Democrat contested the seat and Uchida won back the district against a Communist and two independents. The Tokyo Fire Department has its headquarters in Ōtemachi in Chiyoda. For

1240-400: The national House of Representatives , Chiyoda, together with Minato and Shinjuku, forms the prefecture's 1st electoral district since the electoral reform of the 1990s. The single-seat constituency is currently represented by Liberal Democrat Miki Yamada . The ward is also home to the National Diet , the Supreme Court of Japan and the residence of the Prime Minister of Japan and is

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1280-398: The political nerve center of Japan . On December 31, 2001, Chiyoda had 6,572 buildings which were four stories or taller. Some of the districts in Chiyoda are actually not inhabited, either because they are parks (Hibiya Koen), because they consist only of office buildings (Otemachi or Marunouchi), and/or because they are extremely small. The area on the eastern side of Akihabara Station

1320-496: The prefix "Kanda-", but it is sometimes omitted in daily life. Iwamotochō and Kanda-Iwamotochō are different districts (as is the case for Kajichō and Kanda-Kajichō) Per Japanese census data, the population has almost doubled since 2000 after continuous decline. East Imperial Garden, located on the eastern portion of the Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds and housing the castle tower and the outer defense positions of

1360-2193: The relations between the United States and Japan. Hibiya Park, Japan's first western-style park, includes restaurants, open-air concert halls, and tennis courts. Imperial Palace Outer Garden, in the front of Nijubashi Bridge, serves as a jogging trail and a tourist site. On October 1, 2001, Chiyoda had 36,233 business establishments with 888,149 employees. 0verflow , Asahi Glass , Bungeishunjū , Calbee , Creatures Inc. , Datam Polystar , DIC Corporation , Dowa Holdings , Furukawa Electric , HAL Laboratory , Hakusensha , Jaleco , The Japan FM Network Company , Japan Freight Railway Company , Japan Post Holdings , JFE Holdings , Kadokawa Corporation , KDDI , Konica Minolta , Kyowa Hakko Kirin , Lixil Group Corporation , Maeda Corporation , Mitsubishi Estate , MCDecaux , Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group , Mizuho Financial Group , Nabtesco , Nakano Corporation , New Otani , Nikken Sekkei , Nippon Cable , Nippon Flour Mills , Nippon Paper Industries , Nippon Soda , Nippon Suisan Kaisha , Nitto Boseki , NTT docomo , Orient Watch Company , Seibu Kaihatsu , Seven & i Holdings , Shin-Etsu Chemical , Shogakukan , Shueisha , SMC Corporation , Sony Music Entertainment Japan , Tanaka Kikinzoku Group , Toho , Toho Zinc , Tokio Marine Nichido , Tokuyama Corporation , Tokyo FM , Toppan Printing , Ushio, Inc. , Yamazaki Baking Company , Vie de France , YKK Group , and Yomiuri Shimbun are headquartered in Chiyoda. Mazda has an office in Chiyoda. Foreign companies with Japanese divisions in Chiyoda include Aeroméxico , AMI Japan (subsidiary of American Megatrends ), Chloé Japan , Hewlett-Packard Japan, LVMH , Ropes & Gray , Sidley Austin , Sunoco , and Swiss International Air Lines . Japanese companies which formerly had their headquarters in Chiyoda include All Nippon Airways , Bandai Visual , Galaxy Airlines , Japan Airlines , Japan Asia Airways , Mitsui Chemicals , Nippon Cargo Airlines , Taito , and Yamato Life . In 1998 Fujitsu operated

1400-452: The special wards. The residential part of Chiyoda is at the heart of Yamanote , Tokyo's traditional upper-class residential area, with Banchō , Kōjimachi , and Kioichō considered the most exclusive neighbourhoods in the entire city. The total area is 11.66 km (4½ sq. mi.), of which the Imperial Palace, Hibiya Park , National Museum of Modern Art , and Yasukuni Shrine take up approximately 2.6 km (1 sq. mi.), or 22%. Chiyoda

1440-659: The third section between Eidan-narimasu (now Chikatetsu-narimasu) and Ikebukuro opened on 24 June 1983. Through services with the Seibu Railway Seibu Yūrakuchō Line began on 1 October 1983 with the opening of the Kotake-Mukaihara – Shin-Sakuradai section. The northwestern extension to Wakōshi opened on 25 August 1987, allowing through service with the Tōbu Tōjō Line . The final section from Shintomichō to Shin-kiba opened on 8 June 1988, completing

1480-402: The west (Nishi-Funabashi) end. Cars 2, 4, 7, and 9 each have one lozenge-type pantograph. The front ends have an emergency exit. Headlights and taillights are round. Sets are fitted with skirts. These were modified on sets transferred to the Tōzai Line. The trains originally had a two-handle control system. Tōzai Line sets were modified with a single-handle (left-hand) system on transfer to

1520-644: Was also built to serve the developing wards of Itabashi , Nerima , Toshima , and Koto. The section between Wakōshi and Kotake-mukaihara shares tracks with its sister line, the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line . The Yurakucho Line has inter-running counterparts on its northern side, both of which are "major" Japanese private railway companies in Greater Tokyo . One is the Tobu Railway at Wakōshi, north to Shinrin-kōen . The other

1560-478: Was first proposed in 1962 along with the Chiyoda Line . It was originally envisioned to run between Nakamurabashi Station and Kinshicho Station . In 1968, it was later revised to run between Chikatetsu-narimasu Station in the northwest and Shintomichō Station in the southeast; the extensions to Wakoshi and Shin-kiba were not confirmed at the time. Line 8 was planned to serve areas that were not served by

1600-458: Was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kanda and Kōjimachi wards following Tokyo City 's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis . The modern Chiyoda ward exhibits contrasting Shitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural divisions. The Kanda area is in the core of Shitamachi , the original commercial center of Edo-Tokyo. On the other hand, the western part of the Kōjimachi area typically represents

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