Marunouchi
丸の内 | |
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Founded by | Yanosuke Iwasaki (as a business district) |
Area | |
• Total | 0.8082 km2 (0.3120 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3.4 m (11.2 ft) |
Population (2024 [1]) | |
• Total | 9 |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
Marunouchi (丸の内) is an area in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, located between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace. The name, meaning "inside the circle", derives from its location within the palace's outer moat. Marunouchi is the core of Tokyo's central business district as well as one of the main financial centres in Japan. 20 of the Fortune Global 500 companies are headquartred in the area in 2021, while many other such companies based outside Japan have Asian or Japanese offices there.[2][3] Together with the neighbouring districts of Yūrakuchō (有楽町) and Ōtemachi (大手町), Marunouchi is part of a larger business district sometimes referred to as Daimaruyū (大丸有).