Michiko Kasahara Former Deputy Director, Artizon Museum
Mission and Challenge: Artizon Museum Entrusts Its Collection to the Future
Prime location for global business development in central Tokyo
The Museum Tower Kyobashi is located in the Yaesu-Kyobashi area on the east side of Tokyo Station, which is embarking on major development for a new business district, designated as the National Strategic Special Zone.
Within a 5-minute walk from Tokyo, Kyobashi, and Nihonbashi Stations
In September 2022, the first phase of the Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu began operations. It will eventually be one of the largest express bus terminals in Japan, connecting the three facilities to be built on the north and south sides of the terminal, dramatically improving the convenience of transportation to different parts of the country.
Access
Museum Tower Kyobashi supports business operations with excellent accessibility via multiple transportation options, including the JR Yamanote Line and the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. In addition to easy access to Tokyo Station, a hub for the JR lines including Yamanote, Chuo, and Tokaido, and seven Shinkansen lines, it is also accessible by five subway lines, including the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. With convenient access to Haneda and Narita airports, this location is connected to anywhere in Tokyo and to the rest of Japan, advantageous for global companies.
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- 1-7-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0031
- By air
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40 minutes from Haneda Airport by Tokyo Monorail and JR Yamanote Line (to Tokyo Station)
50 minutes from Narita Airport by Narita Express (to Tokyo Station) - By Shinkansen
- Tokyo Station is accessible via seven Shinkansen lines (Tokaido, Tohoku, Yamagata, Akita, Hokkaido, Joetsu, and Hokuriku)
- By train
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5-minute walk from JR Tokyo Stationm, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line’s Tokyo Station (Yaesu Central Exit), Tokyo Metro Ginza Line’s Kyobashi Station (Exit 6 or 7), and Nihonbashi Station (Exit B1) on Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tozai Line, and Toei Asakusa Line
6-minute walk from Toei Asakusa Line’s Takaracho Station (Exit A7) - By car
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Located at the Nihonbashi 3-chome intersection of Chuo-dori (National Route 1) and Yaesu-dori
(Parking is available nearby: Tokyo Public Yaesu Parking and Tokyo Station Yaesu Parking East)
Art hub with various museums
Many art museums are clustered near Tokyo Station. The following six museums cooperate as “museums within walking distance of Tokyo Station”:
The Artizon Museum, Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Mitsui Memorial Museum, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo (temporarily closed until fall 2024), Tokyo Station Gallery, and Seikado Bunko Art Museum.
They aim to establish this area as a new art hub through joint publicity activities.
A center of art and culture for all
Kyobashi area has long been full of artistic assets: a home to many artisans and painters in the Edo Period (1603–1868), to the abundance of antique shops and galleries today. Hideout-like art galleries are clustered in retro-looking multi-use buildings and along the alleys near Higashinaka-Dori, commonly known as Kotto-Dori (Antique Street), which runs parallel to Chuo-Dori. Japanese tea utensils, antiques, paintings, and other artworks adorn the gallery windows. A new art hub, Kyobashi Saiku, will be completed in this area in 2024.
Kyobashi Saiku is the special regeneration area committed to an intangible contribution to art and culture. The area is comprised of the Artizon Museum on the lower floors of the Museum Tower Kyobashi, the lower levels of the adjacent TODA Building (planned to be completed in 2024), and the square at the foot of the two buildings. The area will provide everyone with accessible artistic and cultural content, under the theme of “a center of art and culture for all.”
Exhilarating events of Kyobashi
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Sanno Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in Japan
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The Tokyo Marathon
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Nihonbashi Kyobashi Festival
* The scene in the photos shows the former building.
Kyobashi, the “Town of Art,”
where the old and new coexist
