Marunouchi (
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History
editIn 1590, before shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu entered Edo Castle, the area now known as Marunouchi was an inlet of Tokyo Bay and had the name Hibiya. With the expansion of the castle, this inlet was filled, beginning in 1592.
A new outer moat was constructed, and the earlier moat became the inner moat. The area took the name Okuruwauchi ("within the enclosure").
Daimyōs, particularly shinpan and fudai, constructed their mansions here, and with 24 such estates, the area also became known as daimyō kōji ("daimyō alley"). The offices of the North and South Magistrates, and that of the Finance Magistrate, were also here.
Following the Meiji Restoration, Marunouchi came under control of the national government, which erected barracks and parade grounds for the Imperial Japanese Army.
In 1890 Iwasaki Yanosuke, brother of the founder (and later the second leader) of Mitsubishi, purchased the land for 1.5 million yen. As the company developed the land, it came to be known as Mitsubishi-ga-hara (the "Mitsubishi Fields"). Much of the land remains under the control of Mitsubishi Estate Co., and the headquarters of many companies in the Mitsubishi Group are in Marunouchi.[citation needed]
The Marunouchi district was redeveloped after 1890 with urban blocks and high rises that incorporated Machiya units.[1]
The government of Tokyo constructed its headquarters on the site of the former Kōchi han in 1894. They moved it to the present Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku in 1991, and the Tokyo International Forum and Toyota Tsusho Corporation now stands on the site. Nearly a quarter of Japan's GDP is generated in this area.
Tokyo Station opened in 1914, and the Marunouchi Building in 1923. Tokyo Station reopened on 1 October 2012 after a 5 year refurbishment.[2]
Much of the area was damaged in the deadly 1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing.
Places in Marunouchi
edit- Marunouchi Oazo
- Marunouchi Building
- Shin-Marunouchi Building
- Tokyo Central Post Office (closed)
- Tokyo International Forum
- Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo
- Tokyo Station, the city's main intercity rail terminal
- Meiji Seimei Kan
Tallest Buildings 130m+
editCompanies based in Marunouchi
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (December 2009) |
Calbee has its headquarters in the Marunouchi Trust Tower Main.[3] Konica Minolta has its headquarters in the Marunouchi Center Building in Marunouchi.[4]
- Mitsubishi Group companies:
- Hitachi
- Furukawa Electric[9]
- Nikko Citigroup
- Ushio, Inc.[10]
- Tanaka Kikinzoku Group[11]
Japan Airlines used to have its headquarters in the Tokyo Building in Marunouchi.[12]
International companies
editMarunouchi also houses the Japan offices of Aeroméxico (Pacific Century Place Marunouchi),[13] Bain & Company, Bayerische Landes Bank, Bloomberg, First National Bank of Boston, BT Group, Citigroup, Banca Commerciale Italiana, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Bank of India, JPMorgan Chase, KPMG, Latham & Watkins, Mellon Bank, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Morrison & Foerster, NatWest Group, Nikko Cordial, Nikko Citigroup, Rabobank, Bank Negara Indonesia, Overseas Union Bank, Philadelphia National Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ropes & Gray, Royal Insurance, Standard Chartered Bank and Standard & Poor's.[14]
Rail and subway stations
editEducation
editChiyoda Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Chiyoda Elementary School (
References
edit- ^ Sam Jacoby (2016). Drawing Architecture and the Urban. Wiley. p. 266. ISBN 9781118879405.
- ^ Nakata, Hiroko, "Tokyo Station's Marunouchi side restored to 1914 glory", Japan Times, 23 October 2012, p. 3
- ^ "Corporate Information Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." Calbee. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
- ^ "Company Overview". Konica Minolta. Retrieved on May 12, 2009.
- ^ "About The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd." The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ^ "Fact Sheet." Mitsubishi Corporation. Retrieved on September 28, 2011.
- ^ "Corporate Profile." Tokio Marine Nichido. Retrieved on July 24, 2011. "Address of Head Office 2-1 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo"
- ^ "Company Profile Archived 2016-12-27 at the Wayback Machine." Asahi Glass. Retrieved on April 2, 2014.
- ^ "Company Profile." Furukawa Electric. Retrieved on March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Corporate Data." Ushio, Inc. Retrieved on May 31, 2018.
- ^ "Company Outline." Tanaka Kikinzoku Group. Retrieved on March 5, 2019.
- ^ "World Airline Directory". Flight International. March 30, 1985. 88. Retrieved on June 17, 2009.
- ^ "com03.jpg". Aeroméxico. Retrieved on October 13, 2010.
- ^ "Office Locations Asia". Standard & Poor's. Retrieved on August 12, 2011. "Japan 28 F Marunouchi Kitaguchi Bldg 1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan 100-0005 "
- ^ "
区立 小学校 の通学 区域 ". Chiyoda Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-10-08. - ^ "
区立 中学校 の通学 区域 と学校 選択 ". Chiyoda Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-10-08.千代田 区 では、[...]
External links
edit- Media related to Marunouchi at Wikimedia Commons