28 articles tagged “Minato City”
A 798-metre suspension bridge completed in August 1993, linking Shibaura and Odaiba across Tokyo Bay. Twin towers rise 126 metres above sea level, while the double-deck structure carries the Shuto Expressway, Yurikamome monorail, a coastal road, and a public promenade in a single span.
A self-supporting steel broadcasting tower completed in 1958. Standing 333 m tall, it surpassed the Eiffel Tower and symbolised Japan's postwar recovery — and still defines Tokyo's skyline.
A 43-story residential skyscraper completed in 2008 in the Konan district, southeast of Shinagawa Station. Developed by Sumitomo Realty on a fixed-term land lease, it stands as a landmark of the Konan neighborhood's transformation from an industrial district.
A 32-storey office tower completed in 2015 on an artificial ground platform built over the active Shibaura Water Reclamation Center, with approximately 3.5 hectares of rooftop gardens above an infrastructure district in Konan, Minato City.
Completed in April 2003, the Nittele Tower rises 32 floors above the Shiodome Sio-Site in Minato City. Designed with Richard Rogers Partnership as conceptual architect, its four exposed megastructure buttresses make it one of the most distinctive entries in Tokyo's skyline.
Completed in January 2005, the Tokyo Shiodome Building is a 37-story mixed-use tower in the Shiodome Sio-Site development. Developed jointly by Mori Trust and Sumitomo Realty, it stacks retail, offices, and the 290-room Conrad Tokyo hotel across a total floor area of around 191,000 square metres.
A seven-building mixed-use complex completed in 2003 on the former Japanese National Railways freight yard east of Shinagawa Station. Its tallest tower, Shinagawa Grand Central Tower, rises 32 floors and 148 metres above Konan. A 400-metre linear park ties the buildings together, setting the complex apart from a conventional office cluster.
A large mixed-use complex on the former Tokyo Gas Shibaura factory site, completed in full in July 2020. Tamachi Station Tower N stands 36 floors and 180.08 metres tall, paired with a 31-floor Tower S (168.88 m), a Pullman hotel, and 36 retail outlets near Tamachi Station.
Three high-rise office towers completed in 1998 on the former JNR freight yard east of Shinagawa Station. Tower A, the tallest at 32 floors and 144.5 metres, anchors the Konan exit skyline and helped transform the district into one of Tokyo's leading corporate hubs.
Completed in January 1990, the 43-storey, 180-metre headquarters of NEC Corporation features a striking mid-rise void — approximately 42 metres wide and 15 metres tall — designed to channel wind through the building and reduce turbulence at street level.
A 43-storey, 231-metre mixed-use tower completed in 2016 as the centrepiece of the Roppongi 3-chome Eastern Area redevelopment, designed by Nikken Sekkei and connected directly to Roppongi-itchome Station.
Completed in August 2012 as the second major chapter of the Ark Hills precinct, this 48-storey, 206.7-metre mixed-use tower weaves office floors, residences, and retail into a hillside setting defined by expansive gardens at its base.
Completed in 2002 as the centrepiece of the Izumi Garden mixed-use precinct in Roppongi 1-chome, this 45-storey, 201-metre office tower by Nikken Sekkei introduced a garden-integrated, station-direct model of urban redevelopment to one of Tokyo's most established business neighbourhoods.
Completed in March 1986 as the office centrepiece of the Ark Hills mixed-use complex in Akasaka, this 37-storey tower by Irie Miyake Architects & Engineers is widely cited as the founding model for large-scale private-sector urban redevelopment in Japan.
A 39-storey office tower completed in March 2021 in Hamamatsucho, reaching approximately 197 metres. Developed jointly by World Trade Center Building Co., Tokyo Monorail Co., and Kajima Corporation, it leads the phased reconstruction of the site once occupied by the 1970 main building.
A 38-story mixed-use tower completed in March 2020, reaching approximately 180 metres in Toranomon. Developed by Mori Trust, it stacks offices, the Tokyo Edition hotel, and residences within a single tower, with interiors by Kengo Kuma and Associates.
A 40-story smart-building tower completed in May 2020 on the Takeshiba waterfront, standing approximately 208 metres tall. Developed by Tokyu Land Corporation Group, its IoT platform with over 1,300 sensors manages the building environment in real time.
A 36-story, 185-metre supertall completed in January 2020 as the second tower in the Toranomon Hills complex. Directly connected to the new Toranomon Hills Metro station, it houses the ARCH innovation hub alongside some 96,000 square metres of office space.
The residential tower of Azabudai Hills — said to be Japan's tallest at completion, with 64 floors and a height of about 263 m.
A high-rise residence adjoining Hinokicho Park and sharing its district with Tokyo Midtown.
A Shiodome tower designed by Jean Nouvel, characterized by its curved façade.
A redevelopment tower at the foot of Mt. Atago, planned together with its greenery.
The core of Roppongi Hills, which championed an 'arts and cultural city.' A pioneer of large-scale redevelopment in Tokyo.
A high-rise office in Shiodome Sio-Site, with the former Shimbashi Station preserved at its base.
The symbolic tower of a large mixed-use development in Akasaka, built around greenery and art.
A supertall office building standing above Loop Route 2 — the starting point of the regeneration of the Toranomon area.
The newest tower of Toranomon Hills, developed integrally with Toranomon Hills Station on the Hibiya Line.
A roughly 325 m supertall mixed-use tower that opened in 2023 — a building that represents Tokyo.