is the headquarter of
Bank of Japan
The is the central bank of Japan.Louis Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric. (2005). "Nihon Ginkō" in The bank is often called for short. It is headquartered in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo.
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(BOJ), located in
Nihonbashi
is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, which sprung up around the bridge of the same name that has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603. The curre ...
,
Chuo,
Tokyo
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, Japan. It has been listed as one of Tokyo's 50 Architectural Heritage Sites. BOJ headquarters consists of three buildings. The main building of the Bank of Japan headquarters is open for tours.
Main Building
The main building include Honkan, Nigo-kan and Sango-kan. Honkan was designed by
Tatsuno Kingo, based on the former main office of the
National Bank of Belgium
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(Hôtel du Gouverneur), and completed in February 1896. The main building has three floors above ground and one basement level, with a total floor area of approximately 1,100 square meters. The first floor is almost entirely constructed of stone, while the second and third floors are made of brick covered with thinly sliced granite on the exterior. A central dome is installed, with four columns at the front and two columns on each side wing. Architecturally, it follows a richly decorated Neo-Baroque style, but Renaissance design elements are incorporated—especially on the walls—creating a unique blend. This combination, along with the imposing presence of the stone façade, forms a distinctive feature of the building, though it also gives rise to a subtle sense of dissonance. The main building was restored in 1926.
On February 5, 1974, the building was listed as
Important Cultural Property. The main building of the Bank of Japan began seismic isolation construction in October 2016.
The basement of main building houses a large vault.
Nigo-kan and Sango-kan were designed by Tatsuno's disciple, Nagano Uheiji.
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New Building
The new building was designed by Matsuda Hirata Architects . It has 10 floors overground and 5 floors underground. It was completed in 1973.
South Annex Building
The south annex building is the home of Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan, and the institute for monetary and economic studies (IMES) is also located in the south annex building.
See also
* Economy of Japan
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* List of central banks
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Central banks by alphabetical order
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Major central banks by currency allocation p ...
* National Bank of Belgium
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References
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Buildings and structures in Chūō, Tokyo
Nihonbashi, Tokyo
Bank of Japan
Bank headquarters
Important Cultural Properties of Japan