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| Kasumigaseki
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Ministry of Education,
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This is a modern 6-storey structure standing imposingly on the
south side of the Kasumigaseki district. Constructed in 1933, it is
the second-oldest building in the district, after the red-brick building
of the Ministry of Justice.
Building Data
| Building name: |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| Structure: |
reinforced concrete |
| Number of floors: |
7 floors |
| Building area: |
4,118 m2 |
| Total floor area: |
23,726 m2 |
Construction of Central Government Building No.7
On the south section of the Kasumigaseki, area of the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) and the Board
of Audit of Japan, the new building is under construction via the
PFI scheme and will be completed in 2007.(Private Finance Initiative:
the utilization of private funding and operational and technological
expertise in the construction of public facilities)
For this project, the private sector and authorities of this area
and MLIT made a committee for discuss the urban development plan of
this area. According to this committee’s report, the landscape
architecture and the historical character of this place is very important.
To create attractive urban environment, two high-rise towers surround
a central open area harmoniously with adjacent Kasumigaseki-Building(the
first skyscraper of Japan built in 1972), and one part of the former
building of MEXT built in the early years of the Showa era is restored
and reused.
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