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T OK Y O AREA B Y AREA  39
CENTRAL TOKYO

Situated to the north and west of the The Shiodome skyscraper development
Sumida River, this area has been at the heart is another prominent commercial center.
of Tokyo since the first shogun, Ieyasu, built For more down-to-earth shopping, there
his castle and capital where the Imperial is the Jimbocho area for books, Akihabara
Palace still stands today. Destroyed by a for electron ics, and Tsukiji Fish Market
series of disasters, including the Great Kanto for the catch of the day. Central Tokyo’s
Earthquake of 1923 and the Allied bombing continuing importance is evident in
in World War II, the area has reinvented itself the Hibiya and Marunouchi districts,
several times over. Ginza and Nihonbashi and the area is also home to two very
were commercial centers and are still different shrines – Kanda and Yasukuni.
prosperous, offering a mix of department A selec tion of green spaces provides
stores and side-street boutiques. a respite from the bustle elsewhere.

Sights at a Glance
Notable Districts Shrines w Kitanomaru Park
1 Ginza see pp40–41 e Yasukuni Shrine t Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
7 Nihonbashi District y Kanda Myojin Shrine Market
8 Marunouchi District Modern Architecture 3 Tsukiji Fish Market
r Jimbocho Booksellers’ District 5 Shiodome
u Akihabara Electronics District
6 Tokyo Tower
Historic Buildings 9 Tokyo International Forum
2 Kabuki-za Theater Parks and Gardens
0 Diet Building
q Imperial Palace 4 Hama-rikyu Gardens
6 Shiba Park
0 kilometers 1
Korakuen
BUNKYO-KU 0 miles 0.5
Suidobashi
Ochanomizu Suehirocho
SOTOBORI-DORI
Iidabashi
Suidobashi
S O T O B O R I - D O R I Kudanshita EXPRESSWAY NO.5 Jinbocho AIOI-ZAKA Akihabara Iwamotocho bashi Yanagibashi
Asakusa-
YUSHIMA-ZAKA
Ochanomizu
Shin
Ochanomizu
YA SU K U N I- DORI Takebashi HONGO-DORI Kanda Awajicho EXPRESSWAY NO.1 E DO-DO R I Bakurocho
YASUKUNI-DORI
Bakuro-yokoyama
EAST GARDEN CHUO-DORI Kodenmacho Hamacho
OF THE Shin Nihonbashi
Hanzomon IMPERIAL PALACE Ningyocho
KIYOSUBASHI-DORI DORI
UCHIBORI-DORI Tokyo EITAI-DORI Nihonbashi Suitengumae
CHIYODA- Otemachi EXPRESSWAY NO.9
Mitsukoshimae
KU H I B I YA - D O R I SHIN-OHASHI-
U C HIB O
Nijubashimae CHUO-DORI Kayabacho
Nagatacho SOTOBRI-DORI SHOWA-DORI
EXPRESSWAY NO.4 RI-D O R I
Sakuradamon Hatchobori
Hibiya Kyobashi KA JIBASHI-DORI
Takaracho
Kokkai- Kasumigaseki Yurakucho CHUO-KU
EXPRESSWAY NO . 3 S A K U R A D A - D O R I Uchisaiwaicho Shinbashi HARUMI-DORI Tsukiji R i ve r
Gijidomae
Ginza
Toranmon
Higashi-
Shintomicho
ginza
UCHIBORI-DORI
Roppongi-
HIBIYA-DORI
itchome
MINATO-KU Shiodome Tsukijishijo S u m i d a
Kamiyacho
Onarimon
Akabanebashi DAIICHI KEIHIN
Daimon
Shibakoen Hamamatsucho See also Street Finder
maps 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
EXPRESSWAY LOOP LINE
Tokyo’s Imperial Palace, with the landmark Nijubashi bridge in the foreground For keys to symbols see back flap
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