Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Kudanshita Station is a subway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. This is the closest subway station to Yasukuni Shrine and Nippon Budokan. The station opened on 23 December 1964 as the eastern terminus of the T zai Line from Takadanobaba. It was extended to the next station, Takebashi, on 16 March 1966. The Shinjuku Line platforms opened on 16 March 1980, and the Hanz mon Line platforms on 26 January 1989.