Yurakucho - Yurakucho

The area is located in the southeastern corner of Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, around JR Yurakucho Station. In the early Edo period, the residence of Oda Nagamasu (pen name Uraku, younger brother of Oda Nobunaga), a disciple of Sen no Rikyu, was located here, and in 1872 (Meiji 5), the town was named after him. The teahouse built in the Sukiya style on the residence gave the name of Sukiyabashi Bridge, which spans the outer moat. There are theaters, movie theaters, department stores, and other facilities in the area, making it one of the busiest areas in the city center. The east side of the station, which borders Ginza, was redeveloped with the opening of the Shinkansen, and Tokyo Transportation Center was built (1965). Furthermore, the old Nippon Theater and the Asahi Shimbun Company (which moved to Tsukiji) were demolished and replaced with the Yurakucho Center Building (Marion), which houses a department store and movie theater (1984). The west side of the station, adjacent to Hibiya, is lined with office buildings and theaters, and the former site of the Hibiya Cinema and Yurakuza Theater was rebuilt into a commercial building for fashion and gourmet food (Hibiya Chanter) (1987). In addition, redevelopment of the area in front of the station in the 2000s led to the construction of a complex commercial facility (Yurakucho ITOCIA) (2007). In addition to JR, the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi, Yurakucho, Hibiya, and Chiyoda lines, and the Toei Mita line run through the area, making it very convenient for transportation.

[Kiyoshi Sawada]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

東京都千代田区南東端、JR有楽町駅周辺の地区。江戸初期、千利休(せんのりきゅう)の高弟織田長益(おだながます)（号有楽(うらく)、織田信長の弟）の屋敷地があり、1872年（明治5）それにちなんで町名がつけられた。なお、屋敷内の数寄屋(すきや)造の茶室が、外堀に架けられた数寄屋橋の名のもととなった。劇場、映画館、デパートなどがあり、都心の繁華街の一つとなっている。銀座に接する駅の東側は、新幹線開通を機として再開発が進み、東京交通会館が建設された（1965）。さらに、古くなった日本劇場、朝日新聞社（築地(つきじ)へ移転）も壊され、デパート・映画館などが入る有楽町センタービル（マリオン）へ衣替えした（1984）。日比谷(ひびや)に接する駅の西側は、オフィス・ビル、劇場などが建ち並び、旧日比谷映画劇場・有楽座の跡地はファッションとグルメの商業ビル（日比谷シャンテ）に建て替えられた（1987）。また2000年代に行われた駅前の再開発により、複合商業施設（有楽町イトシア）が建設された（2007）。JRのほか東京地下鉄丸ノ内・有楽町・日比谷・千代田の各線、都営地下鉄三田(みた)線が通り交通の便がよい。

［沢田　清］

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