• Our building (First Shinosaka MT Building = 新大阪MTビル1号館) is the diagonally oriented orange square in the approximate center of the map below.
• North is at the top in the map below. We are on the south side of Shinosaka Station.
• If you come by taxi, the best landmark to give the driver will be the Washington Hotel (ワシントン ホテル).
• Feel free to call us at 06 6838 0505 if you get lost. Ask the receptionist to transfer you to the attorney with whom you will be meeting.
• Streets around our office are mostly unnamed and/or unlabeled. The only street which may provide some guidance is Shin-Midosuji Avenue (marked on map below), which runs north-south over the Midosuji subway line.
• Better landmarks than any street names are the Washington Hotel (marked on map below) which is one block diagonally northeast from our office, the VIA Inn and New Osaka Hotel (both of which marked on map below) which are both one block directly north from our office, and the Komeda Coffee sign (marked on map below) which is on the street corner just a few steps diagonally southwest from our office.

• Overview of JR Shinosaka station:
• JR Shinosaka station is a four-floor structure, the uppermost 4th floor being for bullet train departures/arrivals, the 3rd floor being for all other JR trains and for taxi dropoff/pickup, the 2nd floor being for connection with the Midosuji subway, and the lowermost 1st floor (ground level) being for pedestrian traffic (ground level is somewhat oddly below subway level).
• After arriving by train to JR Shinosaka station, find your way to the lowermost floor for the ground level exit that JR calls the “Central Exit” (actually on the south side of JR Shinosaka station; see map below), and then follow any one of the routes labeled in red as A, B, or C on the map below.
• Click here for detailed street directions for coming to our Osaka Main Office from JR Shinosaka station.

• Overview of Midosuji subway Shinosaka station:
• If you are coming via Midosuji subway Shinosaka station, your first few steps as you get off the subway car will seal your fate, so be alert!
• After arriving at Midosuji subway Shinosaka station, while still on the platform, walk to the southernmost end of the platform (south will be toward the back of the train if you came from Umeda), and take the stairs down to ground level for Exit 7.
• From Midosuji subway Shinosaka station Exit 7, follow the route that starts near the head of the green dashed arrow, the tail of which is labeled in red as C, on the map below.
• Click here for detailed street directions for coming to our Osaka Main Office from Midosuji subway Shinosaka station Exit 7.

COMMENT: If you followed the green dashed arrow to come by Route C on the map above, you will be greeted by the view shown in the photo below as you emerge from the underpass at the southwest corner of JR Shinosaka Station. After emerging from the underpass, continue in the same direction, keeping the 7-11 and VIA Inn on your left as you walk straight ahead to head south along the east side of Shin-Midosuji Avenue. If coming by Route C, since you will already be heading south on Shin-Midosuji Avenue as you pass the New Osaka Hotel shown in the photo at left, there will be no need to turn right onto Shin-Midosuji Avenue as indicated at left, and you should instead proceed to step 5 below.

5. When you reach a series of traffic lights and short zebra-stripe pedestrian crossings, wait for the traffic light to indicate that it is safe to cross, then continue in the same direction (south) …COMMENT: At this time, if you look up and slightly to your left (southeast) as you cross the series of short intersections, you should see the characters “MT-1″ near the top of our building.

… and continue through the series of short intersections until you are completely across the street.

6. When you get to the other side of the intersection, take a left in front of “Komeda Coffee” so that you are now heading east.Immediately past (east of) the “Komeda Coffee” you should see a “Yamaha” shop.Immediately past (east of) the “Yamaha” shop you should see the entrance to our building.

• Unfortunately there are few street signs or other landmarks to guide you as you walk from the station to our office, so your best strategy for finding us may be to print out and bring with you a copy of these street directions. Alternatively, if you call us at 03 6264 9712 when you arrive at the station, we will come to meet you.
• In the map below, the red balloon and the characters “新日本橋長岡ビル” indicate the location of the Shinnihonbashi Nagaoka Building, which is where we are located.
• True north is at the top in the map below, but our street directions below only approximate this, since we take the direction of the JR Sobu main line (JR総武本線) to be east-west, and we take the direction of the Tokyo metro Hibiya line (東京メトロ日比谷線) to be north-south.
• Although streets around our office are mostly unlabeled, making street names somewhat unhelpful for finding us, it may be useful to note in the map below that:
• The unmarked street which runs north-south through Kodenmacho station (小伝馬町駅) is Ningyomachi Avenue (人形街通り).
• The unmarked street which runs north-south through Bakurocho station (馬喰町駅) and through Bakuroyokoyama station (馬喰横山駅) is Kiyosu-bashi Avenue (清洲橋通り).
• The unmarked street running east-west through Kodenmacho station (小伝馬町駅) and Bakurocho station (馬喰町駅) over the JR Sobu main line (JR総武本線) is Edo Avenue (江戸通り).

• 5-minute walk from Kodenmacho station on the Tokyo metro Hibiya line
• 7-minute walk from Bakurocho station on the JR Sobu main line
• 8-minute walk from Bakuro-Yokoyama station on the Toei subway Shinjuku line
• 9-minute walk from Higashi-Nihonbashi station on the Toei subway Asakusa line

Coming to our Tokyo Branch Office from Kodenmacho station on the Tokyo metro Hibiya line:
Five-minute walk from Tokyo metro Hibiya line Kodenmacho station Exit No. 2.

After exiting Kodenmacho station via Exit No. 2 and climbing the stairs up to street level, you will find yourself facing west along Edo Avenue as you stand at the northeast corner of the intersection of Ningyomachi Avenue (which runs north-south) and Edo Avenue (which runs east-west). The photo below shows the view that greets you. Don’t cross the street!		COMMENT: Beware that maps like this one, found on the wall at Kodenmacho station Exit No. 2, can be more confusing than helpful (this map has south at the top). The closest exit to our office is in fact Exit No. 2, which is on the northeast corner of the intersection, even though a quick look at this map might lead one to think otherwise. If what you see upon emerging from the subway stairs onto street level does not resemble the photos at left and below, make sure you are at the northeast corner of the intersection before proceeding further.
Don’t cross the street! Instead, turn to your right as you emerge onto street level from the subway stairs, so that you are now walking north along the east side of Ningyomachi Avenue (see view at right).		COMMENT: This is the view looking north along Ningyomachi Avenue, which is the direction in which you should be headed after turning to your right as you emerge onto street level from the subway stairs (subway stairs barely visible at lower right in the photograph).
At your first traffic light (shown below), take a right, so that you are now heading east (see view at right; note especially the white building in the far distance with the round golden seal above the four large Japanese characters).      If you do not see the Minezawa Building (white building with round golden seal above four large Japanese characters in vertical script; see photo at right) in the distance as you turn right at the 1st traffic light, retrace your steps and make sure you are at the correct intersection before proceeding further.		COMMENT: This should be the view that greets you as you turn right at the first traffic light. In the far distance, note the white building with the round golden seal above the four large Japanese characters in vertical script (峰沢ビル = Minezawa Building), which is a good landmark to head for.		Here is a closer look at the golden seal and Japanese characters on the Minezawa Building:
Walk straight ahead, and when you reach the Minezawa Building (white building straight ahead with the round golden seal above the four large Japanese characters 峰沢ビル in vertical script), keep it on your left as you continue to walk straight through the intersection.	COMMENT: As you walk toward the Minezawa Building, you will go through a three-way intersection…	…and then a 4-way intersection…	Keep the Minezawa Building on your left as you walk straight through the 4-way intersection.
Once you have crossed the 4-way intersection and gone past the Minezawa Building, our building (新日本橋長岡ビル = Shinnihonbashi Nagaoka Building) is between the 4th and 5th white bicycle rack on the right (south) side of the street, across from the “J. Park” parking lot (yellow sign with blue “P”).		COMMENT: Our building has a glass facade which is reflecting the scene from across the street in the photograph below. UNIUS is on the 5th Floor.     Here is a closer look at the building nameplate on the front of our building (barely discernible above the bicycle in the photograph at left):

Coming to our Tokyo office from nearby stations other than Kodenmacho

Click here for general advice for finding our Tokyo office from nearby stations other than Kodenmacho station

Click here for step-by-step directions for coming to our Tokyo office from nearby stations other than Kodenmacho station

Coming to our Tokyo Branch Office from:

• Bakurocho station on the JR Sobu main line
• Bakuro-Yokoyama station on the Toei subway Shinjuku line
• Higashi-Nihonbashi station on the Toei subway Asakusa line

Seven-minute walk from JR Sobu main line Bakurocho station Exit No. 2.

 

General advice for finding our Tokyo Branch Office from Bakurocho station (JR Sobu main line), Bakuro-Yokoyama station (Toei subway Shinjuku line), or Higashi-Nihonbashi station (Toei subway Asakusa line) For those who like to see the big picture, this map from one of the walls along the underground passageway interconnecting the stations listed above (i.e., all stations except Kodenmacho station) gives a good overview of the various nearby stations and routes to our Tokyo office. At top center in the map, the underground passageway interconnecting the stations listed above is the shaded gray region which resembles a right triangle, of which the diagonal red line at bottom right in the map might be considered the hypotenuse. In order from furthest to closest: The red hypotenuse is Higashi-Nihonbashi station on the Toei subway Asakusa line, which has exits (marked in yellow on the map) that begin with the letter “B”. The gray vertical leg is Bakuro-Yokoyama station on the Toei subway Shinjuku line, which has exits (marked in yellow on the map) that begin with the letter “A”. The gray horizontal leg is Bakurocho station on the JR Sobu main line, which has exits (marked in yellow on the map) that are unlettered numbers. Clustered about the far right end of the gray horizontal leg there is also a group of exits (marked in yellow on the map) that begin with the letter “C”. Your initial goal is to get to unlettered Exit No. 2 (marked in yellow, beside the black circled “3″, on the map), which is at the upper left (northwest corner) of the gray horizontal leg. From there, if you will note the blue shield (containing a “6″, which is unfortunately probably illegible on your copy of the map) midway along the blue dashed line which extends from the left end of the horizontal leg, the “15″ street block is directly above the blue shield, and the “16″ street block is directly above that (this is the “16″ in the “16-5″ of our street address). We are on the north side of the “16″ street block, so from unlettered Exit No. 2 of Bakurocho station on the JR Sobu main line, you will want to stay on the north side of the street as you walk west through the double-intersection (i.e., on the map shown above, the intersection marked 鞍掛橋 = Kurakake-Bashi in barely legible sky-blue lettering just to the right of the blue shield containing a “6″ which was mentioned above), take a right at the far side of the Kurakake-Bashi double-intersection to head north, take your second left to head west, and watch for our building on the left (south) side of the street. For reference: The street coinciding with the gray vertical leg is Kiyosu-bashi Avenue (清洲橋通り). The street coinciding with the gray horizontal leg (blue dashed line) is Edo Avenue (江戸通り). The gray cross at top left in the map, i.e., at the left end of the dashed blue line, is Kodenmacho station on the Tokyo metro Hibiya line (see directions, above). The vertical street running through Kodenmacho station is Ningyomachi Avenue (人形街通り). Note that we have rotated this map slightly to make Edo Avenue be approximately horizontal and to put north at the approximate top of the map. Although the detail is hard to make out, we think this map is still useful, especially for comparison with similar maps you will find at the stations and along the streets near our office. To avoid confusion when comparing maps, be advised that it is standard practice in Tokyo to place not north but the direction in which one is facing (i.e., the direction in which a person reading the map would be facing) at the top of a map! Detailed step-by-step instructions follow below.

Step-by-step directions for coming to our Tokyo Branch Office from Bakurocho station (JR Sobu main line), Bakuro-Yokoyama station (Toei subway Shinjuku line), or Higashi-Nihonbashi station (Toei subway Asakusa line)

These stations (Bakurocho station, Bakuro-Yokoyama station, and Higashi-Nihonbashi; i.e., all of the stations listed above except Kodenmacho station) are mutually interconnected via underground passageway, so to simplify street directions, we recommend that you first use the common underground passageway to find your way to unlettered Exit No. 2. Exit No. 2 is a JR exit, and should not be confused with A2, B2, or C2, which are subway exits.	Unius Managing Partner Yasushi Kunugita points the way. You want unlettered Exit No. 2.
After exiting the station via Exit No. 2 and climbing the stairs up to street level, you will find yourself facing south across Edo Avenue about midway between the Kurakake-Bashi intersection to the west and the Bakurocho intersection to the east. The photo at right shows the view that should greet you. Don’t cross the street!	COMMENT: If what you see upon emerging from the subway stairs onto street level does not resemble the photos above and below, make sure you exited the station via unlettered Exit No. 2 before proceeding further.
Don’t cross the street! Instead, turn to your right as you emerge onto street level from the subway stairs, so that you are now walking west along the north side of Edo Avenue (see view at right).	COMMENT: This is the view looking west along Edo Avenue, which is the direction in which you should be headed after turning to your right as you emerge onto street level from the subway stairs. Note the “Denny’s” sign (yellow sign with characters デニーズ in red).
Continue walking west, going straight through a double-intersection marked 鞍掛橋 (i.e., Kurakake-Bashi; but unfortunately may only be marked in Japanese) until you reach the far side of the Kurakake-Bashidouble-intersection.See note at right regarding fact that Family Mart convenience store visible in photographs here no longer exists.	Update as of July 2017: The Family Mart convenience store at the far side of the intersection (green, blue, and white sign visible just to the right of the two trees at center in the photograph above and even more prominently in the photographs below) is no longer present and is in the process of being replaced by an apartment building. We will update this photograph when construction is complete, but in the meantime please identify this intersection based on the fact that it is a double-intersection and is marked 鞍掛橋 (i.e., Kurakake-Bashi; but unfortunately may only be marked in Japanese).
When you reach the other side of the Kurakake-Bashi double-intersection, take a right so that you are now heading north.See note above regarding fact that Family Mart convenience store visible in photographs here no longer exists.	COMMENT: This is the view looking north after taking a right at the Kurakake-Bashi double-intersection. See note above regarding fact that Family Mart convenience store visible in photographs here no longer exists.
As you walk north from the Kurakake-Bashi double-intersection, you will go through a 3-way intersection…	…and you will then come to a 4-way intersection (note red square mailbox in front of Satou Store (さとう ストア) at far left corner of intersection):
Take a left at the 4-way intersection so that you are now heading west.	COMMENT: The red square mailbox will be on your right as you turn left to head west.
Once you have turned left at the 4-way intersection with the red square mailbox, our building (新日本橋長岡ビル = Shinnihonbashi Nagaoka Building) is between the 2nd and 3rd white bicycle rack on the left (south) side of the street, across from the “J. Park” parking lot (yellow sign with blue “P”).	COMMENT: Our building has a glass facade which is reflecting the scene from across the street in the photograph below. UNIUS is on the 5th Floor.     Here is a closer look at the building nameplate on the front of our building (barely discernible above the bicycle in the photograph at left):