Useful information
- Website: : http://www.metro.tokyo.jp
Description
Designed by the architect Tange Kenzo, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (town hall), which bears a passing resemblance to Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, is easily identifiable. You can go up either of its two skyscraper towers (243m) to enjoy amazing views over Shinjuku. This austere building, covered in granite and solidly grounded like a fortress, may not be the most inviting but the functional nature of its monumental proportions is inspired by the impulse to rationalise a city considered by the architect to be in a state of such rapid and constant transition, that it should be strictly controlled.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide455 m - 1-7-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
- The Green Guide812 m - Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo
- The Green Guide1.14 km - Tokyo
More tourist attractions in Tokyo
Where to sleepnearby
- From JP¥26,153Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo150 m - Shinjuku-ku, Nishishinjuku 2-2-1, Tokyo
- From JP¥49,111Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Premier Grand151 m - Shinjuku-ku, Nishishinjuku 2-2-1, Tokyo
- From JP¥17,424Hyatt Regency Tokyo187 m - Shinjuku-ku, Nishishinjuku 2-7-2, Tokyo
More hotels in Tokyo
Where to eatnearby
- Torishige$$MICHELIN 2024617 m - 2-6-5 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- Kinoshita$$MICHELIN 2024868 m - 3-37-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- Orchestra$$$MICHELIN 20241.15 km - 4-1-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
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