All Reviews of The Marunouchi Building

Tokyo Station has always been an important stop on trips to Tokyo. From here, you can travel in every direction around Tokyo, and it’s also a major Shinkansen hub for reaching other cities. Every time I walk into the station, I can feel the crowds coming and going, filling the place with the rhythm of travel.

The Marunouchi area offers scenery different from what you see inside the station. The red-brick exterior of Tokyo Station stands alongside the modern high-rises around it, blending classic and contemporary architecture into a distinctive cityscape.

It’s also a great place to shop for souvenirs, with Tokyo-exclusive sweets, popular gifts, and all kinds of specialty products. After browsing the shops and picking up souvenirs, hopping on a train to the next stop really feels like traveling in Tokyo.

I came to the Marunouchi Building specifically to look for some unique, less mainstream souvenirs. There are many distinctive shops on the B1 floor, and I especially recommend the tea from PRIMATE and the rice crackers from OKOSHIYA TOKYO, which has a 60-year history. OKOSHIYA's rice crackers are a little like Taiwanese puffed rice snacks, but they come in a wider variety of flavors and taste refreshingly different. My personal favorite is the black pepper flavor. They're also beautifully packaged for gifts〜

From the observation deck on the 5th floor, you get a great view of Tokyo Station. It's a famous business and financial building, and together with the neighboring Shin-Marunouchi Building—one black, one white—they look like they're protecting Tokyo Station.

There's a Christmas light and music show in the first-floor lobby every hour on the hour. The restaurants on the 5th and 6th floors are also some of the best spots to view Tokyo Station!