Ōtemachi

Ōtemachi
大手町
District
Otemachi and Marunouchi
Coordinates: 35°41′17″N 139°45′51″E / 35.68806°N 139.76417°E / 35.68806; 139.76417
CountryJapan
CityTokyo
WardChiyoda
AreaKōjimachi Area
Population
 (February 1, 2009)
  Total
2
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
Area code03

Ōtemachi (大手町) is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, east of the Imperial Palace, west of Nihonbashi and south of Kanda. It is the location of the former site of the village of Shibazaki, the most ancient part of Tokyo.

Ōtemachi is known as a center of Japanese journalism, housing the main offices of three of the "big five" newspapers as well as being a key financial center and headquarters for large Japanese corporations.

The Tokyo Fire Department is headquartered in Ōtemachi.