Marunouchi Central Plaza

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Marunouchi Central Plaza
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The plaza in 2019
TypePlaza
Area6,500 square meter
Location Tokyo, Japan
Construction
Construction startAugust 2014
InaugurationDecember 2017 (2017-12)

Marunouchi Central Plaza, or Tokyo Marunouchi Station Plaza, [1] is a plaza on the Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station, in Tokyo, Japan. Construction on the plaza began in August 2014. It was unveiled in December 2017. The 6,500 square meter plaza is paved with white granite and partly lined with Japanese zelkova trees. [2]

A statue of Inoue Masaru is installed in the plaza.

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References

  1. "The Tokyo Marunouchi Station Plaza and Gyoko-dori Avenue Wins "Good Design Gold Award 2018"". Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  2. Tanaka, Chisato (2017-12-07). "New Tokyo Station plaza offers a more pleasant promenade to the Imperial Palace". The Japan Times Online. ISSN   0447-5763 . Retrieved 2019-11-30.