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Pool on 49th floor of new building in Tokyo

Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2023, shows a pool on the 49th floor of Toranomon Hills Station Tower in Tokyo. The new 266-meter high building is set to open on Oct. 6.

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Stained glass in subway station concourse in Tokyo

Photo taken on July 27, 2023, shows stained glass based on original drawing by Japanese artist Asami Kiyokawa on display in the concourse of Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro subway.

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Stained glass in subway station concourse in Tokyo

Photo taken on July 27, 2023, shows stained glass based on original drawing by Japanese artist Asami Kiyokawa on display in the concourse of Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro subway.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - A view of the Japanese capital from the Tokyo Tower's special observatory deck on Dec. 12, 2014, includes Tokyo Skytree (far back) and the Toranomon Hills skyscraper (fore L). The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Mori briefs Dutch royal couple on 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R), president of the organizing committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, explains the games' plans to visiting Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at Tokyo's Toranomon Hills skyscraper on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Toranomon Hills mascot 'Toranomon'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 28, 2014, in Tokyo's Minato Ward shows mugs, postcards and other products featuring "Toranomon," the official mascot of Toranomon Hills, Tokyo's second-tallest building complex that opened the previous month. Mori Building Co., which manages the complex, began selling the products the same day.

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Toranomon Hills mascot 'Toranomon'

TOKYO, Japan - Characters from the Doraemon cartoon and anime series jointly switch on in a ceremony to draw the face of Doraemon with laser beams on the exterior of 52-story, 247-meter Toranomon Hills, Tokyo's second-tallest building complex that opened the previous month. The special illumination, to be in place until July 30, commemorates the release in August of "Stand by Me Doraemon," a new film.

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Toranomon Hills mascot 'Toranomon'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 28, 2014, in Tokyo's Minato Ward shows "Toranomon" (L), the official mascot of Toranomon Hills, Tokyo's second-tallest building complex that opened the previous month, and Doraemon, the robot character on which Toranomon is based.

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Tokyo's 2nd tallest complex Toranomon Hills opens

TOKYO, Japan - People gather for an opening ceremony for the 247-meter-high Toranomon Hills, the second tallest building in Tokyo, on June 11, 2014. The new 52-story skyscraper was built on a road that will connect key facilities for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Andaz Tokyo hotel unveils guest room ahead of opening

TOKYO, Japan - The luxury Andaz Tokyo hotel in the brand-new Toranomon Hills skyscraper shows a guest room to the press in the Japanese capital on June 9, 2014, ahead of its opening two days later.

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Toranomon Hills skyscraper set to open in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Toranomon Hills skyscraper housing a hotel, condominiums, business offices and a shopping mall is photographed in Tokyo on June 9, 2014, ahead of its opening on June 11.

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Andaz Tokyo hotel in skyscraper overlooks capital city

TOKYO, Japan - People visit the terrace of the luxury Andaz Tokyo hotel in the brand-new Toranomon Hills skyscraper overlooking Japan's capital on June 9, 2014.

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Tokyo's 2nd tallest complex Toranomon Hills to open June 11

TOKYO, Japan - Photo of the 247-meter-high Toranomon Hills, the second tallest building in Tokyo. Mori Building Co., the developer of the building, held a ceremony in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 4, 2014, marking the completion of the building built on the road that connects key facilities of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 52-story skyscraper will open on June 11.

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Tokyo's 2nd tallest complex Toranomon Hills to open June 11

TOKYO, Japan - Shingo Tsuji, president and chief executive officer of Mori Building Co., addresses a ceremony marking the completion of the 247-meter-high Toranomon Hills in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 4, 2014. The 52-story skyscraper, the second tallest in the capital, was built on the road that connects key facilities of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and will open on June 11.

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Road modeled on Champs-Elysees opens in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A newly built road between the Shimbashi and Toranomon business districts in central Tokyo opens to traffic on March 29, 2014. The new road, part of the capital's loop No. 2, will eventually be connected with bayside areas where the athletes' village and competition venues will be built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. A 52-story, 247-meter "Toranomon Hills" building, the second-highest building in Tokyo, is seen in the back.

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Road modeled on Champs-Elysees opens in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A newly built road between the Shimbashi and Toranomon business districts in central Tokyo opens to traffic on March 29, 2014. The new road, part of the capital's loop No. 2, will eventually be connected with bayside areas where the athletes' village and competition venues will be built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. A 52-story, 247-meter "Toranomon Hills" building, the second-highest building in Tokyo, is seen in the back.

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Toranomon Hills Station opened to the press.

Tokyo Metro will tentatively open a new station, Toranomon Hills (photo), on the Hibiya Line between Kasumigaseki and Kamiyacho on March 6. This is the first new station on the Hibiya Line in 56 years, since the entire line opened in 1964. The new station will be built in tandem with urban development of the surrounding area, which is becoming an international business and exchange hub. Kunio Sakurai, general manager of the Urban Renaissance Agency, which is in charge of the project, expressed his hope that the new station will serve as infrastructure to support the entire region. The new station, which has been under construction in time for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to be held this summer, is scheduled to open for business in 2023. June 2, 2020, Minato Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - A view of the Japanese capital from the Tokyo Tower's special observatory deck on Dec. 12, 2014, includes Tokyo Skytree (far back) and the Toranomon Hills skyscraper (fore L). The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012. (Kyodo)

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Mori briefs Dutch royal couple on 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R), president of the organizing committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, explains the games' plans to visiting Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at Tokyo's Toranomon Hills skyscraper on Oct. 31, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Toranomon Hills mascot 'Toranomon'

TOKYO, Japan - Characters from the Doraemon cartoon and anime series jointly switch on in a ceremony to draw the face of Doraemon with laser beams on the exterior of 52-story, 247-meter Toranomon Hills, Tokyo's second-tallest building complex that opened the previous month. The special illumination, to be in place until July 30, commemorates the release in August of "Stand by Me Doraemon," a new film. (Kyodo)

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High-rise building in Tokyo

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2020 shows Toranomon Hills Business Tower, a 36-story building that opened in June in Tokyo.

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New subway station in Tokyo

A new TH Liner express train arrives at the newly opened Toranomon Hills Station on Tokyo Metro's Hibiya subway line. The station, which opened the same day, is located among a complex of high-rise buildings, including 52-story skyscraper Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, becoming the first new station on the Hibiya line since its full launch in 1964. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New subway station in Tokyo

Photo taken June 6, 2020, shows the newly opened Toranomon Hills Station on Tokyo Metro's Hibiya subway line. The station, which opened the same day, is located among a complex of high-rise buildings, including 52-story skyscraper Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, becoming the first new station on the Hibiya line since its full launch in 1964. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo