Kasumigaseki

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Kasumigaseki Building

Kasumigaseki (霞が関, 霞ヶ関 or 霞ケ関) is a district of Tokyo, Japan, located in Chiyoda Ward. It is the location of most of Japan's cabinet ministry offices, as well as the offices of Diet members. The name is often used figuratively to refer to the Japanese bureaucracy, as opposed to Nagatacho, which refers to the elected government.

Notable sites

• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Justice
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
• Ministry of Labor and Welfare
• Tokyo High Court, District Court, Summary Court and Family Court
• Tokyo Metropolitan Police HQ
• PricewaterhouseCoopers

Subway stations

• Kasumigaseki Station (Chiyoda Line, Hibiya Line, Marunouchi Line)

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