Sompo Japan Building

The Sompo Japan Head Office Building (損保ジャパン本社ビル, Sonpo Japan Honsha Biru) 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.

Sompo Japan Head Office Building
損保ジャパン本社ビル
General information
Status	Completed
Location	1-26-1 Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35°41′33.8″N 139°41′46″E
Construction started	1973
Completed	1976
Owner	Sompo Japan
Height
Antenna spire	200 meters (660 ft)
Roof	193 meters (633 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	43 above ground 6 below ground
Floor area	166,768 m2 (1,795,100 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Yoshikazu Uchida
Main contractor	Taisei Corporation Shimizu Corporation

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.

External links

• www.tokyoarchitecture.info
• one of the Japanese agents (TOT)
• ^[usurped] Description on architecture website
• Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art