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Destination highlights
Whether you need to know local public holidays or highlights through the seasons, we hope you will find the facts gathered below useful tools for your travel planning. Please feel free to contact us if we can assist you further.
General information
Tokyo, the world’s most sprawling city, is a complex and dynamic urban landscape. Well-known for its cutting-edge, high-tech efficiency, Tokyo is a surprising place where one can find an ancient temple wedged between skyscrapers, a tiny shrine down a suburban lane, the fantastic and futuristic beside the everyday. The Marunouchi business district is the commercial heart not merely of Tokyo, but of all of Japan.
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is part of the 31-storey Pacific Century Place, a prestigious office and retail development neighbouring Ginza shopping district and Tokyo’s train and subway stations.
Time zone
GMT +9 hours
Language(s) spoken
Japanese, some English
Electrical system
Local voltage is 100 volts AC. Adapters available; please request through the Concierge.
Shopping hours
Monday to Saturday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sundays & Public Holidays 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Banking Hours are from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday
Working hours
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Time and distance to city centre
Tokyo has at least three main business districts, and the Hotel is located in one of them. Other business districts are 15-20 minutes by rail.
Time and distance to shopping
- Ginza shopping district: 5- to 10-minute walk. The most popular department stores are Matsuzaka-ya, Mitsukoshi and Matsuya.
- Akihabara Electric District: four-minutes by rail/10 minutes by car/2 kilometres/1.5 miles. The largest electronic shopping area in the world.
- Yaesu Underground Shopping Arcade: one-minute walk/front of the Hotel
- Marunouchi Building: 8-minute walk
- Shinjuku District: 15 minutes by rail/10 kilometres/6 miles
- Omotesando District: 15 minutes by rail/7 kilometres/4 miles
- Shibuya District: 17 minutes by rail/8 kilometres/5 miles
Time and distance to financial district
- Marunouchi district: 5-minute walk
- Otemachi district: 15-minute walk
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| Labour Thanksgiving Day |
November 23, 2009 |
| Emperor's Birthday |
December 23, 2009 |
| New Year's Day |
January 1, 2010 |
| Bank Holiday |
January 2 - 3, 2010 |
| Coming of Age Day |
January 11, 2010 |
| National Foundation Day |
February 11, 2010 |
| *Spring Equinox |
March 21, 2010 |
| Day of Showa |
April 29, 2010 |
| Constitution Memorial Day |
May 3, 2010 |
| Greenery Day |
May 4, 2010 |
| Children's Day |
May 5, 2010 |
| Marine Day |
July 19, 2010 |
| Respect for the Elderly Day |
September 20, 2010 |
| Autumnal Equinox Day |
September 23, 2010 |
| Health and Sports Day |
October 11, 2010 |
| Culture Day |
November 3, 2010 |
| Labour Thanksgiving Day |
November 23, 2010 |
| Emperor's Birthday |
December 23, 2010 |
| *Holidays falling on Saturday or Sunday are taken on the following Monday. |
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Seasonal highlights
- Early January: New Year's festivities at Shinto shrines.
- Early April: Cherry Blossom Festival events held at Ueno Park, Yasukuni Shrine, Shinjuku Gyoen, Chidorigafuchi and many other parks.
- End of April to first week of May: Golden Week, a holiday week.
- Late July to early August: Fireworks displayed in Tokyo Bay, Edogawa River, Sumida River and more.
- Early to mid-November: Chrysanthemum exhibitions held at Shinjuku Gyoen, Jinday Botanical Garden and Yushima Shrine.
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