BOJ from Home
Image: 90 centimeter-thick door of the underground vault
Welcome to "BOJ from Home." Here, you can explore the tour route of the Bank of Japan's Head Office (designated as an Important Cultural Property) through various online contents, including a 3-D/virtual reality (VR) tour of the Main Building and a video showing the must-sees on the tours.
In the VR tour of the Bank's Main Building, the interior of the building can be viewed in 3-D on any PC or mobile device.
You can also enjoy an immersive virtual reality experience using VR goggles.
Virtual Reality (3-D/VR) Tour
Go on a virtual treasure hunt in the Main Building!
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Video: underground vault (link to an external website)
picture of underground vault -
Video: first floor (link to an external website)
picture of first floor -
Video: second floor (link to an external website)
picture of second floor
Find the Hidden Treasures!
The Main Building, designated as an Important Cultural Property, is filled with precious items. See if you can find these five treasures in the 3-D/VR videos above!
(1) Horse-watering station
Watering station for horses(2) Underground vault
90 centimeter-thick door of the underground vault(3) The world's first automatic banknote examination machine
The Bank developed the world's first automatic banknote examination machine
(4) Replica of money trains
Replica of one of the money trains on which the Bank used to transport banknotes around the country(5) Governor's desk and chair
Original desk and chair used by the Bank's former governor
- CAUTION: Prolonged use of VR devices can cause motion sickness.
Must-Sees on the Head Office Tours
Click to play on YouTube (link to an external website):