Toranomon Hills


Toranomon Hills is a skyscraper complex project built by Mori Building in the Toranomon district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Designed by Nihon Sekkei, it is built around the new Loop Road No. 2, a surface artery that will connect the Shinbashi and Toranomon districts.
It is the tallest building in Tokyo with an architectural height of, surpassing Midtown Tower which is 248 m tall.
The complex has a logo made of four black vertical bars forming a letter "M". It also has a mascot called Toranomon which is developed by Fujiko Pro, the company who owns the rights to the Japanese manga character Doraemon.

History

There have been plans since 1946 to build a new arterial road between Toranomon and Shimbashi as part of a loop road around central Tokyo. The Toranomon segment was popularly referred to as the "MacArthur Road" after General Douglas MacArthur, who led the Allied liberation of Japan following World War II, making reference to the proximity of the United States Embassy compound in nearby Akasaka. The plan remained unrealized for decades due to the government's inability to expropriate the necessary prime real estate in central Tokyo, but a solution was finalized around 1989 which involved building a new skyscraper above the road and offering to relocate displaced residents into the skyscraper.
The project's provisional name was Loop Line No. 2 Shimbashi/Toranomon Redevelopment Project Building III. Mori Building formally announced the Toranomon Hills name on March 1, 2013.
Toranomon Hills opened on June 11, 2014.

Floors

The main tower is called Mori Tower, a name found in other complexes built by Mori Building.
The floors of the building are used as follows:
, the world's largest retirement fund, has its headquarters on the 7th floor of the Mori Tower. The Japan headquarters of Novartis and State Street Corporation are also located in the Mori Tower. The law firm of K&L Gates has its Tokyo office on the 28th floor. ArcelorMittal's Tokyo office is located on the 6th floor.