National Diet Building
国会議事堂
Housing Japan's bicameral legislature, it was built in the 1920s. The most recognizable symbol of the Japanese government, it was built from Japanese building materials, features a pyramidal roof and is surrounded with green areas. The nearby free Kensei Kinenkan (between the Diet and the water) has a nice view on it, and tons of political artefacts to satisfy those interested in Japanese politics. English tours are available on weekdays by reservation only, but the tour focuses almost exclusively on the architecture of the Diet Building such as the origin of building materials or the dimensions of rooms, with little consideration for political procedure or historicity.
Listing from Wikivoyage: Tokyo/Chiyoda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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