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PSE Japan User Meeting 2006

Directions

19—20 September 2006, British Embassy New Hall, Tokyo

 

 

Venue location

The conference will take place in the facilities of the historic British Embassy, in the centre of Tokyo. The address and contact details are: Click to enlarge

British Embassy
New Hall
1 Ichiban-cho
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-8381

 
 

Click here for an interactive Google map of the area.

History

The embassy site, in front of the Imperial Palace at Ichiban-cho, has been in use since 1872. The land was provided as a mark of favour by the Meiji government and leased to the British Government in perpetuity.

The main buildings, including the Ambassador's Residence, were completed in 1929 following the destruction of the original red brick buildings in the great Kanto earthquake of 1923.

The British Embassy is famous for its cherry trees, which are both inside and around the compound. The first cherry trees were planted in 1898 by the then Minister, Sir Ernest Satow, as a gift to the people of Tokyo and as a symbol of his love for Japan.

They were replaced one hundred years later as part of Festival UK98, with the participation of Her Imperial Highness Princess Noriko. There are a number of other commemorative trees within the Embassy Compound, including an oak planted by Her Majesty The Queen in 1975, to mark the start of the Green Alliance campaign in 2002.