Nishi-Shinjuku
Appearance
The Nishi-Shinjuku (西新宿) skyscraper business district was Tokyo's first major foray into building skyscrapers with the first appearing in the 1970s with Keio Plaza Inter-Continental. Kenzo Tange's Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building being the current latest. Tower I was also the tallest building in Japan at this time.
Progress continues in Nishi-Shinjuku and in West Shinjuku which is heading away from the city center and has the site of the proposed Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme Redevelopment with plans for what will be 3 of the 4 tallest buildings in Japan.
Skyscrapers in Nishi-Shinjuku
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Shinjuku Sumitomo Building (1974)
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Shinjuku Mitsui Building (1974)
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Shinjuku KDDI Building (1974) (ex-KDD Honsha Building)
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Shinjuku Sompo Japan Building (1976) (ex-Yasuda Kasai Kaijo Building)
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Shinjuku Nomura Building (1978)
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Shinjuku Center Building (1979)
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Hotel Hyatt Tokyo Shinjuku (1980)
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Shinjuku NS Building (1982)
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Kougakuin University S-Tec Building (1989)
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Shinjuku L Tower (1990)
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Shinjuku Monolith Building (1990)
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Shinjuku Park Tower (1994)
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Shinjuku I-town Square (1994)
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Shinjuku I-land Tower (1995)
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Tokyo Opera City (1996)
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Nishi-Shinjuku Mitsui Building (1999)
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Shinjuku Oak City (left:2002, right:2003)
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Shinjuku First West (2003)
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Coccoon Tower (2008)