Kempeitai East District Branch

Kempeitai East District Branch

Historic site

About

The original building, the YMCA, was used by the East Branch of the Kempeitai (Japanese Military Police) during the Japanese Occupation. Local anti-Japanese suspects were imprisoned and tortured for information here. The building was pulled down in 1981.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Kempeitai East District Branch한국어 일본 헌병대 동부 지구 지부日本語 憲兵隊東支部 Wikidata Q14874450; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2021-03-05
Planning area
Museum URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/kempeitai-east-district-branch.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Bencoolen · Exit C The exit nearest this place, 86 m in a straight line (station 227 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps Junction of Fort Canning Road and Orchard Road, beside YMCA, 1 Orchard Road, Singapore 238824

Area

Civic District 740 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

National Museum of Singapore Museum · 88 m away Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore Church · 116 m away Orchard Road Presbyterian Church Church · 134 m away Japanese Propaganda Department Historic site · 214 m away Former Cathay Building Historic site · 222 m away Maghain Aboth Synagogue Synagogue · 247 m away

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