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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.

 

On the 42nd floor is Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art, where one of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" series of paintings is located.(Wikipedia)

 

The shape of Sompo Building was inspired by the Mount Fuji and look much like the old Atari logo.

 

Construction finish: 1976

Designed by: Uchida Shozo

Type: Skyscraper

Stories: 43

Maximum Height: 656 feet / 200 meters

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