Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo

Toranomon (虎ノ門?) is a business district of Minato, Tokyo. Literally meaning "Tiger's Gate," Toranomon was the name of the southernmost gate of Edo Castle. It is home to the Hotel Okura Tokyo.

TV Tokyo, Japan Tobacco and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have their headquarters in Toranomon.[1][2] In the 1970s through mid-1990s Japan Air System (originally Toa Domestic Airlines) was headquartered in the Mori Building (森ビル Mori Biru?) in Toranomon.[3][4][5]

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References

  1. ^ "Corporate Data." TV Tokyo. Retrieved on June 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "Corporate Profile." Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. Retrieved on June 21, 2010.
  3. ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 20, 1975. "505.
  4. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 23–29, 1994. "Japan Air System" 95.
  5. ^ "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）"
Districts of Minato, Tokyo
Shiba Area
Atago | Shiba | Shibakōen | Shibadaimon | Shinbashi | Toranomon | Nishi-Shinbashi | Hamamatsuchō | Higashi-Shinbashi | Kaigan (1-chōme) | Mita (1, 2, 3-chōme)
Azabu Area
Akasaka Area
Takanawa Area
Shirokane | Shirokanedai | Takanawa | Mita (4, 5-chōme)
Shibaura-Kōnan Area
Kōnan | Shibaura | Daiba | Kaigan (2, 3-chōme)