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Tokyo station serves as the central station of Japan. All trains bound for Tokyo are shown on the official timetable as "Up" trains, and trains that leave Tokyo are shown as "Down" trains. The station is a hub and terminus, and more than 3000 trains stop, arrive and depart daily. The station building, a red brick construction, was originally built in 1914 and sits on the Marunouchi side, the west exit of the station. The building is designated as an important cultural treasure and is now undergoing renovation. It will open partially as a hotel in 2012. The Imperial palace, head offices of major banks and blue chip companies are located in the Marunouchi district. With the increase of high rise buildings replacing old office buildings, the district is changing into a commercial area with restaurants and shops. The station's east entrance Yaesu is home to a department store and an underground shopping center. The Yaesu entrance connects to Kyobashi and Nihonbashi districts which are centers of commerce and finance activity in Tokyo.

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TOKYO STATION TRAVEL SPOT GUIDE

The Imperial Palace
The Palace is located at the place where old Edo Castle existed during Edo Period and is now used as the residence of Emperor. The surrounding area of the Palace is popular for runners and walkers and cherry blossoms at Chidoriga-fuchi pond are very beautiful in spring time. ...
Marunouchi OAZO
OAZO, located directly opposite Tokyo Station North Exit, is a mixed commercial facility spreading along the paths connecting Marunouchi and Otemachi. It features an open atrium, many different artworks displayed in a galleria overflowing with light and a restaurant floor full of variety. ...
Mitsuo Aida Museum
The Mitsuo Aida Museum is a place where the public can come face to face with the many deeply resonating works left behind by the calligrapher and poet Mitsuo Aida in "My Words" and "My Writings". The museum exhibits the words of a man who viewed life as sacred, expressed in his unique calligraphy. ...
Museum of Contemprary ART Tokyo
Boasting a collection of roughly 4,000 works, the Museum features permanent exhibitions where visitors can view the highlights of modern art along with special project exhibitions ...
Subway Museum
The museum is an interactive museum where visitors learn about everything from the subway's history to its new technology using the museum's "Look, Touch and Move" approach. ...
Marunouchi Building
Tokyo's historical building inaugurated its re-opening in 2002 as one of new notable sites of Tokyo at Marunouchi, central Tokyo. The building accommodates various refined shops and stores, restaurants with great individuality and modernized business offices.
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Shin-Marunouchi Building
A complex facility consisting of office zone and commerce facility including over 150 stores, shops and restaurants under the common concept of "Lovely hours for you". At Marunouchi House located at 7th floor, visitors can enjoy a pleasant meal till late at night at the wide and open terrace. ...
TOKIA
This is the commerce zone located from the first basement to the 3rd floor in Tokyo Building. In addition to restaurants and bars with calm and relaxing atmosphere, a standing drink store-a Japan's traditional store for enjoying alcoholic beverages. ...
Marunouchi BRICK SQUARE
Marunouchi BRICK SQUARE refers to a commercial area in and around the Marunouchi Park Building, a 170-m high office building owned by Mitsubishi Estate Co. A total of 36 featured facilities include fashion shops, accessory goods stores and upmarket restaurants. ...
Brick building of Japan Railway's Tokyo Station
The Renaissance station building with a remarkable octagon-shaped tower has been recognized as one of the excellent buildings in Tokyo. The building was completed in 1914 but destroyed by Great Tokyo Air Raids on March 18, 1945. The existing building was rebuilt in 1947. Full reconstruction works are now under way for completion in 2011.
Tokyo International Forum
One of Tokyo's representative international convention centers equipped with a number of variable size halls, Mitsuo Aida Museum and various kind of shops, stores and restaurants. Many events and exhibitions are performed and exhibited through the year. The beautifulness of the building structure including a glass-made huge soaring hall is one of the sights of this Forum.
Wadakura Fountain Park
The Fountain Park located at the northern edge of the outer garden of the Imperial Palace. The largest fountain brings up water to the height of 8.5 meters. The fountain is lighted up at night and visitors may see a fantastic scenery quite different from that of daytime. At the restaurant attached to the , visitors can enjoy meals viewing the changing water movement of the fountain.
The Diet Building
The building is the nerve center of politics of this country and also is one of the representative sightseeing spot of Japan. On the observer's left, visitors can see the House of Representatives and on the observer's right we can see the House of Councilors. For the House of Councilors, any group less than 10 persons may enter and see the House without prior booking at no fee.