was a 40-story commercial

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...

located in

Hamamatsuchō is a business and commercial district south of Shinbashi district in Minato ward in Tokyo, Japan. Hamamatsucho is located along the Tokyo Bay, with views of Odaiba and the Rainbow Bridge. Companies based in Hamamatsuchō * KYB Corporation Hi ...

Minato, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits th ...

. Completed in 1970, the building is one of Japan's earliest skyscrapers. Upon its completion, the 163-meter-tall WTC Building took the title of Japan's tallest skyscraper from the

Kasumigaseki Building The is a 36-story skyscraper located in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History The building is owned by the '' Kasumi Kaikan'' (霞会館), an association of the former ''kazoku'' high nobility. The plot was once owned by the ''Kazoku Kaikan'' ...

; it retained this title until

Keio Plaza Hotel is a chain of hotels in Japan, the largest of which is its flagship hotel in the Nishi-Shinjuku district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The Keio Plaza Hotel was partially destroyed in the 1984 film ''The Return of Godzilla'' and the 1991 film ''Godzi ...

's North Tower was completed one year later. The building is home to World Trade Center Tokyo, a member of the

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. It is primarily used for office space, but it also includes retail stores and restaurants. The building's top floor is a visitor observatory. The building is connected to the Toei Subways's Daimon Station and

Hamamatsuchō Station is a railway station in Hamamatsuchō, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and also by Tokyo Monorail. Lines Hamamatsuchō Station is served by two JR East lines: the circular Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tōhok ...

, which is serviced by two

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lines and the

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Office tenants

The building serves as the headquarters of

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, a global automotive company.

Redevelopment

In March 2013, about 3.2 hectares of "Hamamatsucho 2-chome 4 district" on the west side of Hamamatsucho station was declared by a city planning decision as a special urban regeneration district . 0In response, the construction of five new buildings is planned, including the reconstruction of the entire area. The demolition of a 152-meter skyscraper is the largest ever. In 2014, the World Trade Center Building was purchased by the

Nippon Life Insurance Company , also known as or is the largest Japanese life insurance company by revenue. The company was founded in 1889 as the ''Nippon Life Assurance Co., Inc.'' In structure it is a mutual company. It first paid policyholder dividends in 1898. Over ...

, which plans to demolish the building to allow for construction of a new office building on the site. Development was started separately for District A, District B, and District C. In District A, the South Building of the World Trade Center Building (3 floors below ground, 39 floors above ground) was completed in March 2021. The main building and bus terminal of the same building are scheduled to be completed in March 2017, a new Tokyo Monorail Hamamatsucho Station in May 2027. The B Street District Nippon Life Hamamatsucho Claire Tower (3 floors above the 29th floor underground) was completed in August 2018. A complex promoted by the Redevelopment Association (2 floors below ground, 46 floors above ground) is scheduled to be completed in December 2026 and will be constructed in District C. This building would later be called the World Trade Center North. By the end of June 2021, the 152 metre tall building was closed prior to its demolition. World_trade_center_tokyo

References

External links

WTC Building official site
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Retail buildings in Tokyo Office buildings completed in 1970

Office tenants

Redevelopment

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