Shin-Marunouchi Building, Commercial skyscraper in Marunouchi, Japan
The Shin-Marunouchi Building is a 198 m skyscraper in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, directly across from Tokyo Central Station. Its dark glass shaft carries a dense grid of vertical and horizontal mullions, with pale fins near the flat roofline; the broader, lighter base has horizontal bands and a projecting section on columns. Inside, a multi-level atrium has a pale panelled ceiling with parallel dark strips and round lights, grey stone-clad square columns, and a wide staircase with dark treads and light wood handrails beside two escalators.
The 1952 Shin-Marunouchi Building, an eight-story block, stood on this site until demolition; its concrete and pine piles were recycled. Construction of the replacement began on 15 March 2005 and it was completed on 19 April 2007, following the Marunouchi OAZO and TOKIA in the district's redevelopment. Its floor-area ratio reached 1760% partly through transfer from Tokyo Station's red-brick building.
The lower floors hold 153 shops, 113 selling goods and 40 serving food and drink; 130,000 people came on opening day in April 2007. The seventh floor is a dining space called Marunouchi House, renovated between autumn 2022 and spring 2023. The basement connects directly to Tokyo Station.
The complex features clear zones for shopping, dining, and offices across its levels, making it easy to navigate and find what you need. Underground connections to Tokyo Station provide convenient access in any weather.
A seventh-floor terrace offers open views across to the restored historic Tokyo Station building directly facing it. This vantage point shows how the new structure sits beside older architecture, creating an interesting contrast visible from the terrace.
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