Kasumigaseki ( 霞が関 , 霞ヶ関 or 霞ケ関 ) is a district in Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo , Japan . It is the location of most of Japan 's cabinet ministry offices . The name is often used as a metonym for the Japanese government bureaucracy , as opposed to Nagatachō , which refers to the elected government or the legislative branch . Kasumigaseki Station was one of the stations affected during the Tokyo subway sarin attack
Tokyo subway sarin attack
Tokyo subway sarin attack
Kasumigaseki