TOKYO, Nov 25 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s tallest skyscraper was opened to the public yesterday, as a new landmark in Tokyo.
The Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, about 330 metres high, is located near the well-known landscape of Tokyo Tower.
Prior to the completion of the Azabudai Hills building, the tallest skyscraper in Japan was the 300-metre Abeno Harukas, located in Osaka.
The tower is part of the Azabudai Hills complex, an 8-hectare plot being redeveloped by Japan’s leading urban landscape developer, Mori Building Co., Ltd., in the Toranomon and Azabudai sub-districts of Minato District.
Other than various restaurants and shops, institutions and facilities, opened to the public in the multi-functional complex, include the Keio University Centre for Preventive Medicine and the British School in Tokyo.
The tower will also feature the Tokyo Venture Capital Hub and the Mori Building Digital Art Museum.– NNN-NHK
