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Kasumigaseki

Kasumigaseki is a district in , . Most government ministries are located in the neighbourhood, making its name a metonym for the Japanese bureaucracy, while refers to the elected government or legislative branch.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: town located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
  • Also known as: “Kasumigaseki 1-chome”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shiodome and Central Gov’t Bldg. No.1.

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is an area in , Japan, located adjacent to and , near and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas.

Public building
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is a public building.

Government office
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The is an agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yūrakuchō and Tokyo.

Quarter
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is a business district of , , situated in between the and , southeast of the . The district takes its name from Oda Nagamasu, who was also known as Yūraku.

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is the enormous and wealthy capital of , and its main city, overflowing with culture, commerce, and most of all, people. As the most populated urban area in the world, is a fascinating and dynamic metropolis that mixes foreign influences, consumer culture and global business along with remnants of the capital of old Japan.

Quarter
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is a business district of , .

Kasumigaseki

Latitude
35.67394° or 35° 40′ 26″ north
Longitude
139.75256° or 139° 45′ 9″ east
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XMQF3+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8354653204
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
1859879
Wiki­data ID
Q1268102
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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: “かすみがせき1ちょうめ”
  • Japanese: “霞が関”
  • Japanese: “霞が関一丁目”
  • Japanese: “霞ヶ関”
  • Japanese: “霞ケ関”
  • Korean: “가스미가세키”
  • Korean: “가스미가세키1초메”
  • 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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