Chiyoda

Chiyoda consists of the Imperial Palace and a surrounding radius of about a kilometer. Often called 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, today's 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, Prime Minister's Official Residence, and Supreme Court, are also located in Chiyoda, as are Tokyo landmarks such as Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo Station, and the Budokan.