Kempeitai East District Branch, Japanese military police headquarters at Stamford Road, Singapore.
The Kempeitai East District Branch was the main headquarters of the Japanese military police on Stamford Road. The building that now houses the YMCA displays Art Deco elements with white walls and supporting columns.
From 1942 to 1945, this site functioned as an interrogation center for the Japanese military police. People suspected of resistance activities were brought here for questioning during the occupation.
This location carries the memory of people who suffered during Japanese occupation. Visitors can sense the weight of that dark period when they stand here.
The building is located at the corner of Orchard Road and is easy to find today. Inside there are displays that tell the story of the wartime period.
The original building was replaced by a new structure in 1984 that now occupies the same location. Though the old walls are gone, what happened there remains part of the city's memory.
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