is a skyscraper complex project built by

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in the

Toranomon is a business district of Minato, Tokyo. History Literally meaning "Tiger's Gate," Toranomon was the name of the southernmost gate of Edo Castle. The gate existed until the 1870s when it was demolished to make way for modern developments. ...

district of

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, Japan. Designed by Nihon Sekkei, it is built around the new Loop Road No. 2, a surface artery that will connect the

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and Toranomon districts. It is the tallest building in Tokyo with an architectural height of , surpassing

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which is tall. The complex has a logo made of four black vertical bars forming a letter "M" (and also resembling the "門"

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of the Toranomon name). It also has a mascot called which is developed by Fujiko Pro, the company who owns the rights to the Japanese manga character

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History

There have been plans since 1946 to build a new arterial road between Toranomon and Shimbashi as part of a loop road around central Tokyo. The Toranomon segment was popularly referred to as the "MacArthur Road" after General Douglas MacArthur, who led the Allied liberation of Japan following

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, making reference to the proximity of the United States Embassy compound in nearby Akasaka. The plan remained unrealized for decades due to the government's inability to expropriate the necessary prime real estate in central Tokyo, but a solution was finalized around 1989 which involved building a new skyscraper above the road and offering to relocate displaced residents into the skyscraper. The project's provisional name was . Mori Building formally announced the Toranomon Hills name on March 1, 2013. Toranomon Hills opened on June 11, 2014.

Floors

The main tower is called Mori Tower, a name found in other complexes built by Mori Building. The floors of the building are used as follows: * 47F - 52F: Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills hotel (a boutique lifestyle hotel in the Hyatt chain) with 164 guest rooms and a 37th floor spa facility * 37F - 46F: Private residences (172 units) * 6F - 35F: Offices * 4F - 5F: Conference space * 1F - 4F: Retail tenants * B3F - B1F: Parking for 544 cars Toranomon Hills Oval Plaza dusk view 2015.jpg, Oval Plaza Toranomon Hills Office Lobby 2015.jpg, Mori Tower Office Lobby Toranomon Hills Step Garden dusk view 2015.jpg, Step Garden Toranomon Hills Shimbashi Entrance 2015.jpg, Shimbashi Entrance

Tenants

Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's largest retirement fund, has its headquarters on the 7th floor of Toranomon Hills. The Japan headquarters of

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and

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are also located in the tower. The law firm of

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has its Tokyo office on the 28th floor.

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's Tokyo office is located on the 6th floor.

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