Yūrakuchō

Coordinates: 35°40′23″N 139°45′38″E / 35.673164°N 139.760545°E / 35.673164; 139.760545
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This article is about the business district in central Tokyo. For the subway line named after the district, see Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line.
For the suburban railway line, see Seibu Yūrakuchō Line.
The Peninsula Tokyo in Yūrakuchō

Yūrakuchō (有楽町) is a business district of

Meiji period
.

Yūrakuchō is served by several train and subway stations, including

JR East and Tokyo Metro
lines).

Unlike its tonier neighbor Ginza, Yūrakuchō provides a glimpse of Japanese life from the early postwar period, with its many

businessmen
on their way home from work.

The administrative Yūrakuchō district also covers the Hibiya area.

History

In 1707, the Tokugawa shogunate established the Minami-machi Bugyō-sho, the office of one of the magistrates of Edo, in this area. The place name dates from the

Meiji period
. It arises from an altered pronunciation of Urakusai.

Landmarks

SCAP
.

One of the landmarks in Yūrakuchō is the

Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers under Douglas MacArthur during the Occupation 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 the

Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO) has both its headquarters and a Tourist Information Center in Yūrakuchō. The Foreign 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.

Economy

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 time Japan Asia Airways had its headquarters in the Yurakucho Denki Building,[3] and Galaxy Airlines had its headquarters in the district.[4]

Transportation

Hibiya and Yurakucho stations are connected by underground passageways.

Education

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 1-2

chōme.[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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "会社の沿革." Toho. Retrieved on February 26, 2010. "2005年4月 東宝本社を東宝日比谷ビル（東京都千代田区有楽町一丁目2－2）に移転。"
  2. ^ "JAL Group Offices Information Archived March 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on July 21, 2011. "JAL PLAZA Yurakucho Ticket Office International & Domestic Ticketing Available Address 1st floor, Yurakucho Denki Bldg.,1-7-1 Yurakucho Chiyoda-ku, 100-0006" Map
  3. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 30, 1985. 88." Retrieved on June 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "会社概要." Galaxy Airlines. May 1, 2006. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "区立小学校の通学区域". Chiyoda Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  6. ^ "区立中学校の通学区域と学校選択". Chiyoda Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-10-08. 千代田区では、[...]

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