It was the tallest skyscraper in Japan until 1993. The observation decks, at 202 m, are free.
The architect Tange Kenzō designed it as two twin towers: at the end of 1990 it was the tallest skyscraper in Japan, a title it held until 1993, when the Yokohama Landmark Tower overtook it. The lift takes you up to the observation decks at 202 metres in 55 seconds, and both decks are free.
The two twin towers by Kenzō Tange in Nishi-Shinjuku.
ℹ️ The two observation decks on the 45th floor are free, with their own opening hours.
🚉 Shinsen-Shinjuku · 8 min walk
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One of the stops on the motorbike ride in which Kirito rechecks the places where the events happened in ‘Ordinal Scale’. The low-angle shot is the one you get from the citizens' plaza, between the main building and the metropolitan assembly; an overhead view of the same plaza also appears.
Sources: tianlang.s601.xrea.com · furaba-animeseichi.blog.jp · ja.wikipedia.org
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