NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building

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NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building
NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building, the tallest clock tower in the world
Information
Location	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Status	Complete
Constructed	1997–2000
Opening	September 2000
Height
Antenna/Spire	272 meters (892 ft)
Roof	240 meters (787 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	27 above ground 3 below ground
Floor area	51,122 m² (550,273 ft²)
Companies
Architect	Kajima Design

The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building (NTTドコモ代々木ビル, Enutiti Dokomo Yoyogi Biru^?) is a skyscraper located in the Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan. At 240 metres (790 ft) tall, it is the third tallest building in Tokyo. After the installation of a clock in 2002, the building became the tallest clock tower in the world.^[1][2]

[edit] Function

The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building is owned by the NTT Docomo group. Despite the building's name, it is not the head office for the company, whose headquarters are located in the top floors of the Sannō Park Tower. The building houses some offices, but is mainly used to house technical equipment (switching equipment, etc.) for the company's cellular telephone service.

To commemorate NTT Docomo's 10th anniversary, a 15-metre-diameter clock was put into operation in November 2002. The installation of this clock made the building the tallest clock tower in the world. The upper portion of the building also features colored lights that indicates if the weather forecast calls for rain on that day.^[2][3]

Solar energy is partially used to power the building. A garbage separation system employed within the office helps to reduce waste and increase the recycling rate. The waste water is recycled for reuse, and rainwater is reused for the building's toilets.^[2]

The building does not have any restaurants or other tourist attractions, tourists are not allowed into the building.

[edit] See also

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• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Japan

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v • d • e Skyscrapers in Tokyo Completed: Over 300 m Tokyo Tower (333 m, 1958) 200–300 m Midtown Tower (248 m, 2007) · Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (243 m, 1991) · NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building (240 m, 2000) · Sunshine 60 (240 m, 1978) · Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (238 m, 2003) · Shinjuku Park Tower (235 m, 1994) · Tokyo Opera City Tower (234 m, 1996) · Shinjuku Mitsui Building (225 m, 1974) · Shinjuku Center Building (223 m, 1979) · Saint Luke's Tower (221 m, 1994) · Izumi Garden Tower (216 m, 2002) · Shiodome City Center (216 m, 2003) · Dentsu Building (213 m, 2002) · Shinjuku Sumitomo Building (210 m, 1974) · GranTokyo North Tower (205 m, 2007) · GranTokyo South Tower (205 m, 2007) · Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (204 m, 2008) · Shinjuku Nomura Building (203 m, 1978) 180–200 m Shin-Marunouchi Building (198 m, 2007) · Harumi Island Triton Square Tower X (195 m, 2001) · Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower (195 m, 2005) · Sannō Park Tower (195 m, 2000) · Sompo Japan Building (193 m, 1976) · Nittele Tower (193 m, 2003) · Sea Tower (192 m, 2008) · Mid Tower (192 m, 2008) · Acty Shiodome (190 m, 2004) · Shinjuku I-Land Tower (189 m, 1995) · Atago Green Hills Mori Tower (188 m, 2001) · Cerulean Tower (184 m, 2001) · Sumitomo Real Estate Shinjuku Oak Tower (184 m, 2002) · Century Park Tower (180 m, 1999) · NEC Supertower (180 m, 1990) Under construction: Tokyo Sky Tree (611 m, 2011) · Kachidoki Station Front Redevelopment Project (192 m, 2010) · Higashi-Ikebukuro 4-chome Redevelopment Project (289 m, 2011) · Ōtechō-chiku Primary Urban Redevelopment (180 m, 2009) Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion See also: List of tallest buildings and structures in Tokyo · Category:Skyscrapers in Tokyo

Coordinates: 35°41′3.7″N 139°42′11.7″E / 35.684361°N 139.70325°E / 35.684361; 139.70325