Yūrakuchō (有楽町) is a businessdistrict ofChiyoda, Tokyo,Japan, situated in between theGinza andHibiya Park, southeast of theTokyo Imperial Palace. The district takes its name fromOda Nagamasu (1547–1622), who was also known as Yūraku (有楽). Oda Nagamasu built his mansion here on land granted byTokugawa Ieyasu near the Sukiya-bashi Gate ofEdo Castle. The place name dates from theMeiji period.
Yūrakuchō is served by several train and subway stations, includingHibiya Station (Toei Subway and Tokyo Metro lines) andYūrakuchō Station (JR East andTokyo Metro lines).
Unlike its tonier neighbor Ginza, Yūrakuchō provides a glimpse of Japanese life from the early postwar period, with its manyizakaya (Japanese-style bars, denoted by their red lanterns known asakachochin) and outdooryakitori restaurants, many of which are located near or under the train tracks serving Tokyo'sJRYamanote Line. Because of its easy access toTokyo Station, Yūrakuchō bars and restaurants are popular amongbusinessmen on their way home from work.
The administrative Yūrakuchō district also covers theHibiya area.
In 1707, theTokugawa shogunate established theMinami-machi Bugyō-sho, the office of one of the magistrates ofEdo, in this area. The place name dates from theMeiji period. It arises from an altered pronunciation ofUrakusai.
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One of the landmarks in Yūrakuchō is theDN Tower 21. Home ofThe Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company, the building, across the moat from theImperial Palace, was the headquarters ofSupreme Commander of the Allied Powers underDouglas MacArthur during theOccupation of Japan.Norinchukin Bank shares the facility.
The Yūrakuchō Center Building (Yūrakuchō Mullion) complex, featuring retail, 7 movie theaters, convention halls, and parking, is also located here. The district has many theatres and cinemas, among them theTokyo International Forum, Toho Imperial Theater, Nissei Theater, Marunouchi Tōei, Chanter,Tokyo Takarazuka Theater, Scala-za and Miyuki-za. The Hibiya Mitsui houses the home offices of theSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation,Japan Steel Works, andAsahi Kasei, while the Shin Yūrakuchō Building is home toAsahi Glass Co.,Nippon Paper Industries, and Nichiro Corporation.Toyota Tsusho andToho have their headquarters in the district, and theJapan National Tourist Organization (JNTO) has both its headquarters and a Tourist Information Center in Yūrakuchō. TheForeign Correspondents' Club of Japan has its facilities in the Yūrakuchō Denki North Building.
Nippon Broadcasting System (JOLF-AM) broadcasts live from Yūrakuchō since its first broadcast.Fuji Television (JOCX-TV) formerly shared facilities with JOLF.
Toho's headquarters, the Toho Hibiya Building (東宝日比谷ビル,Tōhō Hibiya Biru), are in Yūrakuchō,Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company moved into its current headquarters in April 2005.[1]
Japan Airlines operates a domestic and international flights ticketing office on the first floor of the Yurakucho Denki Building in Yūrakuchō.[2]
At one timeJapan Asia Airways had its headquarters in the Yurakucho Denki Building,[3] andGalaxy Airlines had its headquarters in the district.[4]
Hibiya and Yurakucho stations are connected by underground passageways.
Chiyoda Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Chiyoda Elementary School (千代田小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Yūrakuchō 1-2chōme.[5] There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones.[6]
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