page_title: Embassy of the United States, Tokyo
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Embassy of the United States, Tokyo / Location
caption_attribution_description: US Legation in Japan, ZenpukuJi Temple, circa 1861
context_page_description: The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo represents the United States in Tokyo, Japan. Along with consulates in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Naha, the Embassy provides assistance to American citizens and residents who live in Japan and issues visas to Japanese nationals, and legal residents in Japan who wish to visit or immigrate to the United States.
  William F. Hagerty, the current Ambassador to Japan, was sworn in on July 27, 2017.
  Joseph M. Young became Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Tokyo in July 2017.
  The current embassy building was designed by César Pelli and Norma Merrick Sklarek, and completed in 1976. It succeeded the previous embassy building built on the same property in 1931 by Harold Van Buren Magonigle and Antonin Raymond.
  The Ambassador's official residence, built together with the then new embassy in 1931, was one of the first buildings specifically built by the US as an Ambassador's residence. It served as the historic meeting place between Emperor Hirohito and General Douglas MacArthur in 1945.
  In January 2001, the U.S. Department of State authorized the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Japan to be labeled an important cultural asset.
context_section_description: The embassy is located in the Akasaka neighborhood of Minato, Tokyo, steps away from the Nagatachō district, home of the Japanese legislature and the Prime Minister's residence.  The address is 1-10-5, Akasaka, Minato-ku Post Code: 107-8420.  It is easily accessible via the Tokyo Metro Ginza or Namboku Lines Tameike-Sannō Station and conveniently located to the Hotel Okura.
caption: First US mission in Japan
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