Toyoshima Building, Commercial skyscraper in Nishiki 2-chome, Japan.
The Toyoshima Building is a modern office and retail complex in Nagoya's central business district. The structure combines glass and steel facades with a multi-story layout that shapes the city's skyline profile.
The Toyoshima Building was built in the Chōjamachi district of Nishiki, a stretch of Nishiki-dōri known as Nagoya's textile wholesale quarter. It houses the head-office functions of the textile trading firm Toyoshima, along with part of the head office of Central Nippon Expressway Company and the headquarters of its affiliate Central Nippon Exis and of Takuto. Its square second-floor courtyard was used as a venue during the Aichi Triennale.
The building stands in Nagachō, a district known as Nagoya's textile wholesalers' quarter, and houses the head office functions of the textile trading firm Toyoshima. Its square second-floor courtyard, ringed by plantings, is open to the public and used by locals as a rest spot. During Aichi Triennale it served as part of the "Nagachō Performance Street" venue.
The basement food and restaurant arcade and the square courtyard on the second floor, ringed by plantings, are open to the general public and used as a local rest spot. The building stands on Nishiki-dōri in the Chōjamachi textile-wholesale quarter.
The building's second-floor square courtyard, ringed by planters, is open to the public and used by locals as a rest spot; during Aichi Triennale it served as part of the "Chōjamachi Performance Street" venue for performances.
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