Where is the skyscraper located?

The skyscraper stands in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, adjoining the Sunshine City complex.

Who owns the skyscraper?

Mitsubishi Estate owns the skyscraper.

Who installed the upper-tier lifts in the tower?

Mitsubishi Electric installed the elevator banks that serve the highest floors.

Which building surpassed this tower as the tallest in Japan?

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building surpassed this tower as the tallest structure in Tokyo and Japan.

Which building surpassed this tower as the tallest in Asia?

A skyscraper in Seoul surpassed this tower as the tallest building in Asia.

Which building ended this skyscraper's record for elevator speed?

Yokohama Landmark Tower opened with faster elevators, ending the speed record held by this skyscraper.

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Tenants based around the tower absorb the dense pedestrian rush of Ikebukuro each morning, trading residential quiet for direct subway concourse access.

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About the place

The commercial skyscraper anchors the Sunshine City complex in Ikebukuro, linking high-density office floors with extensive retail and transit corridors.

The skyscraper adjoins the Sunshine City complex in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima. Upon completion, the structure became the tallest building in Asia, retaining that continental record before later yielding it to Seoul. The tower also maintained the height record for Tokyo and all of Japan until the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building arrived. Mitsubishi Estate owns the landmark property.

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Vertical transit was central to the design. Mitsubishi Electric built the main elevator bank, which operated as the fastest elevator system in the world until the Yokohama Landmark Tower debuted. Within the commercial complex, office tenants share infrastructure with retail floors and convention halls. Long-term workers navigate continuous commuter streams through Ikebukuro, trading quiet streets for central transit connections.

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Sunshine CityAdjoining commercial complex generating heavy daily foot traffic.
High-speed elevatorsCustom Mitsubishi machinery formerly held the world elevator speed record.
Ikebukuro crowdsDense pedestrian flows through the complex slow daily foot transit.
Mitsubishi EstateCorporate owner managing this property alongside Yokohama Landmark Tower.

Facts

The skyscraper once stood as the tallest building across Asia before a tower in Seoul surpassed it.
The tower maintained the record as the tallest building in Tokyo and Japan until the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building opened.
The high-rise elevator bank operated as the fastest elevator installation in the world until Yokohama Landmark Tower debuted.
Mitsubishi Estate owns the skyscraper as part of its commercial tower holdings.

Updated September 10, 2026Source: Wikipedia

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The commercial skyscraper anchors the Sunshine City complex in Ikebukuro, linking high-density office floors with extensive retail and transit corridors.

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