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Coordinates:35°41′57″N139°45′49″E / 35.69917°N 139.76361°E /35.69917; 139.76361

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District of Chiyoda, Tokyo

Kanda-Surugadai (神田駿河台,Kanda-Surugadai) is a district ofChiyoda,Tokyo,Japan. It was named afterTokugawa Ieyasu's death, when the Edo government allowed officials fromSunpu (nowShizuoka) to live in the area. Kanda-Surugadai is often calledSurugadai (駿河台,Surugadai) or, colloquially,Sundai (駿台,Sundai).

The main building and campus ofMeiji University is in the district.

The headquarters of theJapanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) is located in Kanda-Surugadai.^[1]

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Meiji University (Liberty Tower)
Rengo HQ in Kanda-Surugadai

Companies based in Surugadai

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Nippon Paper Industries, thepulp and paper manufacturing company has its headquarters in the district.^[2]

Education

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Chiyoda Board of Education [ja] 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.^[3] There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.^[4]