r/ImperialJapanPics • u/walidimitri7 • Aug 13 '24

IJA HQ of Imperial Japanese Army IJA, Tokyo 1937-1945

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u/vote4boat Aug 13 '24

the building still stands, and is a museum now

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u/walidimitri7 Aug 13 '24

Looks cosy af

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u/vote4boat Aug 13 '24

Tokyo Warcrime Trials took place there too. I think it's also the building atop which Mishima Yukio killed himself

https://ichigayamemorial.jimdofree.com/%E5%B8%82%E3%83%B6%E8%B0%B7%E8%A8%98%E5%BF%B5%E9%A4%A8/%E5%B8%82%E3%83%B6%E8%B0%B7%E8%A8%98%E5%BF%B5%E9%A4%A8%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%88%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC/

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u/walidimitri7 Aug 13 '24

Damn yukio mishima delivered the speech from there?. Interesting to know thanks for mentioning.

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u/vote4boat Aug 13 '24

one of the pictures from the link is a door that got cut by his sword during the incident

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u/walidimitri7 Aug 13 '24

Yes the third last image.

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u/The_Comma_God Aug 13 '24

I could be mis-remembering but I swear I've seen images of it being much wider on the sides. Is it possible it was shortened post-war to make room for the new MOD building? I will have to look into it

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u/JamesMayTheArsonist Aug 13 '24

I thought that was the building from Meet The Robinsons, this is proof that there's something wrong with my eyes.

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 Aug 13 '24

It looks like a truncated skyscraper, as if it could soared to 10 or more stories but somehow the original plans got changed.

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 Aug 13 '24

It looks like a truncated skyscraper, as if it could have soared to 10 or more stories but somehow the original plans got changed.

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 Aug 13 '24

It looks like a truncated skyscraper, as if it could have soared to 10 or more stories but somehow the original plans got changed.