Business
Center
Nearly 2.3 million commuters arrive
each working day in the three central wards of Tokyo that correspond to
the Central Business district and its fringes. This is the largest flow
of people in the world, and what adds to the importance of the Tokyo CBD
is the fact that it is a place of employment, shopping and many other activities,
its geographical extent and high population density. The center of the
CBD, symbolically and geographically is the Tokyo Station. The CBD sits
strategically between the Marunochi office district (developed by Mitsubishi
100 years ago) and the retailing core of the city where large stores are
located. The station brings in the heavy flow of commuters, with the bullet
trains bringing in influx of people from other parts of the country into
the capital. In proximity is the Tokyo Stock exchange and the Imperial
palace.
Since the 1923 earthquake fires
the area has been redeveloped. The planning prevalent is of similarity
to business districts worldwide, with large grid streets, with large office
buildings adorning the roads. There are not to many resteraunts or cafe's
in this area besides the company eateries. This area also contains the
Bank of Japan, large department stores and several other banks and impressive
financial buildings; making it the heart of Japan's business center.
Busy
business and shopping district
Business
center in the background
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