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NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building

NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building, seen from JR Yoyogi Station
Information
Location Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Status Complete
Constructed 1997–2000
Opening September 2000
Height
Antenna/Spire 272 meters (892 ft)
Roof 239.9 meters (787 ft)
Floor count 27
Floor area 51,122 m² (550,273 ft²)
Companies
Architect Kajima Design

The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building (NTTドコモ代々木ビル Enutiti Dokomo Yoyogi Biru?) is a 239.9-metre (787 ft) skyscraper located in the Shibuya ward of the Greater Tokyo Metropolian area. It is the third tallest building in Tokyo, after Midtown Tower and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. On completion in September 2000, it became the tallest clock tower in the world, the second highest clock tower being the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland, which is 10 meters shorter.citation needed

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Function

Owned by the NTT Docomo group, the building houses few offices, but contains mainly technical equipment (switching equipment, etc.) for the company's cellular telephone service.

Solar energy is partially used to power the building. Despite its height, the building consists of only 25 floors above ground. The top half of the building is empty and acts as a giant antenna.

In spite of its name, the building is not used as the head office of NTT Docomo (whose headquarters are located in the top floors of the Sanno Park Tower).

Recycling

A garbage separation system employed within the office helps to reduce waste and increase the recycling rate. The waste water is recycled for reuse, and alongside rainwater is used in the building's toilets.

Features at the top of the building

The upper portion of the building features colored lights which inform people whether or not rain is likely to fall.citation needed

The clock atop the building was installed in November 2002 to celebrate the company's tenth anniversary.

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Skyscrapers in Tokyo
Completed:
Over 300 m
Tokyo Tower (333 m, 1958)
200–300 m
Midtown Tower (248 m, 2007) · Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (243 m, 1991) · NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building (240 m, 2000) · Sunshine 60 (240 m, 1978) · Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (238 m, 2003) · Shinjuku Park Tower (235 m, 1994) · Tokyo Opera City Tower (234 m, 1996) · Shinjuku Mitsui Building (225 m, 1974) · Shinjuku Center Building (223 m, 1979) · Saint Luke's Tower (221 m, 1994) · Izumi Garden Tower (216 m, 2002) · Shiodome City Center (216 m, 2003) · Dentsu Building (213 m, 2002) · Shinjuku Sumitomo Building (210 m, 1974) · GranTokyo North Tower (205 m, 2007) · GranTokyo South Tower (205 m, 2007) · Shinjuku Nomura Building (203 m, 1978)
180–200 m
Shin-Marunouchi Building (198 m, 2007) · Harumi Island Triton Square Tower X (195 m, 2001) · Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower (195 m, 2005) · Sannō Park Tower (195 m, 2000) · Sompo Japan Building (195 m, 1976) · Nittele Tower (193 m, 2003) · Sea Tower (192 m, 2008) · Mid Tower (192 m, 2008) · Acty Shiodome (190 m, 2004) · Shinjuku I-Land Tower (189 m, 1995) · Atago Green Hills Mori Tower (188 m, 2001) · Cerulean Tower (184 m, 2001) · Sumitomo Real Estate Shinjuku Oak Tower (184 m, 2002) · Century Park Tower (180 m, 1999) · NEC Supertower (180 m, 1990)
Under
construction:
Tokyo Sky Tree (611 m, 2011) · Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (204 m, 2009) · Kachidoki Station Front Redevelopment Project (192 m, 2010) · Higashi-Ikebukuro 4-chome Redevelopment Project (289 m, 2011) · Ōtechō-chiku Primary Urban Redevelopment (180 m, 2009)
Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion
See also: List of tallest buildings and structures in Tokyo · Category:Skyscrapers in Tokyo


Coordinates: 35°41′3.7″N 139°42′11.7″E / 35.684361, 139.70325

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