is a business district of Minato, Tokyo.

History

Literally meaning "Tiger Gate", Toranomon was the name of the southernmost gate of Edo Castle. The gate existed until the 1870s, when it was demolished to make way for modern developments. The was an assassination attempt on the Prince Regent Hirohito of Japan on 27 December 1923 by communist agitator Daisuke Namba.

In 1977, the Kamiyachō district (around Kamiyachō Station) was incorporated into Toranomon.

The district is home to many corporate headquarters. From the 1970sWorld Airline Directory. Flight International. March 20, 1975. "505. through the mid-1990s, Japan Air System (originally Toa Domestic Airlines) was headquartered in the Ark Mori Building, in the Ark Hills complex of Toranomon."World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 23–29, 1994. "Japan Air System" 95."Introduction to JAS." Japan Air System. November 7, 1996. Retrieved on January 7, 2011. "No. 37 Mori Bldg., 3-5-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan." Address in Japanese: "東京都港区虎ノ門三丁目5番1号（第37森ビル）" Air China also has its Tokyo offices in Toranomon,"Worldwide sales offices ." Air China. Retrieved on October 19, 2012. "Airchina Bldg, 2-5-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 Japan" as well as TV Tokyo,"Corporate Data ." TV Tokyo. Retrieved on June 21, 2010. Japan Tobacco,"Corporate Data (As of March 31, 2014) ." Japan Tobacco. Retrieved September 27, 2014. Oki Electric Industry,"Corporate Profile." Oki Electric Industry. Retrieved on March 12, 2019. "Head Office [...] 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8460, Japan" - Japanese address: "本社: 東京都港区虎ノ門1-7-12（電話: 03-3501-3111 大代表）" map Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance,"Company Profile." () Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance. Retrieved on August 26, 2013. "Headquarter Tokyo head office: Kamiyacho MT Bldg, 4-3-20 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan" - Information in Japanese () "所在地 東京本社 〒105-8622　東京都港区虎ノ門4丁目3番20号　神谷町MTビル" and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines."Corporate Profile ." Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. Retrieved on June 21, 2010. The Japan Meteorological Agency, the National Printing Bureau,"Bureau Overview." National Printing Bureau. Retrieved on February 28, 2019. the Okura Museum of Art and the Hotel Okura Tokyo are also located in the district.

Education Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Toranomon 1-5-chōme is zoned to Onarimon Elementary School (御成門小学校) and Onarimon Junior High School (御成門中学校).

See also

Nihonbashi

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