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Literary award winner in Japan

Rie Kudan attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors.

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Literary award winners in Japan

Rie Kudan (R), poses for photos at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors, together with Akiko Kawasaki (C) and Manabu Makime (L), who won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Quake hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ceiling collapses at the Kudan Kaikan hall in Tokyo on March 11, 2011, after a powerful earthquake struck Japan.

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Private sector to handle parking violations next year

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives from some 500 companies and public corporations enter a building in the Kudan district of Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on April 5, where the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department holds a briefing on its new policy to crack down on parking violations.

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Scorched land in Tokyo's Kudan area after air raids

TOKYO, Japan - A bird's eye view of scorched land in the Kudan area of Tokyo after air raids. The photo was taken in 1945, with its specific date unknown.

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New Komeito's Kanzaki vows to strengthen tripartite alliance

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki (C) pledges Nov. 4 to bolster his party's alliance with its two coalition partners, despite a recent scandal that has led to a plunge in public support for Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. He made the pledge at the party's first convention since joining the ruling fold, which was held at the Kudan Kaikan Building in Tokyo.

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Renews Vows at National Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead

The National Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead was held at the Budokan in Kudan, Tokyo, and Mr. Teruya from Chatan Village, Okinawa, read his memorial address. The National War Memorial Ceremony was held at the Nippon Budokan with the Emperor of Japan in attendance.

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The Northern Territories: Public Opinion on the Rise

A national convention to demand the return of the Northern Territories was held in Kudan, Tokyo. 　 <Caption> Scenes from the National Convention to Demand the Return of the Northern Territories held at Kudan Kaikan in Ichigaya, leaflet distribution on the streets, the resolution passed at the Diet, Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka on an official visit to the Soviet Union, the signing of the joint statement by Japan and the Soviet Union, the fishing grounds in the 200 nautical mile waters, demonstrators marching toward the Diet, and more. Date of shooting unknown, Date of release: October 14, 1977.

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Private sector to handle parking violations next year

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives from some 500 companies and public corporations enter a building in the Kudan district of Tokyo's Choyoda Ward on April 5, where the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department holds a briefing on its new policy to crack down on parking violations. (Kyodo)

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The residence of Okuma Shigenobu

The residence of Okuma Shigenobu in Totsuka Village (present day Totsuka-machi, Shinjuku Ward). The noted statesman lived in a Western-style mansion in Iida-machi (present day Kudan 1-chome) but later moved into the residence of the former lord of the Takamatsu Clan, Matsudaira Yorisato, located next to Tokyo Polytechnic School. After acquiring the house, he made some extensions and modifications and filled in the garden pond shown in photograph #4005. This is a stereograph sold by Underwood & Underwood Co.==Date:1904, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐74‐0]

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A garden

The low stone lantern indicates that this is the compound of Yasukuni Shinto Shrine at Kudan. The torii in the centre is the wooden Otorii (Great Gate) built in 1873. It fell into ruin, was removed in 1884, and was replaced with a bronze gate in 1887. There is a flagpole to the left of the gate. The fenced-in area in the foreground seems to be a pond. Probably taken between 1873 and 1875.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐23‐0]

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Tokyo Shokon-sha Shrine

Yasukuni Shinto Shrine was established at Kudan on June 29, 1869 to commemorate the soldiers who died in the Boshin War. Originally called Shokonsha, it was renamed Yasukuni Jinja on June 4, 1879 but continued to be called Shokonsha for some time after the name change. The bronze torii gate was built on December 31, 1887. The gate was built after the name change, but the caption says, Shokonsha temple.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐3‐0]

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The city of Tokyo seen from moatside

View from the middle of Kudan Slope (just outside Tayasu Gate), looking west at the Kanda area. The other side of the Ushigafuchi area is Iida-machi 1-chome, acquired by Yasukuni Shinto Shrine (still called Shokonsha) for emergency use in June 1878. The Kokkokan Panorama would be built here in 1902 and later rented as a military hall (present-day Kudan Kaikan) to provide income for the shrine. Connected to the right of photograph #4004, this photograph creates a panoramic view of the area.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐21‐0]

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A view of the Goji-in plain outside Ichihashi-mon Gate

View of Shimizu-mon (gate) located half-way up Kudan-zaka (in front of Tayasu Gate). The gate visible in the centre back is Shimizu-mon. Since the gate was destroyed in 1873, this photograph must have been taken before that date. The building on its right is the guardsmen's artillery station at Takebashi. The moat in the foreground was called Ushigafuchi (Bull Ravine). The Shinsen Tokyo Meishozue (Newly Selected Famous Places of Tokyo) states that, A bull and cart carrying coins went down into the moat and never came up, and this is the origin of the name. When attached to photograph #4003, this becomes a continuous panoramic scene.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐22‐0]

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Yasukuni Shrine,Kudan

Shokonsha Shrine (Shrine to Invite Spirits) was built in 1869 as a dedication to the spirits of the samurai who died in the Boshin War. The soldiers who died in the Saga Rebellion and Taiwan Expedition of 1874 and the Seinan War of 1877 were also enshrined here. In 1879 the shrine was renamed Bekkaku Kanpeisha Yasukuni Shinto Shrine. The words bekkaku kanpeisha mean that the men enshrined here made special contributions to their country. Taken between 1887 and 1897.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐73‐0]

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Cherry trees at Yasukuni Shrine,Kudan

Children enjoy the cherry blossoms while babysitting. Several hundred plum and cherry trees were planted at Yasukuni Shinto Shrine, and today there are said to be about 1,000 cherry trees there. The arrival of the cherry blossom season is predicted on the basis of the cherry trees at this shrine. The main hall enshrines a holy mirror made of ebony by Goto Kosuke and embellished with imaginary birds, dragons, chrysanthemum flowers and paulownia leaves. The window panes were made in Germany.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐58‐0]

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Kudan park

In the centre is a pond, with a spouting fountain in the left corner is sprouting. Several pine trees and garden stones are placed on the other side of the pond, and water falls from the rock to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number3‐30‐0]

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Quake hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ceiling collapses at the Kudan Kaikan hall in Tokyo on March 11, 2011, after a powerful earthquake struck Japan. (Kyodo)

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Scorched land in Tokyo's Kudan area after air raids

TOKYO, Japan - A bird's eye view of scorched land in the Kudan area of Tokyo after air raids. The photo was taken in 1945, with its specific date unknown. (Kyodo)

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At the Top of Kudan Slope

At the Top of Kudan Slope==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Kudan Park

Kudan Park==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Kudan Park

Kudan Park==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Obuchi addresses rally calling for return of islands

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi speaks to a national rally at Tokyo's Kudan Kaikan Hall on Feb. 7 seeking the return to Japan of Russian-held isles off Hokkaido. Obuchi pledged that the government will do everything it can to conclude a peace treaty with Russia by the end of this year and to strive for resolution of the territorial dispute.