Tokyo · Updated: 2026-10-08
Around Otemachi Station (大手町駅) there are 21 walking spots, from parks along the Imperial Palace moat to a rooftop garden, wagashi shops and restaurants. Nineteen of the 21 are a 1- to 4-minute walk from Otemachi Station, while TOKYO TORCH Park is a 4-minute walk from Mitsukoshimae Station (三越前駅) and the Museum of the Imperial Collections is 6 minutes on foot from Takebashi Station (竹橋駅). Office towers and palace greenery sit back to back here, so the scenery changes over a very short distance.
This guide covers 21 walking spots; 21 of them are an average 2-minute walk from the nearest station (1–6 min).
Counted from zorozoro listings when this page was generated. Walking minutes are estimates: straight-line distance to the nearest station × 1.3, at 80 m per minute.
Start inside the Otemachi Building (basement, ground floor and roof), then make a round trip to TOKYO TORCH Park at Tokiwabashi. Continue through Otemachi Tower and Masakado Kubizuka, drop down to Otemachi One GARDEN, and take a waterside break at the bench on Uchibori-dori and Wadakura Fountain Park. Finish through Palace Hotel Tokyo, Marunouchi Naka-dori and Marunouchi Terrace, and if you have time, walk on to the Museum of the Imperial Collections on the Takebashi side.
A wagashi shop on the second basement floor of the Otemachi Building, a 1-minute walk from Otemachi Station. The focus is fresh confections made with domestic ingredients, and the smooth koshian is strained twice. Seasonal pieces include "biku," topped with a sweetbean-jelly sweetfish, and "natsuiro," shaped like a goldfish bowl. Open 10:30–18:00 on weekdays, closed Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
A health-oriented café by the Mitsubishi Chemical Group on the ground floor of the same Otemachi Building. It uses ingredients with traceable producers and water from the Cleansui purifier, and the sofa seats come with Wi-Fi and power outlets, so laptop work is easy. You can also refill your own bottle. Open 11:00–20:00 on weekdays, closed Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
A roughly 4,000 m² sky garden on the roof of the Otemachi Building, a 1-minute walk from the station. It adjoins one of Tokyo's largest rooftop farms, and office workers often take their lunch break at the counter or sofa seats. Open 8:30–19:30 on weekdays and 8:30–15:00 on Saturdays, closed Sundays and public holidays. Anyone who registers for the "Marunouchi Point App" can use it free of charge.
A plaza that opened in 2021 between Tokiwabashi Tower and the Torch Tower now under construction, a 4-minute walk from Mitsukoshimae Station. It works with municipalities across Japan to showcase local appeal, and has a pond with nishikigoi carp created with Ojiya in Niigata, the birthplace of nishikigoi. Part of it has been scaled back for construction since January 2026, with redevelopment planned after the tower opens in 2028.
A lunch stand on the third floor of the same Tokiwabashi Tower, a 4-minute walk from Otemachi Station. It serves onigiri with miso soup and soups made from dashi drawn fresh each morning, and the kombu and bonito flakes left from the dashi are simmered into tsukudani fillings. The rice is "Nikomaru" shipped directly from a farm in Ehime. Open 11:45–14:00 on weekdays only, closed Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (no lunch service during private bookings).
A café restaurant inside OTEMORI on basement level 2 of Otemachi Tower, a 2-minute walk from the station. The name combines "terminal" and "meals," and the room is laid out like a library with secondhand books and retro posters. Two chewy thick-noodle pastas — the red of tomato and the white of oil — are the signature. Open 11:00–21:30 Monday to Thursday, 11:00–22:00 Friday and 11:00–21:00 Saturday, closed Sundays.
An Italian restaurant on the 33rd floor of Aman Tokyo in the same Otemachi Tower. The name means "harvest" in Latin, and chef Masakazu Hiraki, who trained for 17 years in Italy, supervises the cooking. Dishes such as sea urchin with bottarga of Mie-caught Spanish mackerel are served in a dining room looking out to Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline. Open 11:30–21:00 daily.
A historic site said to enshrine the head of the Heian-period warrior Taira no Masakado, a 2-minute walk from the station. Legend holds that after Masakado was killed in the Tengyo Rebellion (940), his head flew back from Kyoto. Surrounded by high-rises, it remains a quiet, carefully maintained space where visitors come to pay their respects.
One of the area's largest green spaces at about 6,000 m², facing the Imperial Palace, a 3-minute walk from the station. There are kerria, iris and maple plantings, a waterside zone and shaded tables and chairs, with food trucks on weekday afternoons. The evergreen lawn "Imperial Green" is open only 8:00–17:00 on weekdays; strolling is free.
An Italian restaurant on the 39th floor of Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi on the same site, a 2-minute walk from the station. Named after the Rome district, it serves pizza kneaded from 100% Italian flour by a Naples-born artisan, and fiorentina, the Tuscan T-bone steak. There is also an outdoor terrace with sweeping city views. Open 11:30–21:30 daily.
A shaded bench along Uchibori-dori looking out over the Imperial Palace moat, a 2-minute walk from the station. It is hard to believe how quiet it is in the middle of the office district, with soft shadows from the trees. A good place to sit and look at the water when Marunouchi and the Imperial Palace Outer Garden have worn you out.
A fountain park in a corner of the Imperial Palace Outer Garden, a 2-minute walk from the station. It was laid out in 1961 and renovated in 1995 to mark the marriage of the current Emperor. The large pond and fountains are the centerpiece, and the park is barrier-free.
A café inside Wadakura Fountain Park itself, a 3-minute walk from the station. Seats face the fountains and lawn, so you can rest to the sound of water. It offers an English menu and English-speaking staff, free Wi-Fi, terrace seating, luggage storage, barrier-free access and a non-smoking room. Payment is possible by cash, credit card, e-money, transport IC card (Suica/PASMO) and QR code payment.
A Starbucks in the Imperial Palace Outer Garden area, a 3-minute walk from the station. The location lets you enjoy coffee while looking at the palace's expansive greenery, and it offers takeout and barrier-free access. Sights such as the plaza in front of the palace and Nijubashi bridge are close by, making it easy to drop in for a break.
A French dining room on the sixth floor of Palace Hotel Tokyo, looking out at the Imperial Palace Outer Garden, a 2-minute walk from the station. Chef Kei Kojima, who spent 25 years working under Alain Ducasse, leads the kitchen and serves seasonal courses including charcoal-grilled Kumamoto aka-ushi beef. Open 11:30–20:00 Wednesday to Sunday, closed Mondays and Tuesdays (open on public holidays).
The flagship shop of the Arita ware brand "1616/arita japan," in the B1 arcade of the same Palace Hotel Tokyo. This is the only place in Tokyo where you can handle every series, including the undecorated, stackable "Standard" line and plates designed by Pierre Charpin. Open 10:00–19:00 daily (following the building's schedule) and barrier-free.
A wagashi shop facing Marunouchi Naka-dori, a 3-minute walk from the station. The "man" in the name comes from manju, and the shop sells freshly steamed manju, gift sweets and tea utensils. The tearoom behind the counter offers tea-and-sweets sets and tea courses (reservations recommended). Open 11:00–19:00 on weekdays and 11:00–18:00 on Saturdays, closed Sundays, though it opens 11:00–18:00 on the first Sunday of the month.
A neo-Sichuan bar on the ground floor of Marunouchi Terrace, a 1-minute walk from the station. Chef Yoshiki Igeta of the Michelin-listed Hiyoriko in Hiroo supervises the menu, and the mapo tofu can be adjusted for spiciness. Tsingtao beer, Chinese-spirit highballs and natural wines are available, and the terrace seats welcome pets. Open 11:30–22:00 on weekdays and 11:30–21:00 on Saturdays and Sundays.
A combined entertainment venue on the first and second floors of the same Marunouchi Terrace, a 1-minute walk from the station. The ground floor is an American diner with a bar counter; the second floor is an amusement and dining space with darts and private karaoke rooms. Original craft beers are poured here too. Open 11:00–24:00 daily, with dinner last orders at 3:30 the next morning.
A brasserie on the 9th and 10th floors of Marunouchi Terrace, a 2-minute walk from the station. Run by chef Yusuke Takada of La Cime in Osaka, it lines up around 60 dishes from regional specialties to home cooking. It has an open-kitchen dining floor and a rooftop terrace with a sweeping view of the Marunouchi towers. Open 11:00–22:00 Monday to Saturday and 11:00–21:00 on Sundays (irregular closing days).
A facility that preserves and exhibits artworks handed down through the Imperial family, located inside the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace. The nearest station is Takebashi Station, a 6-minute walk away.
Many places here open on weekdays only: Suikodo, KAITEKI CAFE and Miso Soup BAR close on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, and SKY LAB closes on Sundays and public holidays. For a weekend walk, build the route around Wadakura Fountain Park, the shaded bench on Uchibori-dori, and Marunouchi Terrace, where MARUNOUCHI BASE is open 11:00–24:00 every day.