VIP Room of the Aichi Prefectural Government Office

The Aichi Prefectural Government Office (愛知県庁 Aichi Kenchō) is the main building of the government of

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

. It is located in the city of

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

History

The building was constructed before the Second World War and is in the Imperial Crown style, a mixture of western and traditional Japanese architecture. The close proximity to

Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...

is reflected in the decorative roof of the structure. It is located right next to

Nagoya City Hall is the city hall of the city of Nagoya, Japan. It is designed in the Imperial Crown style, a fusion Japanese and modern style. It survived the bombings of World War II and is registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. It is located ...

. The building survived the U.S. air raids of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

External links

Homepage of the Aichi Prefectural Government Office
(with details of the building) Buildings and structures in Nagoya City and town halls in Japan Tourist attractions in Nagoya Imperial Crown Style architecture {{Japan-struct-stub