The is the second-tallest building in
Shinjuku, Tokyo
, officially called Shinjuku City, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) as well as the Tokyo Metropol ...
.
History
It was designed by
Kenzo Tange and completed in 1994.
The building is owned and managed by Tokyo Gas Urban Development, a subsidiary of
Tokyo Gas, and was constructed on the site of a decommissioned gas storage facility. Tokyo Gas operates a regional cooling center on-site, which provides heating and cooling to the high-rise district of
Nishi-Shinjuku, and supplies electricity to the adjacent
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
The hotel featured prominently in
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...
-winning film ''
Lost in Translation''.
Architecture
Shinjuku Park Tower is a single building consisting of three connected block-shaped elements; S tower, which is tall with 52 stories, C tower which is tall with 47 stories and N tower which is tall with 41 stories. Floors 1 to 8 are occupied by retail stores, floors 9 to 37 are office floors and floors 39 to 52 are occupied by the luxury Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel, which includes a swimming pool with panoramic views on the city.
Floor directory
Tenants
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L'Oreal
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Tokyo Gas
In media
* The
Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel on the top was the main setting of the
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola ( , ; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and former actress. She has List of awards and nominations received by Sofia Coppola, won an Academy Awards, Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Golden Lion, and a Can ...
film ''
Lost In Translation''.
* The building was depicted as being destroyed by a UFO in the film ''
Godzilla 2000
is a 1999 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Takao Okawara, with special effects by Kenji Suzuki. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 24th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, Toho's 23rd ''Godz ...
.''
* A version of the building was included as part of the Asian tileset in the city building simulation game ''
Sim City 3000'' and named as Futa-Ishii Plaza.
Images
File:Yoyogi Koen from above.jpg, View from the 47th floor of the Park Hyatt Tokyo
File:Club on the Park.JPG, Swimming pool of the Park Hyatt
File:New York Bar Unplugged, Park Hyatt Tokyo (8376387540).jpg, Bar of the Park Hyatt
File:ParkHyattTokyoRoom.JPG, Hotel guest room
See also
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List of tallest structures in Tokyo
Tokyo is the most populated of Japan's 47 Prefectures of Japan, prefectures. Mainland Tokyo is divided into two sections: Western Tokyo and the special wards of Tokyo. The prefecture's tallest structures are within the 23 special ward ...
References
External links
Shinjuku Park Tower: Outline*
Office buildings completed in 1994
Skyscrapers in Shinjuku
Skyscraper office buildings in Tokyo
Skyscraper hotels in Tokyo
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts
Retail buildings in Tokyo
1994 establishments in Japan
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