10 articles tagged “Shinjuku”
Completed in 1971, Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo was the first skyscraper built in Nishi-Shinjuku and gained international attention as the world's tallest hotel at the time. Standing 47 floors and 178 meters tall, it is now recognized by DOCOMOMO JAPAN as a landmark of modern Japanese architecture.
Completed in June 1989 in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku L Tower is a 31-floor office building reaching 121 meters. Jointly developed by four major companies and designed by Shimizu Corporation, it represents the late phase of high-rise development in the Shinjuku subcenter.
A 55-storey residential tower completed in 2015 in Tomihisa-cho, Shinjuku City, developed jointly by Nomura Real Estate, Mitsui Fudosan Residential, Sekisui House, and Hankyu Realty. The project encompasses 1,093 homes above a site of more than 25,000 square metres.
A 20-floor, 96m mixed-use office complex completed in 2012 just east of Shinjuku's entertainment district, directly connected to Higashi-Shinjuku Station. Its unusually large floor plates of roughly 5,900 m² per level and low-carbon design attracted major IT and content companies including Square Enix.
A 30-story, 133-meter office tower completed in 1982 in West Shinjuku, developed jointly by Nippon Life Insurance and Sumitomo Realty. Its full-height atrium stretching from ground to roof is its defining feature.
A 36-story, approximately 150-meter tower completed in 1998 at the south exit of Shinjuku Station. The centerpiece of the Shinjuku Southern Project, it combined offices and a hotel while establishing the pedestrian promenade that reworked how the south exit connects to the city.
A 34-story, 161-meter office tower completed in 1995 in Yoyogi, Shibuya Ward — directly adjacent to Shinjuku Station's south exit but bearing a Shinjuku name despite a Shibuya address. The building's 105-meter central atrium is one of the most distinctive interior volumes among Tokyo's office towers.
A 32-storey, 167.31-metre complex completed in March 2016 above the tracks at Shinjuku Station's south exit. Built by JR East, it incorporates Busta Shinjuku — Tokyo's principal long-distance bus terminal — within its lower floors, demonstrating how railway operators can activate air rights above active lines.
A 32-storey, approximately 164-metre office tower completed in 1974 in Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo. Originally the headquarters of KDD (Kokusai Denshin Denwa), Japan's former international telecommunications carrier, it was one of the first supertall buildings to join the emerging Nishi-Shinjuku skyline.
A supertall NTT DoCoMo building just south of Shinjuku, known for its clock tower and Empire State Building–like silhouette.