Meiji Seimei Kan

Historic Building In Marunouchi

This building was made from materials secured in Japan , unusual at the time and was completed in 1934. It survived the Tokyo bombing in WW2 and went on to become the General HQ for Supreme Command a...

Important bit of surviving history

This building was the former GHQ with McArthur right across the street from the Emperor, as they worked together to restore Japan. Now it is a business center but the entry and lobby areas have a fre...

One Of The Most Impressive Buildings In Tokyo

It was built in 1934 in the Showa period (when Emperor Hirohito assumed the throne) and survived the bombings at the end of WW2 and became the HQ for the US occupation of Japan after the war. if you ...

Pour les fans de la Casa de Papel ...

Si vous êtes fan des 2 premières séries vous ne pourrez pas manquer de noter la ressemblance de ce bâtiment avec celui de la célèbre série espagnole. J ai sonné à la porte pour espérer être reçu par T...

旧GHQ本部

近隣のフォーシーズンズホテル丸の内に宿泊しているので良い天気に誘われて皇居周辺を散歩。帰り際に久しぶりに見る「旧第一生命館」はこの場所にマッチした建物であった。周辺は高層ビルに建て替わっているがこの建物だけはこのままであってほしい。