Embassy of Ireland, Tokyo explained

Embassy of Ireland in Tokyo
Location:	Chiyoda, Japan
Address:	Ireland House, 2-10-7, Kōjimachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo
Ambassador:	Damien Cole^[1]
Coordinates:	35.6857°N 139.7406°W
Website:	Irish Embassy, Japan

The Embassy of Ireland in Japan (ga|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]

See also

• Foreign relations of Japan
• Foreign relations of the Republic of Ireland
• List of diplomatic missions of Ireland

Notes and References

1. Web site: アイルランド大使館 Ireland in Japan on Twitter. Twitter. 2024-07-18. en.
2. Web site: The Embassy - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Affairs. Department of Foreign. www.dfa.ie. en. 2018-01-12.
3. Web site: Japan - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Affairs. Department of Foreign. www.dfa.ie. 2018-01-12.
4. Web site: Department of Foreign Affairs. January - Architecture Competition to Design New Ireland House in Tokyo Launched - Department of Foreign Affairs. 2020-11-21. www.dfa.ie. en.
5. Web site: Department of Foreign Affairs. September - Ireland House Tokyo Competition Winners Announced - Department of Foreign Affairs. 2020-11-21. www.dfa.ie. en.
6. Web site: Audley . Fiona . Government on track to open Ireland Houses in London, Tokyo and New York by 2025 . 2024-09-10 . The Irish Post.
7. Web site: Carswell. Simon. State’s ‘Ireland House’ in Tokyo to cost almost €23m. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.