Shinjuku Sumitomo Building

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Shinjuku Sumitomo Building is a highrise building in super in the corner of Shinjuku Shintoshin in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. It houses the head office of Sumitomo and is a prominent piece of the Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan skyline. The building's three-sided construction makes good use of available space, yet the building's design sacrifices valuable floor space by including a massive atrium running the entire height of the building. Construction began in November 1971 and was finished in March 6, 1974. At the time of its completion, its elevators were the fastest in the world at 540 meters per minute. It was the tallest building in Tokyo from March to September 1974 when it was surpassed by the Shinjuku Mitsui Building which is located just to the east of the Sumitomo building. It is run by Sumitomo Realty & Development. It is usually called Shinjuku Sumitomo Building and the Sumitomo Building, also known as Bill or triangle is also a nickname for this building. Pioneering skyscrapers in Shinjuku, entered as a tenant in the building many companies, management is a restaurant , in the observation room, with a face as tourist attractions.