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Nishi-shinjuku
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The Nishi-shinjuku (西新宿) skyscraper business district was Tokyo's first major foray into building skyscrapers with the first appearing in the 1970s with Keio Plaza Inter-Continental. Kenzo Tange's Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building being the current latest. Tower I was also the tallest building in Japan at this time.
Progress continues in Nishi-shinjuku and in West Shinjuku which is heading away from the city center and has the site of the coming Nishi-shinjuku 3-Chome redevelopment with plans for what will be 3 of the 4 tallest buildings in Japan.
 Shinjuku Sumitomo Building (1974) |
 Shinjuku Mitsui Building (1974) |
 Shinjuku kddi Building (1974) |
 Shinjuku Sompo japan Building (1976) |
 Shinjuku Nomura Building (1978) |
 Shinjuku Center Building (1979) |
 Hotel Hyatt Tokyo Shinjuku (1980) |
 Shinjuku NS building (1982) |
 Kougakuin univ stec Building (1989) |
 Shinjuku L Tower (1990) |
 Shinjuku Monolith Building (1990) |
 Shinjuku Park Tower (1994) |
 Shinjuku Itown Square (1994) |
 Shinjuku Iland Tower (1995) |
 Tokyo Opera City (1996) |
 Nishinjuku Mitsui Building (1999) |
 Shinjuku Oak City (left：2002,right:2003) |
 Shinjuku First West (2003) |