Kasumigaseki
Kasumigaseki 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.Photo: BlackRiver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shiodome and National Diet Library.
Shiodome
Photo: Yosemite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shiodome is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Shinbashi and Ginza, near Tokyo Bay and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas.
National Diet Library
Library
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The National Diet Library is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the National Diet of Japan in researching matters of public policy.
Forestry Agency
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Forestry Agency is an agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nishi-Shinbashi and Uchisaiwaichō.
Nishi-Shinbashi
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Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi-Shinbashi is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is home to Toei Mita Line subway stations including Onarimon Station and Uchisaiwaichō Station, as well as medical school Jikei University School of Medicine.
Uchisaiwaichō
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Uchisaiwaichō is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, at the south-east corner of the ward bordering with Chūō and Minato. Uchisaiwaichō Station on the Toei Mita Line is located in the area.
Kasumigaseki
Latitude
35.67349° or 35° 40′ 25″ northLongitude
139.75018° or 139° 45′ 1″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
8Q7XMQF2+93OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Kasumigaseki” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاسوميغاسيكي”
- Chinese: “霞關”
- Dutch: “Kasumigaseki”
- Esperanto: “Kasumigaseki”
- Finnish: “Kasumigaseki”
- French: “Kasumigaseki”
- German: “Kasumigaseki”
- Italian: “Kasumigaseki”
- Japanese: “Kasumi-ga-seki”
- Japanese: “かすみがせき”
- Japanese: “霞が関”
- Japanese: “霞ヶ関”
- Japanese: “霞ケ関”
- Korean: “가스미가세키”
- Korean: “카스마가세키”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Kasumigaseki”
- Persian: “کاسومیگاسکی”
- Russian: “Касумигасэки”
- Slovenian: “Kasumigaseki”
- Thai: “คะซุมิงะเซะกิ”
- Thai: “คาซูมิงาเซกิ”
- Turkish: “Kasumigaseki”
- Ukrainian: “Касуміґасекі”
- Urdu: “کاسومیگاسکی”
- Waray (Philippines): “Kasumigaseki”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 外務省中央庁舎 and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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