, officially called , is a

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located in the

Meieki is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...

district of Nakamura-ku,

Nagoya, Aichi is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

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. It opened in early 2007. It is the tallest building in Nagoya and the fifth tallest building in Japan as of 2015. At 247m (810 feet), it is slightly taller than the nearby

JR Central Towers The JR Central Towers are in Nakamura-ku in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It is located right above Nagoya Station and serves as the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company. Built in 2000, it is the second-tallest building in Nag ...

. Midland Square houses offices of many companies including

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, Towa Real Estate and

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. It features a shopping center with 60 name-brand stores, two automobile showrooms and a cinema. It also holds the record for the highest open-air observation deck in Japan. Also of note are the unusual double-floored elevators, which take only 40 seconds to rise to the top. The name of the building derives from the

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(which means "central region") of which Nagoya is the capital.

Gallery

File:Midland Square Atrium 2014.jpg, Shopping Arcade File:Midland Square Basement Entrance 2014.jpg, Basement Entrance File:Midland Square Cinema 2014.jpg, Midland Square Cinema File:Midland Square 42-F Sky Lobby 2014.jpg, 42/F Sky Lobby File:Midland Square Sky Promenade.jpg, Sky Promenade File:Lexus LFA Blue 1101.jpg, Lexus LFA in Midland Square

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