| 海軍省 Kaigun-shō | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Navy_Ministry_of_Japan.jpg) Navy Ministry building, Tokyo, c. 1890 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | April 1872 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Dissolved | November 1945 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
The Ministry of the Navy (海軍省, Kaigun-shō) was a cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan charged with the administrative affairs of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). It existed from 1872 to 1945.
In the IJA and IJN, the ministries were in charge of Gunsei (軍政, military administration), and Army General Staff Office and Navy General Staff were in charge of Gunrei (軍令, military command). The two were distinguished.