25 articles tagged “Waterfront”
Completed September 2006, this 40-story, 144.35-meter residential tower at Toyosu 5-chome in Koto City is directly connected to Toyosu Station (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line). With 565 units, it was among the landmark towers that transformed former Ishikawajima-Harima (IHI) shipyard land into a waterfront residential district.
A large residential complex of three towers — Aqua (41 floors), Capital (42 floors), and Breeze (43 floors) — completed between 2006 and 2007 in Konan 4-chome, Minato City. Developed by Sumitomo Realty and designed by Nikken Sekkei, the 2,090-unit development transformed a former industrial waterfront into one of the largest residential addresses near Shinagawa Station.
A 28-story office tower completed in 1993, standing 117 metres on the Tennoz Isle waterfront in Shinagawa. Developed by Mitsubishi Corporation, the building's spherical design elements made it one of the signature landmarks of Tokyo's waterfront redevelopment era.
A twin-towered, arch-topped office building completed in 1996 in Aomi, Odaiba. Rising 21 floors and approximately 99 metres, it was developed by Tokyo Teleport Centre as a flagship facility of the Tokyo waterfront sub-centre and remains one of the bay area's most recognisable landmarks.
A 48-story, approximately 175-meter residential tower completed in 2021, jointly developed by four companies led by Tokyu Land. With 1,152 units, it stands as one of the largest residential towers in Toyosu, rising on former IHI factory land that has been continuously converted since the 1990s.
A six-hectare residential redevelopment district surrounded on all sides by canals in Minato City's Shibaura 4-chome. Four supertall towers completed between 2006 and 2008 created a canal-ringed community of approximately 4,000 units.
Opened 10 September 2020 in the Aomi district of Kōtō City, this four-storey cruise terminal has a total floor area of approximately 19,000 m². Its single berth has a quay wall 430 metres long with a water depth of 11.5 metres, enabling the world's largest cruise ships to dock directly. A Yurikamome station is directly connected to the building.
Completed November 2008, this 550-metre road bridge spans the Harumi Canal between Harumi 5-chome in Chuo City and Toyosu 6-chome in Kōtō City. Its five-span continuous steel-deck V-leg box girder gives the crossing an unusually light silhouette. The vehicle lanes opened in November 2018 as part of Ring Road 2; a pedestrian and cycling path has been accessible since before the road opening.
Opened 25 March 2006, this 580-metre road bridge crosses the Harumi Canal between Harumi 3-chome in Chuo City and Toyosu 6-chome in Kōtō City. Shuto Expressway Route 10 opened through its central section in March 2018, completing a two-tier structure that was built into the design from the start.
A 32-storey residential tower completed in 2023, standing approximately 117 metres tall near Takeshiba Station on Tokyo's waterfront. Developed by Tokyo Tatemono as a redevelopment of the former Itopia Hamarikyu, it overlooks the grounds of Hamarikyu Gardens.
A seismic-isolated triple-tower complex of 1,539 homes developed by Sumitomo Realty & Development in Ariake, Koto City, completed in July 2019. Three towers of up to 33 storeys stand in a row, forming the residential centrepiece of a National Strategic Special Zone redevelopment alongside the adjacent Ariake Garden.
The twin towers that completed the Harumi Flag residential district in September 2025. SUN VILLAGE and PARK VILLAGE each stand 50 storeys and approximately 172 metres, together holding 1,455 homes on the site of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Athletes' Village.
Japan's largest convention and exhibition centre, recognisable by its inverted-pyramid Conference Tower. Opened in Ariake in 1996, the venue expanded significantly with the addition of the South Exhibition Hall and Aomi Exhibition Hall in 2019, bringing its total floor area to approximately 317,000 square metres.
A pair of 52-story towers completed in September 2015, rising 177.3 metres above the Harumi waterfront. Developed by Sumitomo Realty and built by Sumitomo Mitsui Construction, the matched towers anchor the skyline of the Kachidoki–Harumi bay district.
Twin supertall condominiums completed in 2004–2005 on the former Mitsubishi Steel plant grounds in Shinonome. The EAST Tower rises 54 floors and approximately 178 meters, marking the beginning of the district's high-rise era.
A 55-storey, 192.2-metre mixed-use tower completed in 2010 on the doorstep of Kachidoki Station. Its lower floors hold a public nursery school and children's centre; the residential floors above offer 712 homes, making it one of the waterfront's most prominent landmarks.
A large-scale waterfront residential district built on the former IHI (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries) Tokyo factory site in Tsukuda, Chuo City. Construction began in 1986 and the first residents arrived in 1989; the district was completed around 2010 — a pioneer of Tokyo's waterfront tower housing.
A two-tower, 49-storey residential complex completed in 2013 and 2016 on the Harumi waterfront in Chuo City. Developed by Mitsubishi Estate Residence, Chrono Residence (883 units) and Tiaro Residence (861 units) together supply 1,744 homes across a shared site of approximately 29,800 square metres.
A 31-storey, 110-metre residential tower completed in July 2016 on the former Tokyo Gas factory site in Toyosu 6-chome. The second phase of the Tokyo Wonderful Project, housing 550 units alongside its taller companion SKYZ Tower & Garden.
A 48-storey, approximately 170-metre residential tower completed in February 2019 on the waterfront of Harumi, Chuo City. Developed by Mitsui Fudosan Residential and four partners, with 1,076 units and a garden designed by Oriental Land.
A pair of 48-storey towers standing side by side in Toyosu 3-chome, reaching approximately 166 metres. Developed by Sumitomo Realty and designed by Nikken Sekkei, they form one of the bay-area's most recognisable twin-tower landmarks.
A 44-storey, approximately 149-metre residential tower completed in 2014 on the former Tokyo Gas Toyosu factory site. One of Japan's largest single-building residential developments, with 1,110 units and a rooftop astronomical dome.
A 43-story, 155-metre tower mansion near Toyosu Station, developed jointly by four major real estate companies as an early landmark of Tokyo's waterfront residential boom.
A 40-story smart-building tower completed in May 2020 on the Takeshiba waterfront, standing approximately 208 metres tall. Developed by Tokyu Land Corporation Group, its IoT platform with over 1,300 sensors manages the building environment in real time.
A 52-story waterfront tower mansion built on a former shipyard site, standing along the canals of Toyosu.