Skyscrapers of Central Tokyo

This figure indicates the locations of large office buildings by year. A majority of these buildings during and before 1989 were constructed inside the JR Yamanote Line (Tokyo Loop Line), particularly in the existing central business district such as Marunouchi and Ote-machi. On the other hand, the period from 1990 to 1999 saw the reverse of this trend. More buildings were constructed outside the same line. New office buildings were constructed in areas where traditionally no offices have been located including the new Tokyo waterfront subcenter.

Courtesy of Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo.