Muromachi, Tokyo
Encyclopedia
, or officially , is a district of Chūō
, Tokyo
, Japan
. It formerly belonged to the , which corresponds to the present-day Nihonbashi
area. Its postal code is 103-0022.
Muromachi is a business district, home to a number of long-established companies.
, Chiyoda
.
Chuo, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It formerly belonged to the , which corresponds to the present-day Nihonbashi
Nihonbashi
, or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911...
area. Its postal code is 103-0022.
Muromachi is a business district, home to a number of long-established companies.
Geography
Located on the western part of Chūō, Nihonbashi-Muromachi borders KajichōKajicho, Tokyo
is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of Kajichō 1-chōme and Kajichō 2-chōme. This article also explains about , which today only has Kanda-Kajichō 3-chōme. As of April 1, 2007, the total population of the both districts is 371. The postal codes of Kajichō and Kanda-Kajichō are...
, Chiyoda
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
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Rivers and Bridges
- Nihonbashi River
- Nihonbashi BridgeNihonbashi, or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911...
- Edobashi Bridge
- Nihonbashi Bridge
Places
- Sembikiya
- Nihonbashi Mitsui TowerMitsuiis one of the largest corporate conglomerates in Japan and one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.-History:Founded by Mitsui Takatoshi , who was the fourth son of a shopkeeper in Matsusaka, in what is now today's Mie prefecture...
- Mitsukoshi Department StoreMitsukoshiis an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsukoshi Ltd. has amalgamated with Isetan Co.,Ltd ,and changed company name to Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.- History :...
Nihonbashi Main Branch