Tokyo Station & Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Marunouchi

Located in the Marunouchi business district, Tokyo Station stands near the Imperial Palace and Ginza commercial area.  It serves as the main intercity rail terminal in Tokyo and is the busiest station in terms of the number of trains per day.  In fact, this Tokyo landmark is not just a station, but inside you'll find a city that includes hotels, department stores, restaurants, shops and services that serve the busy travelers running through the station each day.

http://www.tokyostationcity.com/en/

Take a stroll on the outside of the building and enjoy the beautiful architecture of Tokyo Station.

Inside Tokyo Station

As we walked down the stairs into the main terminal of Tokyo Station, we jumped into the fast-pace moving traffic alongside thousands of people.  It became clear that Tokyo Station is absolutely enormous as there were different levels, wings and also plenty of construction sites inside.

We started on our trek to find the Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Marunouchi.  We tried reading signs for the Nihonbashi exit and moved in that direction, but as we made our way through the twists and turns, we decided that we were lost.  After asking for directions four times, we finally found the Nihonbashi exit and found our hotel

http://www.hotelmetropolitanmarunouchi.jp/

The front desk is located on the 27th floor of this building.

When first entering the reception area on the 27th floor, the floor to ceiling view of the city takes your breath away.  You'll also see a replica of Tokyo Station in the lobby that houses a running train.  We were greeted by a team of female workers who stood near the front desk and after checking in, walked us to our room as they pulled our suitcases for us.  

Replica of Tokyo Station

Although the hotel is very stylish and the service was impeccable, the room was tiny!!  There was just enough room for the bed and a chair and table and nothing else.  Luckily, we were hardly in our room and having the hotel connected to Tokyo Station was so convenient that we got used to the cozy quarters.  Who would've thought we could spend so much time just in the train station alone!