This sculpture of "De Liefde", the first Dutch ship to arrive in Japan in 1600, was offered as a gift by the Dutch Prime Minister, A.A.A. "Dries" van Agt, on behalf of the Dutch government, during his visit to Japan on April 22, 1980. The De Liefde departed Rotterdam in 1598, on a trading voyage and attempted a circumnavigation of the globe. It was wrecked off the coast of Kyūshū. The 24 survivors were received by future Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, who questioned them at length on European politics and foreign affairs.
Tags: De Liefde sculpture dutch ship boat Marunouchi 丸の内 Tokyo Tōkyō 東京 東京都 Tokyo-to Japan Nihon Nippon 日本 日本国 本州 Chiyoda Chiyoda-ku 千代田 千代田区 Tōkyō-to Tokyo Prefecture 東京府 Tōkyō-fu Tokyo-fu 東京市 Tōkyō-shi Tokyo-shi Kantō region Kantō Kanto region 関東地方 Kantō-chihō Kanto-chiho Honshū Honshu
This statue of Kusunoki Masashige by Kōtarō Takamura was erected in Kokyo-gaien outside the Imperial Palace in 1897. Kusunoki Masashige (楠木 正成, 1294-1336) was a 14th century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in his attempt to wrest rulership of Japan away from the Kamakura shogunate and is remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty.
Tags: Kusunoki Masashige 楠木 正成 Masashige Kusunoki Takamura Kotaro Takamura Kōtarō Kōtarō Takamura 高村 光太郎 equestrian statue sculpture Kokyo-gaien Imperial Palace Tokyo Imperial Palace Marunouchi 丸の内 Tokyo Tōkyō 東京 東京都 Tokyo-to Japan Nihon Nippon 日本 日本国 本州 Kokyogaien National Garden National Garden Imperial Palace Park Outer Garden Chiyoda Chiyoda-ku 千代田 千代田区 Tōkyō-to Tokyo Prefecture 東京府 Tōkyō-fu Tokyo-fu 東京市 Tōkyō-shi Tokyo-shi Kantō region Kantō Kanto region 関東地方 Kantō-chihō Kanto-chiho Honshū Honshu
Tōkyō Kokusai Fōramu (東京国際フォーラム), or the Tokyo International Forum, was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and completed in 1996. The multi-purpose center features swooping curves of steel truss and glass, and an exterior shaped like an elongated boat. One of its halls seats 5,000. In addition to seven other halls, it includes exhibition space, a lobby, restaurants, shops, and other facilities.
Tags: Tōkyō Kokusai Fōramu Tokyo Kokusai Foramu Tokyo International Forum 東京国際フォーラム Rafael Viñoly Rafael Vinoly Marunouchi 丸の内 Tokyo Tōkyō 東京 東京都 Tokyo-to Japan Nihon Nippon 日本 日本国 本州 Chiyoda Chiyoda-ku 千代田 千代田区 Tōkyō-to Tokyo Prefecture 東京府 Tōkyō-fu Tokyo-fu 東京市 Tōkyō-shi Tokyo-shi Kantō region Kantō Kanto region 関東地方 Kantō-chihō Kanto-chiho Honshū Honshu
This statue of Kusunoki Masashige by Kōtarō Takamura was erected in Kokyo-gaien outside the Imperial Palace in 1897. Kusunoki Masashige (楠木 正成, 1294-1336) was a 14th century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in his attempt to wrest rulership of Japan away from the Kamakura shogunate and is remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty.
Tags: Kusunoki Masashige 楠木 正成 Masashige Kusunoki Takamura Kotaro Takamura Kōtarō Kōtarō Takamura 高村 光太郎 equestrian statue sculpture Kokyo-gaien Imperial Palace Tokyo Imperial Palace Marunouchi 丸の内 Tokyo Tōkyō 東京 東京都 Tokyo-to Japan Nihon Nippon 日本 日本国 本州 Kokyogaien National Garden National Garden Imperial Palace Park Outer Garden Chiyoda Chiyoda-ku 千代田 千代田区 Tōkyō-to Tokyo Prefecture 東京府 Tōkyō-fu Tokyo-fu 東京市 Tōkyō-shi Tokyo-shi Kantō region Kantō Kanto region 関東地方 Kantō-chihō Kanto-chiho Honshū Honshu
Shin Marunouchi Birudhingu (新丸の内ビルディング), or Shin Marunouchi Building, or New Marunouchi Building, was built by the Mitsubishi Estate and completed in 2007 to the design of Sir Michael Hopkins of the London-based Hopkins Architects. At 197.6 meters, it is the highest building in Chiyoda. Often called as "Shin Maru Biru" in short, it replaced the previous eight-story high Shin Marunouchi Building.
Tags: Shin Marunouchi Birudhingu 新丸の内ビルディング Shin Marunouchi Building New Marunouchi Building Mitsubishi Estate Sir Michael Hopkins Michael Hopkins Hopkins Architects Shin Maru Biru skyscraper Marunouchi 丸の内 Tokyo Tōkyō 東京 東京都 Tokyo-to Japan Nihon Nippon 日本 日本国 本州 Chiyoda Chiyoda-ku 千代田 千代田区 Tōkyō-to Tokyo Prefecture 東京府 Tōkyō-fu Tokyo-fu 東京市 Tōkyō-shi Tokyo-shi Kantō region Kantō Kanto region 関東地方 Kantō-chihō Kanto-chiho Honshū Honshu