IBM Hakozaki Facility
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IBM Hakozaki Facility located in Nihonbashi
-Hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku
, Tokyo
, Japan
, is IBM's largest building in Japan, in terms of the number of people working there. It mainly houses IBM's marketing and systems engineering departments. It was established in 1989.
-Hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku
, Tokyo
, on the right bank of the Sumida River
. It houses mainly IBM's marketing and systems engineering departments, and is IBM's largest facility in Japan, in terms of the number of people working there. Because of the seminars and demonstrations of the latest products and services frequently held there, it is also familiar to many users and potential users of IBM.
It is conveniently located near the center of Tokyo, and can be accessed from a few stations on the Tokyo Metro subway lines, from Metropolitan Tokyo
bus line's busstop, or from Tokyo City Air Terminal
..
Its main building was completed in 1989, designed by Takenaka Corporation, and is owned and leased by Mitsui-Soko, Mitsui Group
's warehousing & distribution company. The building complex also houses cafeterias, restaurants, a post office, a bookstore, a gym and a tea ceremony
house.
etc.
Nihonbashi
, or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911...
-Hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku
Chuo, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, is IBM's largest building in Japan, in terms of the number of people working there. It mainly houses IBM's marketing and systems engineering departments. It was established in 1989.
General Description
IBM Hakozaki Facility is located at 19-21 NihonbashiNihonbashi
, or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911...
-Hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku
Chuo, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, on the right bank of the Sumida River
Sumida River
The is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers....
. It houses mainly IBM's marketing and systems engineering departments, and is IBM's largest facility in Japan, in terms of the number of people working there. Because of the seminars and demonstrations of the latest products and services frequently held there, it is also familiar to many users and potential users of IBM.
It is conveniently located near the center of Tokyo, and can be accessed from a few stations on the Tokyo Metro subway lines, from Metropolitan Tokyo
Toei Bus
The is a bus service operated by the Bus Service Division, the . It is also called .The bureau mainly operates bus routes in the special wards of Tokyo, as well as those in the city of Ōme in the western Tama Area...
bus line's busstop, or from Tokyo City Air Terminal
Tokyo City Air Terminal
, or T-CAT, is a public transportation facility in the Nihonbashi neighborhood of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Close to Suitengūmae Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, it is a transfer point for passengers going to and from Tokyo International Airport and Narita International Airport...
..
Its main building was completed in 1989, designed by Takenaka Corporation, and is owned and leased by Mitsui-Soko, Mitsui Group
Mitsui
is one of the largest corporate conglomerates in Japan and one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.-History:Founded by Mitsui Takatoshi , who was the fourth son of a shopkeeper in Matsusaka, in what is now today's Mie prefecture...
's warehousing & distribution company. The building complex also houses cafeterias, restaurants, a post office, a bookstore, a gym and a tea ceremony
Japanese tea ceremony
The Japanese tea ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. In Japanese, it is called . The manner in which it is performed, or the art of its performance, is called...
house.
Access
- SuitenguSuiten-guis the name of numerous Shinto shrines in Japan. Below is an incomplete list:*Kurume Suiten-gū in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture*Suiten-gū in Chūō, Tokyo...
Station on Tokyo MetroTokyo Metrois one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
's Hanzomon Line - Tokyo City Air TerminalTokyo City Air Terminal, or T-CAT, is a public transportation facility in the Nihonbashi neighborhood of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Close to Suitengūmae Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, it is a transfer point for passengers going to and from Tokyo International Airport and Narita International Airport...
etc.
See also
- IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
- IBM Japan, Ltd. (in Japanese)
- IBM Yamato FacilityIBM Yamato FacilityIBM Yamato Facility located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is where IBM's research and development activities are done for IBM's worldwide and Asia-Pacific region market. Its buildings were designed by the architecture firm of Nikken Sekkei Ltd. and completed in...
(R&D)
External links
- Hakozaki Facility, IBM Japan, Ltd. (in Japanese)