43 articles tagged “Chiyoda City”
Tokyo's most storied luxury hotel, with the current main building completed in 1970 on the site of Frank Lloyd Wright's earthquake-proof Imperial Hotel of 1923. It remains a symbol of Japan's hospitality tradition at the edge of Hibiya Park.
A nine-story office building completed in 1966 beside the Imperial Palace moat, designed by Hayashi Shoji of Nikken Sekkei. Its twin cylindrical service cores placed on the exterior remain a defining example of postwar Japanese modernist architecture.
A 23-story office complex standing 110 m tall at the north exit of JR Ochanomizu Station. Completed in March 2013, the redevelopment preserved Edo-period stone walls within its public plaza.
A landmark hotel in Kioi-cho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo. The original main building opened in 1964, and the Garden Tower — 40 stories, 143 meters — was completed in 1974. The property encompasses a 10,000-square-meter Japanese garden with over 400 years of history on the former estate of the Ii clan of Hikone.
Completed 2011 in Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda City, this 27-story, 147-meter office tower is the headquarters of Iino Kaiun Kaisha, a Japanese shipping and real estate company. It replaced a 1960 predecessor on the same site, exemplifying the wave of corporate headquarters rebuilds that reshaped Tokyo's business districts.
Opened October 2022 in Kudanshita, Chiyoda City. A 17-story, 74.97-meter office complex that retained the registered tangible cultural property façade of the original Kudan Kaikan (built 1934) while adding a contemporary glass tower behind it.
A 40-story hotel tower completed in 1974 on the Kioicho hilltop in Chiyoda City, Tokyo. Built as an extension of the main Hotel New Otani wing that opened ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the Garden Tower rises above a 10,000-tsubo traditional Japanese garden that remains one of the largest private gardens in central Tokyo.
A 29-story mixed-use tower completed in 2010 at the foot of the National Diet Building in Nagatacho, Tokyo. Designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates, the tower houses The Capitol Hotel Tokyu alongside office floors, its timber-screen façade offering a quiet counterpoint to the political surroundings.
A 21-floor Grade-A office building completed in 2017 in Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda City, facing Hibiya Park and the outer gardens of the Imperial Palace.
A twin-tower Grade-A office complex completed in 2007 in Tokyo's central government district. The West Tower rises 38 floors to 176 m and connects directly to Kasumigaseki Station.
A mixed-use tower completed in 2016 on the site of the former Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in Kioi-cho, Chiyoda City. The 36-storey, 180-metre Kioi Tower, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates with Nikken Sekkei as executive architect, houses The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho hotel in its upper floors.
A 22-story, approximately 99-meter mixed-use office building completed in 2006. Developed by NTT Urban Development as the centrepiece of the Akihabara Crossfield redevelopment, it transformed the city's famed electronics district into a technology and business hub.
A 30-story, 140-meter mixed-use tower completed in 2018 at the southern end of Marunouchi. Built on the historic Tokyo Kaikan site, it carries the venue's banquet and event traditions forward while opening its lower floors to the public as Nijubashi Square.
A 32-story, 150-meter mixed-use tower completed in 2001 near the southern end of Marunouchi. One of the district's earliest twenty-first-century high-rises, it houses the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi — just 57 rooms — on its lower floors.
A mixed-use office district completed in 2003 on the site of the former Iidamachi freight yard. The centerpiece Garden Air Tower rises 35 floors and approximately 153 meters, developed by Japan Freight Railway — a rare case of a logistics operator leading its own urban redevelopment.
A 27-story office tower completed in January 2012 in Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, standing 150 meters tall. Built by consolidating three existing buildings into a single redevelopment, it refreshed the streetscape along Marunouchi Nakadori. Designed by Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei.
A 31-story office tower completed in April 2009 in Otemachi, Chiyoda City, standing 155 meters tall. The first phase of the Otemachi Chain-Type Urban Regeneration Project, built alongside the JA Building and Keidanren Kaikan. Designed by Nikken Sekkei, it serves as the Tokyo headquarters of Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei).
A 31-story office tower completed in April 2016 in Otemachi, Chiyoda City, reaching approximately 168 meters. The third phase of the Otemachi Chain-Type Urban Regeneration Project, it is notable for hosting Hoshino Resorts' Hoshinoya Tokyo — a high-rise ryokan — alongside its office floors.
A twin-tower complex completed in October 2012 in Otemachi, Chiyoda City, comprising the North Tower (31 floors, 153 m) and South Tower (35 floors, 176 m). The second phase of the Otemachi Chain-Type Urban Regeneration Project, it serves as a hub for financial and information-services firms directly connected to Otemachi Station.
A 44-story office tower completed in 2000 in Nagatacho, Chiyoda City, standing 183 meters tall. Adjacent to Hie Shrine, it occupies one of Tokyo's most politically charged addresses and remains one of the tallest towers in the Nagatacho district. Designed by Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei.
A 33-story, approximately 157-meter government office building completed in 2007 in Kasumigaseki. Japan's first government facility developed using the PFI method, it forms part of the Kasumigaseki Common Gate complex together with a 38-story private-sector tower.
A five-building mixed-use complex completed in 2004 in front of Tokyo Station's Marunouchi North Exit. Rising to approximately 159 meters at its tallest point, it replaced the former Japan National Railways headquarters site and helped reshape the north side of Tokyo's premier business district.
A 34-story, approximately 170-meter office tower completed in 2009 by Mitsubishi Estate. Its defining feature is the restored Mitsubishi Ichigokan — a three-story red-brick building originally from 1894, now a museum — placed on the same site as the modern skyscraper, creating an unusual pairing on Marunouchi Nakadori.
A two-tower complex developed by Mori Trust in front of Tokyo Station's Nihombashi Exit. Trust Tower N (2003, 19 stories, 99.6 m) and the Main Tower (2008, 37 stories, 178 m) anchor the development; the Main Tower's upper floors house Shangri-La Hotel Tokyo.
A mixed-use complex completed in 2013 anchored by Waterras Tower, a 41-story, approximately 164-meter high-rise in Kanda-Awajicho. Developed through a first-category urban redevelopment project, it stacks housing, offices, retail, and industry-academia facilities to sustain urban vitality in the Kanda district.
A large-scale mixed-use development completed in February 2020 in the heart of Otemachi, comprising a 40-story, approximately 200-meter tower and the Mitsui Bussan Building. Developed by Mitsui & Co. and Mitsui Fudosan, with SOM as design architect, it stacks offices, a hotel, a hall, and retail into a single urban block.
A 35-story, approximately 166-meter tower completed in March 2007 and directly connected to JR Tokyo Station's Nihombashi Exit. The first building completed under JR East's Tokyo Station City redevelopment project, integrating offices, a conference center, and Hotel Metropolitan Marunouchi in a single stack.
A 37-story, approximately 180-meter office tower completed in 2009 as the first phase of the Otemachi Chain-type Urban Redevelopment Project. Houses the national headquarters of JA Zenchu and JA Zen-noh, connected at its lower floors to the Nikkei Building and Keidanren Kaikan via a glass-roofed mall.
A 38-story office tower completed in June 2021 in Otemachi, Tokyo, rising approximately 212 meters. The first completed building of Mitsubishi Estate's TOKYO TORCH district near Tokyo Station, it sets the stage for the future Torch Tower, planned to become Japan's tallest.
A 33-story skyscraper completed in November 2013 in Otemachi, Chiyoda City, standing 200 meters tall. Headquarters of the Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo editorial operations, with a multi-purpose hall embedded in its lower floors. Designed by Nikken Sekkei.
A luxury condominium completed in March 2015 at Sanban-cho 2-1, Chiyoda City, on the bank of Chidorigafuchi moat. The building rises fourteen storeys above ground and contains 73 homes, each oriented toward the Imperial Palace forests across the outer moat.
Completed in 2016 on the site of the former Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, this 36-storey, 180-metre mixed-use complex by Seibu Properties brings together offices, a luxury hotel, and retail in the historic Kioicho neighbourhood of Chiyoda City. Designed by Nikken Sekkei and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.
Completed in February 2018, this 35-storey, 192-metre complex by Mitsui Fudosan stands on the former Sanshin Building site in Yurakucho 1-chome, Chiyoda City. Designed by Hopkins Architects as master design architect with Nikken Sekkei handling urban planning and design supervision, it faces Hibiya Park with a public plaza that links the tower to the surrounding greenery.
A 33-story, 164-meter office and retail complex completed in 2005. The lower floors house TOKIA, a dining destination known for its late-night restaurants, while upper floors serve as office space in the Marunouchi district.
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Twin supertall towers completed in October 2007 flanking the Yaesu exit of Tokyo Station. The North Tower stands 43 floors and approximately 205 meters; the South Tower stands 42 floors and approximately 200 meters. Both were designed with large-scale glass facades by Helmut Jahn.
A 38-story, 200-meter mixed-use tower completed in 2012, built around the preserved facade of the 1931 Tokyo Central Post Office. The lower floors house the KITTE retail complex, with interiors designed by Kengo Kuma.
Twin towers in Otemachi with a combined floor area of about 354,000 m² — a large complex born from chained urban renewal.
A 38-story mixed-use tower completed in April 2014 in the heart of Otemachi, Tokyo. Designed by KPF, the building rises approximately 200 meters and combines Aman Tokyo luxury hotel, offices, and a genuine urban forest at its base.
A 38-story, 197-meter office-and-retail complex completed in 2007. Developed by Mitsubishi Estate with a concept design by Hopkins Architects, it faces the Marunouchi Building directly across Naka-dori.
Japan's future tallest skyscraper, under construction as part of the TOKYO TORCH development north of Tokyo Station. Torch Tower is planned at 63 floors and 390 meters, with completion expected in the 2027 fiscal year.
Completed in 1968, a 36-story office building regarded as the starting point of Japan's skyscrapers.
The building that opened Marunouchi's redevelopment — a 37-story, 180-meter complex in front of Tokyo Station.
Known for its vast glass hall, a complex cultural facility in Marunouchi designed by Rafael Viñoly.