JP Tower

The JP Tower (Japanese: JPタワー) is a 195.7 m (642 ft) building^[1] with integrated retail and restaurant facilities located in front of the Marunouchi Exit of Tokyo Station in Chiyoda ward, Tokyo. The building was completed in May 2012 and was opened to the public on March 21, 2013.

JP Tower
JP Tower, Marunouchi
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Offices, post office, retail, dining
Location	Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35.679583°N 139.764722°E / 35.679583; 139.764722
Construction started	November 2009
Completed	May 2012
Opening	March 21, 2013
Owner	Japan Post
Height
Roof	200.0 m (656.2 ft)
Top floor	38
Technical details
Floor count	42 (38 above ground, 4 underground)
Floor area	212,000 m2 (2,280,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	34 (32 passenger, 2 service)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Tetsuro Yoshida (1931), Helmut Jahn (38 floor tower)
Developer	Japan Post
Structural engineer	Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
Main contractor	Taisei Corporation

Overview

The 38 story JP Tower replaces the former central mail sorting facility of Japan Post. A large portion of the original five story low rise frontage of the Tokyo Central Post Office [ja], designed in 1931 by Tetsuro Yoshida, was preserved and redeveloped as the Kitte [ja] retail and dining facility.^[2] JP Tower tenants include offices of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

The basement floor connects directly to Tokyo Station, as well as other nearby buildings.

Intermediatheque

The Intermediatheque, located in the renovated Central Post Office building on the 2nd and 3rd floor, serves as a museum of academic culture and a venue for workshops and seminars open to the general public.^[3]

The Intermediatheque was launched as an academic-industry collaborative project with the support of the University of Tokyo. The facility is jointly operated by Japan Post and The University Museum, The University of Tokyo. Many of the furnishings and exhibits on display dating back to the Imperial University era.