Kasumigaseki (霞が関, 霞ヶ関 or 霞ケ関) is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Most government ministries are located in the neighbourhood, making its name a metonym for the Japanese bureaucracy, while Nagatachō refers to the elected government or legislative branch. It faces the Imperial Palace to the north, Hibiya Park to the east, and Nagatachō to the west.
Notable sites
Government offices
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2nd Bldg. of the Central Common Government Office
[" Ministry Access by Public Transportation." ( Archive) Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved on April 6, 2009. "Address: 2nd Bldg. of the Central Common Government Office, 2-1-2, Kasumigaseski, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8926, Japan"]
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Japan Transport Safety Board
[" Home." (English) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on April 27, 2013. "2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (100-8918)" Japanese address: "〒100-8918 東京都千代田区霞が関2-1-2"]
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National Public Safety Commission
[" Index.pdf." ( Archive) National Public Safety Commission. Retrieved on April 6, 2009. "〒100－8974 東京都千代田区霞が関2－1－2"]
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Fair Trade Commission
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Coast Guard
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Patent Office
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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Ministry of Finance
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Ministry of Justice
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Ministry of the Environment
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Public Security Intelligence Agency
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National Police Agency
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Financial Services Agency
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Agency for Cultural Affairs
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National Personnel Authority
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Board of Audit of Japan
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Tokyo Metropolitan Police HQ
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Tokyo High Court and Intellectual Property High Court
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Tokyo District Court, Summary Court and Family Court
Other buildings
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by Utagawa Kuniyoshi]]Japan Post headquarters
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Kasumigaseki Building - Tokyo's first high-rise office building
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The Asian Development Bank Institute has its head office on the 8th floor of the Kasumigaseki Building.
[" Contact Us ." Asian Development Bank Institute. Retrieved on February 19, 2012. "ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK INSTITUTE Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6008, Japan"] On the same floor, the Asian Development Bank has its Japan offices.[" Contacts." ( Archive) Asian Development Bank. Retrieved on February 19, 2012. "Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6008, Japan"]
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Kasumigaseki Common Gate - Twin tower buildings adjacent to the Kasumigaseki Building.
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New Kasumigaseki Building
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Nipponkoa Insurance Building
Subway stations
Economy
Japan Post Holdings has its headquarters in Kasumigaseki.
[" About Japan Post ." Japan Post Holdings. Retrieved on April 24, 2010.] Tokuyama Corporation has its headquarters in Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower and PricewaterhouseCoopers has offices on the 15th floor of the Kasumigaseki Building.
[" Business Sites in Japan." Tokuyama Corporation. Retrieved on February 13, 2015.][" PwC office locations in Japan." PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Retrieved on February 18, 2010.] Also in the Kasumigaseki Building has its headquarters the
Lixil Group.
[" Corporate Information." Lixil Group. Retrieved on October 13, 2016.]
At different points of time All Nippon Airways and Mitsui Chemicals had their headquarters in the Kasumigaseki Building.[" What's New." Mitsui Chemicals. June 5, 2001. Retrieved on February 18, 2010.]["World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 30, 1985. 50." Retrieved on June 17, 2009.] In July 1978, when Nippon Cargo Airlines first began, it operated within a single room inside All Nippon Airways's space in the Kasumigaseki Building.[" Chapter 3. On the path to becoming a member of the incumbent carrier group." Nippon Cargo Lines. Retrieved on February 18, 2010.]
At one time Cantor Fitzgerald had an office in the Toranomon Mitsui Building in Kasumigaseki.[" office locations." Cantor Fitzgerald. March 4, 2000. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.]
Education
operates public elementary and junior high schools. Kōjimachi Elementary School (千代田区立麹町小学校) is the zoned elementary of Kasumigaseki 1-3 chōme.
Spelling
The current official spelling of the district's name is 霞が関, with が in hiragana; before 1967, it was spelled 霞ヶ関, with a small ヶ.
The name of the Tokyo Metro station is spelled "霞ケ関", with a large ケ.
All three spellings can still be found by various institutions in the area.
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