Surugadai

Rengo HQ in Kanda-Surugadai

Kanda-Surugadai (神田駿河台 Kanda-Surugadai) is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was so named because after Tokugawa Ieyasu's death, Edo government let officials from Sunpu (now Shizuoka) live in the area. The postal code is 101-0062. Kanda-Surugadai is often called Surugadai (駿河台 Surugadai) or, colloquially, Sundai (駿台 Sundai).

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

Companies based in Surugadai

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

References

  1. Rengo website Role and function Retrieved on July 7 2012
  2. "Company Offices." Nippon Paper Industries. Retrieved on March 21, 2014.

Coordinates: 35°41′57″N 139°45′49″E / 35.69917°N 139.76361°E / 35.69917; 139.76361

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