Ichigaya
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Ichigaya is an area in the eastern portion of Shinjuku
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...

, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Places in Ichigaya

  • Hosei University
    Hosei University
    is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...

     Ichigaya Campus
  • Chuo University
    Chuo University
    Chuo University is a one of the Japanese leading universities. Thus it is competitive in several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 27th, 25th, 34th during 2008-2010 respectively in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai.-Research...

     Graduate School
  • Ministry of Defense headquarters: Formerly GHQ
    GHQ
    GHQ from General Headquarters, may refer to:*a high level military command center, see headquarters**GHQ India - headquarters of the British India Army...

     of the Imperial Japanese Army
    Imperial Japanese Army
    -Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...

    ; following World War II
    World War II
    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

    , the building became the headquarters for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
    The , or JGSDF, is the army of Japan. The largest of the three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the Ground Self-Defense Force operates under the command of the chief of the ground staff, based in the city of Ichigaya, Tokyo. The present chief of ground staff is General Yoshifumi Hibako...

     Eastern Army. Mishima Yukio
    Yukio Mishima
    was the pen name of , a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor and film director, also remembered for his ritual suicide by seppuku after a failed coup d'état...

     committed suicide here in 1970. It became JDA headquarters in May 2000 when the previous headquarters in Akasaka
    Akasaka, Tokyo
    is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife district....

     was closed to make way for the Tokyo Midtown.
  • Japanese Go Association
    Nihon Ki-in
    The Nihon Ki-in , also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go association in Japan is Kansai Ki-in.Nihon Ki-in was established...


Subway stations

  • Akebonobashi Station
    Akebonobashi Station
    is a train station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Its station number is S-03. The station opened on March 16, 1980.-Platforms:Akebonobashi Station consists of two side platforms...

     (Toei Shinjuku Line)
  • Ichigaya Station
    Ichigaya Station
    is a railway station located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.The ground-level section of the station is managed by the East Japan Railway Company and the underground sections are managed by Tokyo Metro and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . The station is served by the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line, Tokyo...

     (JR Chūō Local Line, Namboku Line, Toei Shinjuku Line, Yurakucho Line) - The JR and Toei platforms are located across the river in Chiyoda
    Chiyoda, Tokyo
    is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...

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  • Ushigome Yanagicho Station (Toei Oedo Line)
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