Toranomon Hills in Tokyo

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Facts & Figures

Toranomon Hills is a huge redeveloment project of the Shimbashi-Toranomon area. The skyscraper complex was built by the construction giant Mori Building. Experience the Ultimate Japanese Hospitality at a Tokyo Ryokan.
 Find Your Perfect Ryokan Now > The same company was resonsible for many outstanding projects all over Tokyo like the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower and Omotesando Hills. The height of the Toranomon Hills building is 247m. It consists of 52 floors and 5 basement levels with an total floor area of 244,305 square meters. This makes it the second-tallest skyscraper in the city after Midtown Tokyo. The complex offers a mixture of office spaces, conference halls, restaurants, shops, ANDAZ TOKYO hotel and luxury apartments. The landmark building along the new Loop Road No. 2 is a must-see for modern architecture lovers. To promote this new facility a mascot was created with the name Toranomon. I think you will find similarities with the comic hero Doraemon (last pic in the gallery:).

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History

Toranomon Hills was designed by Nihon Sekkei. The construction phase took from 2011 till 2014 for an price tag of appr. 230 billion yen. It was opened for the public on the 11th of June 2014.

Sightseeing spots

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Modern Art & Design - enter the bulding and you are surrounded by modern art by Satoshi Uchiumi, Zhan Wang, Sun K.Kwak and Toru Kamiya

beautiful Atrium - the atrium is full with restaurants with an large garden space attached to it, perfect place to relax

Festival & Events (dates can change without notice)

August

Azabu-Juban Matsuri (3rd weekend in August)
The Azabu-Juban festival belongs to the most famous summer festivals in Tokyo. Nearly 10000 vistors enjoying every year brass band parades, dance performances, traditional Japanese food and many more entertainment programs.