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Field guide · Tokyo, Japan

Kabuto-chō

Tokyo's historic stock-exchange neighbourhood, just east of Marunouchi.

Kabuto-chō, in Nihonbashi just east of the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station, is where the Tokyo Stock Exchange has stood since 1878. The neighbourhood was the original Japanese securities district and is still home to Nomura's roots — the firm was founded across the river in Osaka but built up in Kabuto-chō. Most modern broker activity has shifted to Marunouchi and Otemachi but the symbolic centre of Japanese equities remains here.

Kabuto-chō · Tokyo, Japan35.7°N 139.7°Eregional hub: Singapore

Origin

Named after the Kabuto Shrine. The first stock exchange (Tokyo Kabushiki Torihikijo) was founded in 1878. Nomura founded its first Tokyo office here in the early 20th century.

Who works here

Tokyo Stock Exchange (operator: Japan Exchange Group)
Nomura Securities (originally based here)
Mid-tier Japanese broker-dealers

Landmarks

Tokyo Stock Exchange building (1-chōme)
Kabuto Shrine
Nomura Securities historic offices

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