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Consulate General of Japan, Saint Petersburg
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The Consulate-General of Japan in Saint Petersburg is the consulate of Japan in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located at 29 Nabereznaya Reki Moiki (Russian: Набережная реки Мойки, 29) in the Tsentralny district of Saint Petersburg.[1]
Quick Facts Consulate-General of Japan in Saint Petersburg Генеральное консульство Японии в Санкт-Петербурге在サンクトペテルブルク日本国総領事館, Location ...
Consulate-General of Japan in Saint Petersburg Генеральное консульство Японии в Санкт-Петербурге 在サンクトペテルブルク日本国総領事館 | |
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Location | Saint Petersburg |
Address | 29 Nabereznaya Reki Moiki |
Coordinates | 59°56′29.043″N 30°19′12.777″E |
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The building was constructed in 1851 for Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, with reconstructions and extensions in 1868 and 1875.[2]
The decision to open a consulate-general in Leningrad, as it was then named, was taken by the Japanese cabinet following a bill passed in the Diet. This happened on 30 March 1971 with effect from April 1.[3] This was part of a consular agreement in which consulates were also opened in Osaka, Sapporo and Nakhodka.[4]