The President of the Republic of Japan (Japanese: ミンコク ソウサイ; Kanji: 民國總裁 Minkoku Sōsai) is the head of state of Japan. This office was created in 1919 following the establishment of the Republic of Japan. The official office and residence of the President of the Republic of Japan is formally called as the Presidential Office of the Republic of Japan (Japanese: ミンコク ソウサイ コウテイ; Kanji: 民國總裁公邸 Minkoku Sōsai Kōtei), located on Minsei (OTL Shirokanedai), Minato, Tokyo, the national capital of Japan. But, the office is usually (and popularly) referred as the Teien (Japanese: テイエン; Kanji: 庭園), means 'garden' in Japanese, simply because the office building is surrounded by a traditional Japanese garden.