Embassy of Ireland, Tokyo

Diplomatic mission

35°41′08.5″N 139°44′26.1″E / 35.685694°N 139.740583°E / 35.685694; 139.740583AmbassadorDamien Cole^[1]WebsiteIrish Embassy, Japan

The Embassy of Ireland in Japan (Irish: Ambasáid na hÉireann, An tSeapáin) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Ireland in Japan.^[2]

The embassy is also represented by an Honorary Consul in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture.^[3]

New building

In 2019, the Department of Foreign Affairs, in conjunction with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, announced a competition to create the architectural design for a new Irish embassy in Tokyo.^[4]

The winning design by the Dublin based architectural firm Henry J Lyons was announced in September 2020.^[5]

Construction of the new building is scheduled to begin in March 2023, and is expected to be completed by 2025.^[6] The building will be based in the Yotsuya district of Shinjuku, and is expected to cost a total of €23 million.^[7]

Gallery

A plaque outside the entrance to the Embassy Building.

References

^ "アイルランド大使館 Ireland in Japan on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ Affairs, Department of Foreign. "The Embassy - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". www.dfa.ie. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ Affairs, Department of Foreign. "Japan - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". www.dfa.ie. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ Department of Foreign Affairs. "January - Architecture Competition to Design New Ireland House in Tokyo Launched - Department of Foreign Affairs". www.dfa.ie. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ Department of Foreign Affairs. "September - Ireland House Tokyo Competition Winners Announced - Department of Foreign Affairs". www.dfa.ie. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ Audley, Fiona. "Government on track to open Ireland Houses in London, Tokyo and New York by 2025". The Irish Post. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ Carswell, Simon. "State's 'Ireland House' in Tokyo to cost almost €23m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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