| Tsudanuma | |
| Native Name: | 津田沼 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan Chiba Prefecture |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chiba Prefecture |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Narashino City |
| Population As Of: | September 2017 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 15,736 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 275-0016[2] |
| Area Code: | 047[3] |
| Registration Plate: | Narashino |
is a district of Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 7-chōme. The name “Tsudanuma” is also used to refer to the area around Tsudanuma Station ranging over Narashino and Funabashi cities.
The name Tsudanuma came from kanji characters of three villages:,, and .[4]
Tsudanuma is a residential area, largely by virtue of being a commuter suburb of Tokyo. It is mentioned in Haruki Murakami's novels 1Q84, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, and Sputnik Sweetheart.
The population as of October 31st 2017 is shown below.
| Chōme | Households | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-chōme | 673 | 1,188 | |
| 2-chōme | 1,679 | 3,337 | |
| 3-chōme | 1,947 | 3,782 | |
| 4-chōme | 612 | 1,212 | |
| 5-chōme | 1,012 | 2,010 | |
| 6-chōme | 853 | 1,851 | |
| 7-chōme | 1,139 | 2,386 | |
| Total | 7,917 | 15,766 |
The Tsudanuma area is directly served by three stations:
There is a fleet of Shin-Keisei buses which depart from JR Tsudanuma station.
Taxis are available at all three railway stations.
Shops and department stores surround JR Tsudanuma station.
There are a number of public schools in the area as well as the Chiba Institute of Technology and O-Hara Graduate School. For continuing education, Narashino Bunka Hall (習志野文化ホール) is located on the south exit of JR Tsudanuma station.