National Diet Building

National Diet Building
国会議事堂
Alternative names	Imperial Parliament Building
General information
Address	Chiyoda, Tokyo
Country	Japan
Coordinates	35°40′33″N 139°44′41″E / 35.67583°N 139.74472°E / 35.67583; 139.74472
Construction started	January 30, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-01-30)
Completed	November 7, 1936; 87 years ago (1936-11-07)
Owner	Government of Japan
Governing body	Diet of Japan
Affiliation	Government of Japan
Height	Both wings 20.91 m (68.6 ft) Central tower 65.45 m (214.7 ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Ministry of Finance Temporary House Building Bureau
Other information
Public transit access	Kokkai-gijidō-mae Station

The National Diet Building (国会議事堂, Kokkai-gijidō) is the building where both houses of the Japan's government, the Diet, meet. It is located at Nagatachō 1-chome 7–1, Chiyoda, Tokyo.

Sessions of the House of Representatives take place in the left wing and sessions of the House of Councillors in the right wing.

The Diet Building was completed in 1936 and is made of only Japanese materials, except for the stained glass, door locks, and pneumatic tube system.^[1]

1. ↑ "1 The National Diet Building". The Meiji and Taisho Eras in Photographs. Retrieved January 29, 2021.