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is a skyscraper located in
Shinjuku, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...
, Japan. Completed in 1996, it stands 234 metres (768 feet) high and has 54 floors. The tower is the third-tallest building in
Shinjuku, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...
and seventh-tallest in Tokyo. The closest train station to Opera City is Hatsudai. The building houses concert halls, an art gallery, a media-art museum (
NTT InterCommunication Center NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC) is a media art gallery in Tokyo Opera City Tower in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Ja ...
) and many restaurants and shops on its lower floors. The fifth through fifty-second floors are devoted to office space. The building is adjacent to the New National Theater, which is located in
Shibuya Shibuya (wikt:渋谷, 渋谷wikt:区, 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern ...
, Tokyo. The combined complex of the tower and the theatre is called the "Tokyo Opera City".


In film

The building is seen blown up by a UFO in the 1999 Kaiju film ''
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''.


Gallery

File:Tokyo Opera City Tower.JPG, Tokyo Opera City Tower File:Tokyo_Opera_City_201904a.jpg, See "Galleria" from Koshu Kaido side (2019)


External links

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Tokyo Opera City Map


Skyscrapers in Shinjuku Office buildings completed in 1996 Skyscraper office buildings in Tokyo 1996 establishments in Japan {{japan-struct-stub