Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo

Toranomon district

Toranomon (虎ノ門) is a business district of Minato, Tokyo.

History

The Toranomon (Tiger Gate), demolished in the 1870s

Literally meaning "Tiger's Gate," Toranomon was the name of the southernmost gate of Edo Castle. The gate existed until the 1870's when it was demolished to make way for modern developments. The Toranomon Incident (虎ノ門事件 Toranomon Jiken?) was an assassination attempt on the Prince Regent Hirohito of Japan on 27 December 1923 by communist agitator Daisuke Namba.

The district is home to many corporate headquarters. From the 1970s[1] through the mid-1990s Japan Air System (originally Toa Domestic Airlines) was headquartered in the Mori Building (森ビル Mori Biru) in Toranomon.[2][3] Air China has its Tokyo offices in the Air China Building in Toranomon.[4] TV Tokyo,[5] Japan Tobacco,[6] Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance,[7] and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have their headquarters in Toranomon.[8]

The Okura Museum of Art and Hotel Okura Tokyo are also located in Toranomon.

See also

References

  1. ↑ World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 20, 1975. "505.
  2. ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 23–29, 1994. "Japan Air System" 95.
  3. ↑ "Introduction to JAS." Japan Air System. November 7, 1996. Retrieved on January 7, 2011. "No. 37 Mori Bldg., 3-5-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan." Address in Japanese: "東京都港区虎ノ門三丁目5番1号（第37森ビル）"
  4. ↑ "Worldwide sales offices." Air China. Retrieved on October 19, 2012. "Airchina Bldg, 2-5-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 Japan"
  5. ↑ "Corporate Data." TV Tokyo. Retrieved on June 21, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Corporate Data (As of March 31, 2014)." Japan Tobacco. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Company Profile." (Archive) Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance. Retrieved on August 26, 2013. "Headquarter [sic] Tokyo head office: Kamiyacho MT Bldg, 4-3-20 Toranomon, Minato-ku,Tokyo, Japan" - Information in Japanese (Archive) "所在地 東京本社 〒105-8622　東京都港区虎ノ門4丁目3番20号　神谷町MTビル"
  8. ↑ "Corporate Profile." Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. Retrieved on June 21, 2010.

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Coordinates: 35°40′01″N 139°44′51″E / 35.6669°N 139.7475°E / 35.6669; 139.7475

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