ARCHITECTUREJAPAN

Architecture of Tokyo

The capital, a microcosm of Japanese architectural history from the modern era to the present.

Covers: Tokyo

23buildings in the archive

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StationsHistoric Buildings
Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building
東京駅丸の内駅舎
Location
Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Opened
1914
Architect
Kingo Tatsuno, Manji Kasai
Public BuildingsCultural Facilities
Tokyo International Forum
東京国際フォーラム
Location
Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Completed
1996
Architect
Rafael Viñoly
Art MuseumsModern Architecture
Mitsubishi Ichigokan
三菱一号館
Location
Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Reconstruction completed
2009
Architect
Original design: Josiah Conder
OfficesHistoric Buildings
Mitsui Main Building
三井本館
Location
Chūō City, Tokyo
Completed
1929
Architect
Trowbridge & Livingston
CommercialModern Architecture
Wako Main Building
和光本館
Location
Chūō City, Tokyo
Completed
1932
Architect
Jin Watanabe
Art MuseumsContemporary Architecture
The National Art Center, Tokyo
国立新美術館
Location
Minato City, Tokyo
Opened
2007
Architect
Kisho Kurokawa and Nihon Sekkei joint venture
SkyscrapersOffices
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
六本木ヒルズ森タワー
Location
Minato City, Tokyo
Completed
2003
Architect
Kohn Pedersen Fox
SkyscrapersOffices
Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower
麻布台ヒルズ森JPタワー
Location
Minato City, Tokyo
Completed
2023
Architect
Mori Building; Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Japan (exterior design supervision)
Modern ArchitectureCultural Facilities
Tokyo Tower
東京タワー
Location
Minato City, Tokyo
Completed
1958
Architect
Tachū Naitō, Nikken Sekkei
CommercialResidences
Omotesando Hills
表参道ヒルズ
Location
Shibuya City, Tokyo
Opened
2006
Architect
Tadao Ando
Public BuildingsModern Architecture
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
国立代々木競技場
Location
Shibuya City, Tokyo
Completed
1964
Architect
Kenzo Tange
SkyscrapersCommercial
Shibuya Scramble Square
渋谷スクランブルスクエア
Location
Shibuya City, Tokyo
Opened
2019
Architect
Nikken Sekkei and others (design joint venture)
Public BuildingsSkyscrapers
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
東京都庁舎
Location
Shinjuku City, Tokyo
Completed
1990
Architect
Kenzo Tange
SkyscrapersContemporary Architecture
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
モード学園コクーンタワー
Location
Shinjuku City, Tokyo
Completed
2008
Architect
Tange Associates
SkyscrapersOffices
Toranomon Hills Mori Tower
虎ノ門ヒルズ森タワー
Location
Minato City, Tokyo
Completed
2014
Architect
Nihon Sekkei
Historic BuildingsModern Architecture
State Guest House, Akasaka Palace
迎賓館赤坂離宮
Location
Minato City, Tokyo
Completed
1909
Architect
Tokuma Katayama
SkyscrapersContemporary Architecture
Tokyo Skytree
東京スカイツリー
Location
Sumida City, Tokyo
Opened
2012
Architect
Nikken Sekkei
TemplesHistoric Buildings
Sensō-ji
浅草寺
Location
Taitō City, Tokyo
Main hall rebuilt
1958
ShrinesHistoric Buildings
Meiji Jingu
明治神宮
Location
Shibuya City, Tokyo
Enshrined
1920
Architect
Chūta Itō
Art MuseumsModern Architecture
The National Museum of Western Art
国立西洋美術館
Location
Taitō City, Tokyo
Opened
1959
Architect
Le Corbusier (detailed design: Kunio Maekawa, Junzō Sakakura, Takamasa Yoshizaka)
Cultural FacilitiesModern Architecture
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
東京文化会館
Location
Taitō City, Tokyo
Opened
1961
Architect
Kunio Maekawa
Modern Architecture
St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo
東京カテドラル聖マリア大聖堂
Location
Bunkyō City, Tokyo
Completed
1964
Architect
Kenzo Tange
ResidencesHistoric Buildings
Former Iwasaki Family Residence
旧岩崎家住宅
Location
Taitō City, Tokyo
Completed
1896
Architect
Josiah Conder