The embassy faces Hijirizaka and neighbours Mita Junior High School.

The area was known as Tsuki no Misaki in the Edo period and was a popular subject of haiku poetry and ukiyo-e.

The embassy was opened on 20 February 1962, following the country's independence in 1961.

The current building was designed by Kenzo Tange and completed in 1970.

[1][2] It is noted for being one of the few works by Tange in Japan built in the 1970s, as most of his works during this decade were built outside Japan.