KITTE Marunouchi is a shopping and dining complex in the former Tokyo Central Post Office building, a short walk from Tokyo Station. Browse specialist shops with Japanese design goods, then visit the free Intermediatheque museum or head to the rooftop garden for a view of the station and its trains. The building’s open atrium and preserved architectural details add interest between stops. Restaurants and cafés are spread through the complex, with food options in the basement as well as on other floors.
A post office building repurposed
KITTE Marunouchi opened in 2013 in the former Tokyo Central Post Office building, beside Tokyo Station’s Marunouchi South Exit. The building retains a connection to its postal past: the Tokyo Central Post Office still operates here. Its white stone façade dates to the 1931 Tokyo General Post Office building, while the complex inside has been adapted for shopping, dining and cultural spaces.
The name KITTE draws on Japanese words for “stamp” and “come.” Across seven floors, specialist shops sit alongside restaurants and other commercial spaces. The retail mix includes stores focused on Japanese design and clothing, giving the complex a different character from a mall made up only of chain shops.
Architecture and the former office
Look up into the central atrium to see the building’s geometric interior. Part of the design was created by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The open space gives the floors a visual connection, and the historic exterior provides a contrast with the contemporary retail areas.
On the fourth floor, the former head office room offers a glimpse of the building’s earlier use. It gives visitors a place to consider the post office’s role in the changing city, without leaving the complex. The preserved room and the active postal office help make KITTE more than a collection of shops.
Museum, garden and a meal stop
Intermediatheque is a free museum inside KITTE, making it an easy cultural stop before or after shopping. The rooftop garden on the sixth floor looks out over Tokyo Station. From there, you can watch trains arrive and leave; the view includes the station’s red-brick building.
Food options include restaurants and cafés, with more choices in the basement. Dining spaces can be small and busy, so a reservation is useful if you have a particular restaurant in mind. If you are between trains, the museum and garden provide alternatives to browsing the shops, and KITTE is connected to Tokyo Station by an underground passage.
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Is Intermediatheque free to visit?
Yes. Intermediatheque, the museum inside KITTE Marunouchi, is free.
How do I get to KITTE Marunouchi from Tokyo Station?
It is beside Tokyo Station’s Marunouchi South Exit and connected to the station by an underground passage.
Where can I see Tokyo Station from KITTE?
The rooftop garden on the sixth floor looks over the station and its trains.
What is KITTE Marunouchi?
It is a shopping and dining complex in the former Tokyo Central Post Office building, with shops, restaurants, a free museum and a rooftop garden.
