Ichigaya
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Ichigaya (市谷) is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan. Shinjuku-ku has several places with Ichigaya as part of the name. Ichigaya Station (市ケ谷駅), which lies in Shinjuku and Chiyoda-ku (Gobanchō, Kudan Minami), provides transportation to the area.
The Imperial Japanese Army had its GHQ at Ichigaya Heights; following World War II, the building became the headquarters for the Ground Self-Defense Forces. It was there that author Mishima Yukio committed suicide in 1970.
Places in Ichigaya
- Chuo University Graduate School
- Japan Defense Agency
- Sophia University Ichigaya Campus - Faculty of Comparative Culture
Companies based in Ichigaya
- Dai-Nippon Printing
- Nippon Television (NTV)
Subway stations
- Akebonobashi Station (Toei Shinjuku Line)
- Ichigaya Station (JR Chuo Local Line, Namboku Line, Toei Shinjuku Line)
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