Hibiya

Hibiya (日比谷) is a geographic name covering a part of Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo. The area along Hibiya Street (National Route 1) from Yūrakuchō to Uchisaiwaichō is Hibiya district. Hibiya is used in some local place names such as Hibiya Park and Hibiya Station. Hibiya was a ward named Kōjimachi before Tokyo City was restructured. The outskirts of this district are reclaimed from the ocean, so the name of "hibi" of Hibiya is derived from the facility for the laver of nori made of bamboo whose name is also "hibi".

History

In the era of Tokugawa shogunate, the Tokugawa bakufu worked out of Edo castle and the area surrounding Edo castle was developed and landfilled and the fishing village became an urban area where many Daimyō live.

After the end of the Meiji Restoration Hibiya, the city of Tokyo had become a modern city for there were many buildings including the Imperial Hotel (Tokyo's first western hotel), Rokumeikan, Tokyo city hall and the Tokyo Club. In the 1930s, the first Japanese electric traffic light appeared at a Hibiya crossing point. The once fashionable district has changed into a business street.

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Leaders / Hibiya project transforms flow of people / New complex core of firm’s growth efforts

The Japan News 01 Jul 2018

By Tatsuya Sasaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior WriterMitsui Fudosan Co., which is steadily changing the Tokyo cityscape through redevelopment in areas like the Nihonbashi and Hibiya districts, has been seeing very favorable results ... Large-scale redevelopment in central Tokyo marches on, and our company was able to open Tokyo Midtown Hibiya this March ... Hibiya has the potential to become a center for people traffic....

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STYLE FILES / Tokyo Midtown Hibiya is like a small town

The Japan News 15 May 2018

By Akira Miura / Special to The Japan NewsTokyo Midtown Hibiya, the new shopping and office complex in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, has been busy with more customers than expected since its opening on March 29. Most people likely don’t know that Ginza and Hibiya, two adjacent districts in Chuo and Chiyoda wards, have completely different sales capacities ... Hibiya is on the west side of the metropolitan expressway, and Ginza is on the east side....

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‘Movie palace’ blazes trail in Hibiya, Tokyo

The Japan News 03 Apr 2018

By Makoto Tanaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterTokyo’s Hibiya district, which has a long history as a theater and cinema hub, is going through a major makeover with Thursday’s opening of Toho Cinemas Hibiya as one of the capital’s largest complexes of its kind ... From April 26 to May 20, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya will host “Hibiya Festival” as the first area-wide performing arts event....

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Luxury complex Tokyo Midtown Hibiya opens in arts district

Japan Times 29 Mar 2018

The Tokyo Midtown Hibiya shopping and entertainment complex opened for business Thursday in the capital’s arts district, connecting Japan’s key business, fashion and political areas.Developed ... ....

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Tokyo Midtown Hibiya opens doors

The Japan News 29 Mar 2018

opened the Tokyo Midtown Hibiya large commercial complex in Chiyoda Ward on Thursday ... Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, also near famous Hibiya Park, was built at a cost of some ¥132.2 billion ... Structures previously on the site included the Hibiya Mitsui Building, where ......

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Luxury complex Tokyo Midtown Hibiya opens in capital's cultural area

Kyodo 29 Mar 2018

Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a major shopping and entertainment complex, opened for business on Thursday in the capital's cultural district, connecting Japan's key business, fashion and political areas ... The Hibiya district is known for its artistic and cultural background and is also the symbol of Japan's modernization ... The imperial palace, Hibiya Park and the Imperial Hotel are also in the vicinity of the skyscraper....

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Cavernous Tokyo Midtown Hibiya complex to open March 29

Asahi News 23 Mar 2018

Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a vast multipurpose complex that will open in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on March 29, will add excitement in the district that already boasts many theaters, cinemas and art galleries. The building, in Hibiya district, has 60 commercial tenants, including a cinema area equipped with 11 screens and, of course, an array of cafes and restaurants....

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Mitsui Fudosan ready to open new Tokyo Midtown in Hibiya in March

Japan Times 30 Jan 2018

Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a 35-story office and shopping complex, will open in Chiyoda Ward in March, with its developer, Mitsui Fudosan Co., saying it hopes ... ....

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Tokyo Metro to trial playing classical music on Hibiya Line

Japan Times 25 Jan 2018

Starting Monday, Tokyo Metro Co. will experiment with playing background music on their trains in a bid to provide a more comfortable travel experience for ... ....

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A mighty Godzilla action figure on display at a Toy Convention. Taken on June 2017.

Godzilla’s resurgence expected to continue

The Japan News 09 Dec 2017

By Katsuo Kokaji / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterGodzilla — Japan’s iconic kaiju monster — has risen once again. The creature made its animated film debut in November, and an official store opened in Tokyo in late October, just to name two of the latest developments ... The council meetings, held at the film company’s head office in Hibiya, Tokyo, are presided over by the CGO (chief Godzilla officer) ... Slide 1 of 2. PrevNext ... Keiji Ota ... + - ... ....

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Hibiya Parkfront Selected as the Name for the Uchisaiwaicho 2-Chome Project

Public Technologies 22 Mar 2017

Hibiya Parkfront ... have decided on "Hibiya Parkfront" as the name for the building now under construction that was tentatively named the Uchisaiwaicho 2-Chome Project ... Hibiya Parkfront is in a prime location facing Hibiya Park in the Kasumigaseki district of Tokyo, where there are many government offices ... HIBIYA PARKFRONT ... Features of Hibiya Parkfront ... Appearance of Hibiya Parkfront The Hibiya Parkfront Retail Zone....

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