Kasumigaseki (霞が関, 霞ヶ関 or 霞ケ関) is a district in
ChiyodaWard in
Tokyo,
Japan. It is the location of most of Japan's
cabinet ministry offices. The name is often used as a
metonym for the Japanese government bureaucracy, while
Nagatachō refers to the elected government or the legislative branch.
Kasumigaseki Station was one of the stations affected during the
Tokyo subway sarin attack.
At one time
Cantor Fitzgerald had an office in the Toranomon Mitsui Building in Kasumigaseki.[14]
Education
Chiyoda Board of Education [
ja] operates public elementary and junior high schools. Kōjimachi Elementary School (千代田区立麹町小学校) is the zoned elementary of Kasumigaseki 1-3
chōme.[15] There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.[16]
Spelling
The current official spelling of the district's name is 霞が関, with が in hiragana; before 1967, it was spelled 霞ヶ関, with a small ヶ.[17] The name of the Tokyo Metro station is spelled "霞ケ関", with a large ケ.[18] All three spellings can still be found by various institutions in the area.
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Home." (English) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on April 27, 2013. "2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (100-8918)"
Japanese address: "〒100-8918 東京都千代田区霞が関2-1-2"
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Asian Development Bank Institute. Retrieved on February 19, 2012. "ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK INSTITUTE Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6008, Japan"
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Archive) Asian Development Bank. Retrieved on February 19, 2012. "Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6008, Japan"