The business area between Tokyo station and the Imperial Palace is "Marunouchi". Marunouchi means 訴nside of a moat・ Actually, this area was inside of the moat of Edo Castle. After the Edo Era, Mitsubishi Zaibatsu filled in the area. They made roads and built modern red brick buildings. People called the area "100 meter London" in those days. This web site has old Marunouchi Photos.
Marunouchi is known as the center of Japan's financial industry now. Actually, 60% of foreign financial companies are there, they say. And after the Marunouchi Building was built 2 years ago, this area is changing a little, and not only for businesses. People enjoy shopping and dinning there. Recently, a new shopping building, oazo opened. Its shops and restaurants seem to be more reasonable than at the Marunouchi Building. For example, Otoya is a famous food place because of its price and volume. Usually their shops are in a college town. Ah, Soup Stock is there! This shop is getting popular because of its variety of soup. When you visit Marunouchi on travel or for a business trip, they are good for lunch or dinner. :-)
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