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Tokyo Station
 Most
visitors to Tokyo pass through Tokyo Stn, with its "Shinkansen"
bullet train lines, commuter and subway lines, underground shopping
malls and vast marble concourses. The Marunouchi side preserves
the original 1914 red-brick station building modeled on the central
station in Amsterdam at that time. The mid-section on the Marunouch
side includes a special entrance, rarely used, for state guests
and the imperial family. Near the Yaesu Chuo (Central) Exit at Midori-no-madoguchi
(the "green" service windows) is an information desk for non-Japanese
speaking visitors. Just a 5 min walk from the Yaesu side of the
station, the 8ridgestone Museum of Art is known for its collection
of French lmpressionist art. The area to the east of the station
is Nihonbashi, a business and commercial district with a proud history.
Nihonbashi is the name of the bridge that served as the starting
point for roads leading to various regions of Japan. Even today,
the official distance between Tokyo and everywhere else in the country
is measured from Nihonbashi.
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