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Tokyo. Yuriko Koike (indp.) Tokyo, [a] officially the Tokyo Metropolis, [b] is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents within the city proper as of 2023. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the most-populous ...
Tokyo is the most populated of Japan 's 47 prefectures. [1] As of September 2024, there are over 200 buildings and structures in Tokyo that stand at least 150 metres tall (492 feet), of which 46 are at least 200 metres tall (656 feet). [2][3][4] The tallest structure in the prefecture is Tokyo Skytree, a megatall lattice tower that rises 634 ...
While no laws have designated Tokyo as the Japanese capital, many laws have defined a "capital area" (首都圏, shuto-ken) that incorporates Tokyo. Article 2 of the Capital Area Consolidation Law (首都圏整備法) of 1956 states: "In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by ...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (東京都庁舎, Tōkyō-to Chōsha), also referred to as the Tochō (都庁) for short, is the seat of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which governs the special wards, cities, towns, and villages that constitute the Tokyo Metropolis. Located in Shinjuku ward, the building was designed by architect ...
Lifts/elevators. 29 passenger and 6 freight, by Toyo Otis and Hitachi. Grounds. 16,320 square meters (175,700 sq ft) [2] Design and construction. Architect (s) Kajima Construction [4] The Kasumigaseki Building (霞が関ビルディング, Kasumigaseki birudingu) is a 36-story skyscraper located in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Tokyu Kabukicho Tower. Tokyu Kabukicho Tower (東急歌舞伎町タワー, Tōkyū Kabukichō Tawā) is a 48-storey skyscraper located in the Kabukichō district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The 225 m (738 ft) tower was designed by Yuko Nagayama & Associates and developed by Shimizu Corporation. It was completed in 2023 as Japan's 19th tallest ...
Shinjuku Gyo-en (新宿御苑, literally 'Shinjuku Imperial Garden') or Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a large public garden in Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally a residence of the Naitō family in the Edo period. It later became a garden under the management of Japan Imperial Household Agency.
Tokiwabashi Tower is 212 meters tall and is located on the former site of the JX Building and the Daiwa Gofukubashi Building, near Tokyo Station. [2] Also known as Tower A, it is one of two skyscrapers at the redevelopment site, the other one being the Torch Tower, which will be 390 meters tall when it is completed in 2027.