Embassy of Japan

Embassy of Japan is a government office in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest. Embassy of Japan is situated nearby to Oak Hill Cemetery, as well as near the museum Dumbarton Oaks Estate.

Type: Government office
Also known as: “Japanese Embassy Building”
Address: 2516 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20008

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dumbarton Oaks Estate and Georgetown University.

Dumbarton Oaks Estate

Museum

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Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss. Dumbarton Oaks Estate is situated 2,200 feet west of Embassy of Japan.

Georgetown University

University

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Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university. Georgetown University is situated 1 mile southwest of Embassy of Japan.

Oak Hill Cemetery

Cemetery

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Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic 22-acre cemetery located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C, in the United States. It was founded in 1848 and completed in 1853, and is a prime example of a rural cemetery. Oak Hill Cemetery is situated 770 feet southwest of Embassy of Japan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West End and Woodley Park.

West End

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The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.

Woodley Park

Suburb

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Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, Woodley Park hosts a commercial corridor of restaurants and shops located along Connecticut Avenue.

Dupont Circle

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Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.

Embassy of Japan

Categories: building, office, and government building
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.91502° or 38° 54′ 54″ north

Longitude

-77.05596° or 77° 3′ 21″ west

Elevation

95 feet (29 metres)

Levels

Height

31 feet (9.5 metres)

Open location code

87C4WW8V+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 66790027

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

office=diplomatic

GeoNames ID

4138443

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Embassy of Japan” goes by many names.

French: “Ambassade du Japon”
German: “Botschaft von Japan”
Japanese: “在アメリカ合衆国日本国大使館”
Spanish: “Embajada de Japón”

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