Ichigaya

Ichigaya (市谷 or 市ヶ谷・市ケ谷) is an area in the eastern portion of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.

Aerial view of Ichigaya

Places in Ichigaya

• Hosei University Ichigaya Campus
• Chuo University Graduate School
• Ministry of Defense headquarters: Formerly GHQ of the Imperial Japanese Army; following World War II, the building became the headquarters for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Eastern Army.^{[citation needed]} Mishima Yukio committed suicide here in 1970.^[1] It became Defense Agency headquarters in May 2000 when the previous headquarters in Akasaka were closed to make way for Tokyo Midtown. In 2007 the organization became a ministry. The Memorial Zone for JSDF personnel is located to the east of the Defense Ministry headquarters.
• Japanese Go Association
• Residence of the ambassador of Morocco to Japan^[2]

Companies based in Ichigaya

• Borland Japan
• Dai Nippon Printing
• Informatica Corporation Japan
• Nakano Corporation
• Team Ninja

Metro stations

• Akebonobashi Station (Toei Shinjuku Line)
• Ichigaya Station (JR Chūō Local Line, Namboku Line, Toei Shinjuku Line, Yūrakuchō Line) - The JR and Toei platforms are located across the river in Chiyoda.
• Ushigome-yanagichō Station (Toei Ōedo Line)