Kasumigaseki

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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=

=Other buildings=

  • File:Kuniyoshi Utagawa, High Noon at Kasumigaseki.jpg by Utagawa Kuniyoshi]]Japan Post headquarters
  • Kasumigaseki Building - Tokyo's first high-rise office building{{cite web|title=Japan's first skyscraper turns 30|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/1998/04/17/national/japans-first-skyscraper-turns-30/|website=Japan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324102656/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/1998/04/17/national/japans-first-skyscraper-turns-30/#.VRE8CuHdVVc|archive-date=2015-03-24|date=1998-04-17}}
  • The Asian Development Bank Institute has its head office on the 8th floor of the Kasumigaseki Building."[http://www.adbi.org/contact.php Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206205832/http://www.adbi.org/contact.php |date=2012-02-06 }}." 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."[http://beta.adb.org/contacts/main Contacts]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120226103341/http://beta.adb.org/contacts/main Archive]) Asian Development Bank. Retrieved on February 19, 2012. "Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6008, Japan"
  • Kasumigaseki Common Gate - Twin tower buildings adjacent to the Kasumigaseki Building.
  • New Kasumigaseki Building
  • Nipponkoa Insurance Building

Subway stations

Economy

Japan Post Holdings has its headquarters in Kasumigaseki."[http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/about/index.html About Japan Post] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412122728/http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/about/index.html |date=2010-04-12 }}." 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."[http://www.tokuyama.co.jp/eng/company/address/index.html Business Sites in Japan]." Tokuyama Corporation. Retrieved on February 13, 2015."[http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/office-locations/japan.jhtml PwC office locations in Japan]." PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Retrieved on February 18, 2010. Also in the Kasumigaseki Building has its headquarters the Lixil Group Corporation."[http://www.lixil.com/en/about/information.html Corporate Information]." Lixil Group Corporation. Retrieved on October 13, 2016.

At different points of time All Nippon Airways and Mitsui Chemicals had their headquarters in the Kasumigaseki Building."[https://web.archive.org/web/20010605021752/http://www.mitsui-chem.co.jp/who/phone.htm What's New]." Mitsui Chemicals. June 5, 2001. Retrieved on February 18, 2010."World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 30, 1985. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200910.html 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."[http://www.nca.aero/e/profile/history/pdf/history_part03.pdf 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."[https://web.archive.org/web/20000304012316/http://www.cantor.com/locations.htm office locations]." Cantor Fitzgerald. March 4, 2000. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.

Education

{{ill|Chiyoda Board of Education|ja|千代田区教育委員会}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp/koho/kosodate/gakko/tsugaku-kuiki.html|title=区立小学校の通学区域|publisher=Chiyoda Board of Education|accessdate=2022-10-08}} There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.{{cite web|url=https://www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp/koho/kosodate/gakko/gakkosentaku.html|title=区立中学校の通学区域と学校選択|publisher=Chiyoda Board of Education|accessdate=2022-10-08|quote=千代田区では、[...] }}

Spelling

The current official spelling of the district's name is {{lang|ja|霞が関}}, with が in hiragana; before 1967, it was spelled {{lang|ja|霞ヶ関}}, with a small ヶ.{{cite web |title=千代田区ホームページ - 町名由来板:霞ヶ関(かすみがせき) |url=https://www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp/koho/bunka/bunka/chome/yurai/kasumigaseki.html |publisher=Chiyoda City |access-date=22 July 2023 |date=11 Nov 2014 |quote=霞が関(かすみがせき)(昭和四十二年〈1967年〉に霞ヶ関から改称)といいます}} The name of the Tokyo Metro station is spelled "{{lang|ja|霞ケ関}}", with a large ケ.{{cite web |title=霞ケ関駅/M15/H07/C08 {{!}} 路線・駅の情報 {{!}} 東京メトロ |url=https://www.tokyometro.jp/station/kasumigaseki/index.html |publisher=Tokyo Metro |access-date=22 July 2023}} All three spellings can still be found by various institutions in the area.

References

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