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- Japanese Online Newsletter Vol. 95 東京(とうきょう)
前回、日本鉄道の発祥地である新橋をご紹介しましたが、新橋駅から山手線内回りに乗車すると有楽町駅、その次が東京駅です。東京駅の山手線内側の出口は丸の内、外側は八重洲と呼ばれています。丸の内側を出てそのまままっすぐ進むと、三菱系列の企業のビルが立ち並んでおり、更に進むと皇居に辿り着きます。反対に八重洲側からそのまま駅を離れて行くと、日本橋(東海道五十三次の始点) に着きます。日本橋から南に続く広道を進むと銀座に繋がっています。銀座に行く場合は、東京駅よりも有楽町駅から行かれた方が近く、距離はたった約350mです。
有楽町駅で下車し、山手線外側から銀座まで歩き、北方向に日本橋まで向かってください。その間に世界のブランド品販売店や三越デパートなどがあります。夜になると、銀座にはたくさんのレストランやクラブ、バーが立ち並びます。この地域は日本全国で最も地価が高いエリアです。
一方、東京駅の丸の内側はビジネス街ですが、最近は再開発が進み、高層ビルの中にはたくさんのレストランがあります。また、皇居には信号のない一周約5kmの周回コースがあり、多くのランナーや歩行者で賑わっています。皇居周辺には、警視庁、検察庁、国会議事堂などの建物もありますので、観光してみてください。
今回で山手線の紹介を終了させて頂きます。東京は一日で観光できる街ではありません。次回日本を訪れる際は、ぜひ東京を楽しんでいただきたいと思います。
Tokyo
In the last newsletter, I introduced Shinbashi, the birthplace of Japanese railroads. The next station on the Yamanote Line counterclockwise from Shinbashi is Yurakucho, and after Yurakucho is Tokyo. Tokyo Station is known as Marunouchi on the inside of the Yamanote Line, and Yaesu on the outside. If you exit on the Marunouchi side and continue straight ahead, you will see the buildings for the Mitsubishi group of companies. Continuing past these buildings, you will reach the Imperial Palace. On the other hand, if you leave the station on the Yaesu side, you will arrive at Nihonbashi (the beginning of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido). From Nihonbashi, take the wide road leading south to Ginza. If you want to go to Ginza, it is closer to Yurakucho Station than to Tokyo Station. However, the distance from Yurakucho Station to Tokyo Station is only about 350 meters.
Get off at Yurakucho and walk outside the Yamanote Line to Ginza, then walk north to Nihonbashi. Between these locations, you will find stores selling brand-name products from around the world. Here you will also find the Mitsukoshi Department Store. At night, Ginza is lined with many restaurants, clubs, and bars. This area has the highest land prices in all of Japan.
The Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station, on the other hand, is a business district but has recently been redeveloped with many restaurants in the skyscrapers. The Imperial Palace has a 5km circuit with no traffic lights and is crowded with runners and walkers. There are also the Metropolitan Police Department, the Public Prosecutor's Office, the National Diet, and other buildings around the Imperial Palace. Making a walk around the palace a good sightseeing option.
This is the end of my explanation of the Yamanote Line. Tokyo is not a city that can be seen in a day. I hope you will enjoy Tokyo the next time you visit Japan.
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