Shinjuku Skyscraper District

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Shinjuku is a major commercial and administrative centre, with a train station that is the busiest in the world. Most of Tokyo´s skyscrapers are located in the Nishi Shinjuku district. This view is seen from Aoyama Dori, 5th floor. Skyscraper construction in Shinjuku didn´t start until the 1970s.

To the left you see the modern building NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building by Kajima Design. It´s 272m tall (tip) and built from steel. In the background you see Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building no I (1991). It houses the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which governs Tokyo as a whole. It measures 243 m and was designed by Kenzo Tange.

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