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. It is located in the district

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, Japan. At 200 metres (656 ft), the building is the 28th tallest building in Tokyo and the 33rd tallest in Japan. It was designed by

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. On the street level is Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art, where one of

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" series of paintings is located. The building is similar in appearance to Chase Tower. The building made an appearance in the 1984 film

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Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art {{Tokyo Skyscrapers Office buildings completed in 1976 Skyscrapers in Shinjuku Art museums and galleries in Tokyo Shimizu Corporation Skyscraper office buildings in Tokyo