Ministry of Defense

Ministry of Defense is a government office in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Tokyo. Ministry of Defense is situated nearby to the public building Information Headquarters, as well as near Maritime Staff Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yasukuni Shrine and Ichigaya Station.

Yasukuni Shrine

Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 respectively, and the First Indochina War of 1946–1954. Yasukuni Shrine is situated 1¼ km east of Ministry of Defense.

Ichigaya Station

Railway station

Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ichigaya Station is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The Number of Passengers on Ichigaya as recorded by the East Japan Railway Company Trains in 2017-2022 was 15,274. Ichigaya Station is situated 650 metres east of Ministry of Defense.

Yotsuya

Railway station

Photo: ノボホショコロトソ, CC BY 4.0.

Yotsuya Station is a railway station in the Yotsuya district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company and Tokyo Metro. Several parts of the station are also located in the Rokubancho and Kojimachi neighborhoods of Chiyoda ward. Yotsuya is situated 770 metres south of Ministry of Defense.