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74 ❯❯ Tokyo Area by Area

Central Tokyo

The historic city and the site of Edo Castle, with its
moats, stone ramparts, and bridges, once defined
the imperial power structure with the merchant
classes to the east, and samurai and lords to the
south and west. In some ways, the power structure
has remained visibly intact, with the Imperial Palace
(on the site of the former Edo Castle) at the center;
parliament, law courts, and police headquarters to the
south; and the financial center to the east. The area
has been transformed by a series of fires, earthquakes,
air raids, and devel opers, yet the outlines of the
core city remain intact. Modern-day central
Tokyo has also developed as a lively tourist
attraction with excellent sightseeing and
shopping options around every corner.

Light on the decorative Nihonbashi Bridge

CENTRAL TOKYO
KANDA- Shin-
JINBOCHO MEIDAI-DORI Ochanomizu Top 10 Sights
Kudanshita Jinbocho see pp75–7
YASUKUNI-DORI KANDA

Places to Eat
Ogawamachi
YAS UK U NI-DO RI see p79

U C H I B O R I- DO R I Shopping
HAKUSAN-DORI see p78

KANDA-
Kitanomaru NISHIKICHO
Park H O N G O - D O R I UCHI- Kanda
Takebashi KANDA CH U O -D OR I
Shin-
SOTO BOR I - DO RI
Ote-bori
Nihonbashi
E X P R E S S W A Y
CHIY OD A-K U
OTEMACHI N O . 9 NICHIGIN-DORI
Imperial Palace Otemachi Mitsuko-
East Gardens U C H I B O R I - D O R I shimae
CHIY OD A MARUNOUCHI
Imperial Nijubashimae H I B I YA - D O R I E I TA I - D O R I
Palace Tokyo
Imperial Station Nihonbashi
Palace
Plaza SAKURA-DORI
UCHIBORI-DORI H I B I YA - D O R I
Nijubashi YAESU-DORI NIHONBASHI
Bridge SOTOBORI-DORI YAESU
Sakurada-bori SOTOBRI-DORI CHUO -DORI
U C H I B O R I - D O R I SHOWA-DORI
Hibiya -bori
0 meters 500
Yurakucho Kyobashi
0 yards 500 Hibiya Takaracho

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