KITTE Marunouchi offers a shopping experience akin to visiting an art gallery, while preserving the architectural style of the former Tokyo Central Post Office.

🔧🛠️⚒️🏢KITTE's design, especially the Tokyo KITTE, was handled by renowned architect Kengo Kuma. Based on the original appearance of the old Tokyo Central Post Office building, it was transformed into a mixed-use commercial facility combining nostalgia and innovation.

🏢The interior design utilizes a large amount of wood, brick, and other building materials, and a triangular atrium was carved into the pure white building to bring in natural light, giving the old building new life.

🏢Key Design Points of Tokyo #kitteMarunouchi KITTE

🏣Preservation of the Old Building: Based on the old Tokyo Central Post Office building completed in 1931 and designed by Tetsuro Yoshida, its exterior was preserved and integrated with the newly built JP Tower.

Interior Space and Building Materials: Designed by Kengo Kuma, it uses Japanese building materials such as wood, brick, and washi paper to create a nostalgic yet fashionable atmosphere.

🏢Unique Atrium: A triangular, illuminated atrium within the building brings light into the interior, making the space feel more spacious and comfortable.

Nostalgia and Innovation: Combining the meaning of "kitte" (postage stamp) with the pronunciation of "kite" (come), the building showcases modern creativity within a retro exterior, while retaining the spirit of a post office and offering themed floors and merchandise.

KITTE Hakata Design

Exterior Design: The checkered glass curtain wall and louvered panels, inspired by Hakata weaving, present different styles over time.

Pedestrian Flow: The circulation design on the first and second floors, through single-frame structures and curved louvered ceilings, creates an open and expressive space, guiding pedestrian flow from the station to the surrounding area.

Recommended Walking Route 🚶

🏛️🏢🏫Mitsubishi Museum of Art, Building I, 2-6-2100-0005, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

The Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum of Art opened in Tokyo in 2010.

The current building is a restoration of the original Mitsubishi Ichigokan building as much as possible.

The building itself was designed by British architect Josiah Kant in 1894 and was the first Western-style office building in the Marunouchi area. It housed the Mitsubishi headquarters at the time and was demolished in 1968 due to its age.

Currently, the museum holds three special exhibitions annually, primarily focusing on modern art from the late 19th to the early 20th century, as depicted in the Mitsubishi Ichigokan.

Located in the Marunouchi area, home to many fine restaurants and brand-name shops, the museum also features an elegant café/bar and a museum shop.

Facing the museum entrance is an English-style garden, planted with approximately 40 varieties of roses, primarily the traditional roses published in 1894.

Food & Beverage Recommendations 🏬

🥯Bread Espresso & Tokyo (パンとエスプレッソと東京＆TOKYO) is a popular bakery and coffee shop located on the basement floor of the Marunouchi Building in Tokyo.

🍞The shop is famous for its delicious bread and coffee, especially its signature "Mou" toast. 🍞 Highly Recommended 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Matcha Flavor 🍵

Basic Information

Address: Marunouchi Building B1F, 2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan.

Dining 🍽️🍚

🏕️❄️⛰️ Tokyo Station KITTE Camping Cafe 🍽️☕️
"Snow Peak Cafe KITTE Marunouchi" sells outdoor and camping equipment, and also offers light meals, coffee, and desserts 🏕️

Recommended for dining near Tokyo Station 🍚

(Often full, mostly Japanese 🇯🇵 customers, but table turnover is fast! Highly recommended! 👍)

🍛🍛🍛☕️☕️ #snowpeakcafe Snow Peak, an outdoor brand on the 4th floor of KITTE, offers a double curry. The price is the same regardless of which curry you choose.

In addition to the regular menu of venison and beef curry, there are also seasonal curries.

Each curry was rich in spices and tasted fantastic!

🏬GOOD DESIGN STORE TOKYO by NOHARA Marunouchi

Japan's "GOOD DESIGN" is a comprehensive design award recognizing "good designs that enrich life and society." This April, the first boutique selling these award-winning designs, "GOOD DESIGN STORE TOKYO by NOHARA," opened in the KITTE shopping mall next to the Marunouchi exit of Tokyo Station.

🐅Onitsuka Tiger Marunouchi on the fourth floor

Although the crowds were constant,

the staff were all very nice, unlike what I've seen online about stores in Ginza!

And there's a highlight here:

You can take photos of Tokyo Station across the street from the transparent glass windows 🪟