Imperial Palace・ Tokyo Sta.・ Hibiya Marunouchi Naka-dori Street
INFORMATION
- addressMarunouchi 1-3 chome, Yurakucho 1 chome
- accessA short walk from JR ”Tokyo Sta." Marunouchi South Gate
A short walk from Subway "Tokyo Sta."
A short walk from Subway "Nijubashimae <Marunouchi> Sta."
tel | "Marunouchi Call Center 03-5218-5100 Hours: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm *Open until 8:00 pm on Sundays and National holidays. On consecutive holidays that fall on the end of the month, it is open until 8:00 pm." |
Marunouchi Naka-dori St. is the main street in Marunouchi that connects Harumi-dori Ave. nearby Hibiya Station to Eitai-dori Ave.
Along the street with beautiful roadside trees lie streetside shops of famous brands, stylish restaurants and cafes, office buildings, and commercial facilities. You can enjoy the seasonal landscape changes. In fall, you can see the autumn leaves and in winter, illuminated trees decorate the street. Here are some of the recommended places on Marunouchi Naka-dori St. that offer a variety of ways to spend your time.
There are many commercial facilities such as Marunouchi Bldg., Shin-Marunouchi Bldg. and Marunouchi BRICK SQUARE near Tokyo Station and Nijubashi SQUARE and Kunigiwa (Kokusai Bldg.) near Hibiya Station. In the facilities, you can find many tenants like apparel shops, luxurious specialty shops, and cosmetic shops as well as a wide variety of restaurants such as Japanese and Italian cuisine, cafes, bars and the like. There are a lot to choose from for lunch and dinner.
Another feature of Marunouchi Naka-dori St. is that there are many cultural facilities. Near Tokyo Station, you can find Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo and near Hibiya Station, Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Daiichi Seimeikan Gallery and Imperial Theater. It would be fun to visit several museums in one day and share your impressions at a nearby restaurant after the play.
MARUNOUCHI STREET GALLERY was established by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. and Chokoku-no-Mori Art Foundation aiming to create a artistically rich city. Modern sculptures and works of contemporary artists are exhibited mainly along this Marunouchi Naka-dori St. It's recommended to look around the sculptures lurking in the city while shopping on holidays.
Marunouchi Naka-dori St. is open to pedestrians as Marunouchi Naka-dori Urban Terrace from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. A distinctive feature is that a kitchen car of the day comes along during lunchtime. During the free-of-vehicle hours, tables and chairs are equipped on the street and you can have lunch in the sunlight. In addition, Marunouchi is one of the most famous illumination spots in Tokyo. In winter, about 1.2 million LED light bulbs illuminate the Marunouchi Naka-dori St.
On Marunouchi Naka-dori St., you can have various ways to spend time such as lunch, shopping and art appreciation. Even if you casually walk about the area without making any plans, you can spend a quality time. Events are also held according to the seasons. When you visit Marunouchi, just come over to Marunouchi Naka-dori St.