is the head office complex of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), located in Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan. It occupies a large urban block and a smaller annex on the southern side. The main building of the Bank of Japan headquarters is open for tours.本店見学
The original building of 1896 has been listed as one of Tokyo's 50 Architectural Heritage Sites.東京の建築遺産50選（日本銀行本店）
Main Building
The original building, known as Honkan,日本銀行本店の建物について教えてください。 was designed by Tatsuno Kingo,日本銀行の歴史的建造物 and completed in February 1896. It 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. The central dome has four columns at the front and two columns on each side wing.日本銀行本店本館本店本館の誕生 The basement houses a large vault.明治大正期の本館
In 1926, following the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, , who had collaborated with Tatsuno as the bank's engineer, directed repairs of the building.昭和期の本店増築と本館改修 Nagano then designed two extensions on the eastern side, known as Nigo-kan and Sango-kan, erected between 1932 and 1938. He also designed a northern extension, since demolished. He used reinforced concrete for the extensions but designed the façades in the same eclectic style as originally used by Tatsuno, creating a sense of continuity.
A new northern extension was designed in 1966 by Matsuda Hirata Architects. It has 10 floors overground and 5 floors underground, and was completed in 1973. On February 5, 1974, the older parts of the complex were listed as Important Cultural Property. The main building of the Bank of Japan underwent seismic isolation, starting in October 2016.日本銀行本店本館・免震化工事
South Annex 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. It was built in 1982-1984.
See also
Economy of Japan List of central banks National Bank of Belgium
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