Bank of Japan
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The Bank of Japan was established in 1882 as the nationfs central bank. Before the time, private chartered banks had retained the right to print money. But since the establishment of the Bank of Japan, it has been given the monopoly on controlling the money currency. |
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The location of the building was decided on the basis that Nihonbashi had been the center of commerce of old Japan and should be the financial center of coming ages of Japan. |
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The building is designed in neo-baroque architectural style. |
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