Sompo Japan Building Explained

Sompo Japan Head Office Building
Native Name:損保ジャパン本社ビル
Native Name Lang:ja
Location:1-26-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates:35.6927°N 139.6961°W
Status:complete
Start Date:1973
Completion Date:1976
Antenna Spire:200m (700feet)
Roof:193m (633feet)
Floor Count:43 above ground
6 below ground
Floor Area:166768-2NaN-2
Architect:Yoshikazu Uchida
Main Contractor:Taisei Corporation
Shimizu Corporation
Owner:Sompo Japan

The is the corporate headquarters for Sompo Japan Insurance. It is located in the district Nishi-Shinjuku in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. At 200 metres (656 ft), the building is the 28th tallest building in Tokyo and the 33rd tallest in Japan. It was designed by Yoshikazu Uchida.

On the street level is Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art, where one of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" series of paintings is located.

The building is similar in appearance to Chase Tower. The building made an appearance in the 1984 film The Return of Godzilla.

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