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Tokyo Station with its historic red-brick facade, bustling with people in the foreground and modern skyscrapers in the background.
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Elementary school at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu
Masaki Hamada (kkpo)
Elementary school children play along a landscaped pedestrian walkway next to a school at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, featuring greenery.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscrapers and Tokyo Station with train tracks in the foreground, set against a cloudy evening sky.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu at night, with illuminated glass facades and a large digital billboard displaying an image. Cars and pedestrians are visible on the street in front.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Modern interior of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu with large glass panels, featuring colorful hanging art installations and natural light streaming in.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Aerial view of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscrapers and surrounding urban area, with train tracks and modern buildings under a blue sky.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscrapers at dusk, with illuminated glass facades, surrounding urban
David Sundberg/ESTO
Tokyo Station at dusk with its historic red-brick facade, bustling with people, and Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscrapers illuminated in the background.
David Sundberg/ESTO
A high-speed train at Tokyo Station platform with the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscraper illuminated in the background during dusk.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscraper with a curved glass facade illuminated at dusk, featuring a modern design and lower floors with mixed-use spaces.
David Sundberg/ESTO
People walking under a modern canopy at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, with glass skyscrapers and greenery in the background on a sunny day.
David Sundberg/ESTO
People crossing a street near Tokyo Midtown Yaesu during dusk, with illuminated buildings and a vibrant cityscape in the background.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Tokyo Station with its historic red-brick facade, bustling with people in the foreground and modern skyscrapers in the background.
Elementary school at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu
Elementary school children play along a landscaped pedestrian walkway next to a school at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, featuring greenery.
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscrapers and Tokyo Station with train tracks in the foreground, set against a cloudy evening sky.
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu at night, with illuminated glass facades and a large digital billboard displaying an image. Cars and pedestrians are visible on the street in front.
Modern interior of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu with large glass panels, featuring colorful hanging art installations and natural light streaming in.
Aerial view of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscrapers and surrounding urban area, with train tracks and modern buildings under a blue sky.
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscrapers at dusk, with illuminated glass facades, surrounding urban
Tokyo Station at dusk with its historic red-brick facade, bustling with people, and Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscrapers illuminated in the background.
A high-speed train at Tokyo Station platform with the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscraper illuminated in the background during dusk.
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu skyscraper with a curved glass facade illuminated at dusk, featuring a modern design and lower floors with mixed-use spaces.
People walking under a modern canopy at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, with glass skyscrapers and greenery in the background on a sunny day.
People crossing a street near Tokyo Midtown Yaesu during dusk, with illuminated buildings and a vibrant cityscape in the background.
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Tokyo Midtown Yaesu

Envisioned as an integrated and human-scaled urban community, the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Project is a 306,600 m2 high-rise mixed-use development (3.3 million gsf) comprising office space, a luxury Bulgari Hotel occupying the 40th to 45th floors, and an elementary school atop a retail podium and a below-grade transportation hub. It offers direct access to Tokyo Station, one of the most important traffic nodes in Japan.

The 240-meter (790 feet) tower’s façade is gently curved to subtly contrast with the surrounding buildings. At the Northeast corner, the tower engages the ground to emphasize its verticality and to offer a clear identity for the main entry. The exterior form of the elementary school is expressed with an articulated louvered façade that provides shading and allows for landscaped classroom balconies.

The curved podium echoes the gentle radius of the tower façade. Visitors rise through a cascade of escalators from the subterranean levels of Tokyo Station, through the podium retail levels to the Yaesu GRANROOF. Skylights allow sunlight to stream into the atrium and further down into the B1 level.

Skyscrapers + Tall Buildings

Data Summary

Gross Area
306,600 m2 (3,300,000 ft2)

Project Type

Mixed-Use + Commercial
Institutional + Civic
Hospitality + Residential

Status

Completed

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Feature

Lobby
Sustainability
Public Space
Green Space
Dining
Retail
Wellness

Team Members

Developer
Mitsui Fudosan
Executive Architect
Nihon Sekkei, Takenaka Corporation
Contractor
Takenaka Corporation