Shibuya Hikarie

Skyscraper and retail complex in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Shibuya Hikarie

General information
Location| Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates| 35°39′32″N 139°42′12″E﻿ / ﻿35.65889°N 139.70333°E﻿ / 35.65889; 139.70333
Construction started| 2009
Completed| 2012
Height
Roof| 180 m (590 ft)
Technical details
Floor count| 33
Floor area| 143,000m^2[1]
Design and construction
Developer| Tokyu Architects & Engineers joint venture Nikken Sekkei
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The Shibuya Hikarie (Japanese: 渋谷ヒカリエ) is a 183 meters tall, mixed-use building located near Shibuya station and owned by the Tokyu Group. As of November 2013, it was tied for being the 52nd tallest skyscraper in Japan and 40th tallest building in Tokyo.

Opened in April 2012 on a site formerly occupied by Shibuya Tokyu Bunka Kaikan,[2] the Hikarie features extensive use of LED lighting and displays and combines shopping/dining/entertainment in similar ways to the Roppongi Hills project. Its profile and significance are partially due to being immediately proximate to Shibuya Station, to which it is connected by both a 2nd-floor sky-walk and underground walkway.

Although it does not yet have the same cultural significance as the 109 Building, it is a prime retail and office destination. The public access floors (floors 1 - 11) are marked by glass-walling, allowing for views across Shibuya and Tokyo.

Shibuya Hikarie features retail sales and event space up to floor 11, at which point access is controlled to the Tokyu Theatre Orb (11-16) and private office space (17-34). Clients include KDDI and a number of headquarters for media companies.

## Pronunciation

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Although the -rie ending is a feminine French ending correctly pronounced [ʁi] (approximately REE), and the use of French or faux French is common in Japanese lady's fashion, in this case the name of the building is a homophone for "toward the light" (Japanese: [çi̥kaꜜɾie] 光へ). The name was selected with the intention of evoking progressive thinking of Shibuya's future.

## Media coverage

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The Hikarie has been featured by the national tourism agency[3] and in popular culture and media. Tokyo Fashion Week is headquartered in this building, resulting in significant positive coverage in the domestic press. Foreign media have covered novel retail strategies,[4] including the use of "themed floors" rather than the traditional retail division of men's fashion or women's sportwear.

## Gallery

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* Basement

* Urban Core Atrium

* Dining6

* Creative Space 8

* Tokyu Theatre Orb Lobby

## References

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1. ^ "Shibuya Hikarie, Tokyo". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
2. ^ "Shibuya Hikarie". Time Out.
3. ^ "Shibuya Hikarie". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
4. ^ "Japanese toilets not just for dirty business". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

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* Tokyo Skytree (634 m, 2012)
* Tokyo Tower (333 m, 1958)
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200–300 m|

* Toranomon Hills Station Tower (266 m, 2023)
* Toranomon Hills Mori Tower (255 m, 2014)
* Midtown Tower (248 m, 2007)
* Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 (243 m, 1991)
* Sunshine 60 (240 m, 1978)
* NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building (240 m, 2000)
* Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Yaesu Central Tower (240 m, 2022)
* Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (238 m, 2003)
* Shinjuku Park Tower (235 m, 1994)
* Tokyo Opera City Tower (234 m, 1996)
* Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower (231 m, 2016)
* Shibuya Scramble Square (229 m, 2019)
* Tokyu Kabukicho Tower (225 m, 2023)
* Shinjuku Mitsui Building (225 m, 1974)
* Shinjuku Center Building (223 m, 1979)
* Saint Luke's Tower (221 m, 1994)
* Shiodome City Center (216 m, 2003)
* Dentsu Building (213 m, 2002)
* Shinjuku Sumitomo Building (210 m, 1974)
* Toshima Incineration Plant (210 m, 1999)
* Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower (207 m, 2012)
* GranTokyo North Tower (205 m, 2007)
* GranTokyo South Tower (205 m, 2007)
* Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (204 m, 2008)
* Shinjuku Nomura Building (203 m, 1978)
* Izumi Garden Tower (201 m, 2002)

180–200 m|

* Yomiuri Shimbun Building (200 m, 2013)
* JP Tower (200 m, 2012)
* Otemachi Tower (200 m, 2014)
* Otemachi One Tower (200 m, 2020)
* Shin-Marunouchi Building (198 m, 2007)
* Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower (196 m, 2011)
* Harumi Island Triton Square Tower X (195 m, 2001)
* Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower (195 m, 2005)
* Sannō Park Tower (195 m, 2000)
* Sky Tower West Tokyo (195 m, 1989)
* Sompo Japan Building (193 m, 1976)
* Nittele Tower (193 m, 2003)
* Sea Tower (192 m, 2008)
* Mid Tower (192 m, 2008)
* Kachidoki View Tower (192 m, 2010)
* Tomihisa Cross (191 m, 2015)
* Acty Shiodome (190 m, 2004)
* Brillia Tower Ikebukuro (189 m, 2015)
* Shinjuku I-Land Tower (189 m, 1994)
* Owl Tower (189 m, 2011)
* Atago Green Hills Mori Tower (188 m, 2001)
* Capital Gate Place (187 m, 2015)
* Cerulean Tower (184 m, 2001)
* Sumitomo Real Estate Shinjuku Oak Tower (184 m, 2002)
* Shibuya Hikarie (182.5 m, 2012)
* Nihonbashi 2-Chōme Redevelopment Block E (180 m, 2017)
* Century Park Tower (180 m, 1999)
* NEC Supertower (180 m, 1990)
* JA Building (180 m, 2009)
* Park City Toyosu Building A (180 m, 2008)
* Keio Plaza Hotel North Tower (180 m, 1971)
* Tokyo Garden Terrace (180 m, 2016)
* Shibuya Stream (180 m, 2018)

160–180 m|

* Akasaka Biz Tower (179.3 m, 2008)
* Sumitomo Fudosan Mita Twin Buildings (179.3 m, 2006)
* Marunouchi Building (179 m, 2002)
* W-Comfort Towers (178.5 m, 2004)
* Marunouchi Trust Tower Main Building (178 m, 2008)
* Toshiba Building (165.9 m, 1984)
* Shiodome Media Tower (172.6 m, 2003)
* Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower (175.8 m, 2007)
* World Trade Center (Tokyo) (162.6 m, 1970)
* Tokyo Shiodome Building (173.2 m, 2005)
* Park Axis Aoyama 1-chome Tower (172.4 m, 2007)
* Royal Park Shiodome Tower (172 m, 2003)
* City Towers Toyosu The Twin (171.2 m, 2009)
* Marunouchi Park Building (170.1 m, 2009)
* JT Building  (169.7 m, 1995)
* Bay City Harumi Sky Link Tower (169 m m, 2009)
* Central Park Tower La Tour Shinjuku (167.8 m, 2010)
* Capital Mark Tower (167.3 m, 2007)
* Sapia Tower (167.2 m, 2007)
* Yebisu Garden Place Tower (167 m, 1994)
* Kita-Shinjuku Area Redevelopment Plan Office Tower (166.5 m, 2011)
* Naka-Meguro Atlas Tower (165 m, 2009)
* Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building (147.4 m, 2004)
* Tokyo Twin Parks  (165 m, 2002)
* Triton View Tower (165 m, 1998)
* Toyosu Center Building (165 m, 1992)
* Tokyo Building (164.1 m, 2005)
* Akasaka Tower Residence (162 m, 2008)
* Shinjuku Maynds Tower (161.1 m, 1995)
* Shibaura Island Cape Tower (161 m, 2006)
* Nippon Seimei Marunouchi Building (160 m, 2004)

150–160 m|

* Concieria Nishi-Shinjuku Tower's West (159.8 m, 2008)
* Tornare Nihombashi-Hamacho (159.7 m, 2005)
* Roppongi Hills Residences (159 m, 2003)
* Brillia Tower Tokyo (158.9 m, 2006)
* Prudential Tower (158.4 m, 2002)
* Park Court Akasaka The Tower (157.3 m, 2009)
* Atago Green Hills Forest Tower (157 m, 2001)
* Kasumigaseki Common Gate East Tower (156 m, 2007)
* Kasumigaseki Building (156 m, 1968)
* Plaza Tower Kachidoki (155.2 m, 2004)
* The Toyosu Tower (155 m, 2008)
* Tokyo Dome Hotel (155 m, 2000)
* Tokyo Gas Co. Headquarters (155.7 m, 1984)
* KDDI Otemachi Building (155.4 m, 1990)
* Takanawa The Residence (153.9 m, 2005)
* Toranomon Towers Residence (153.5 m, 2006)
* Ark Mori Building (153.3 m, 1986)
* Toyosu 3-Chome Area 8-4 Plan (153 m, 2010)
* Station Garden Tower (153 m, 2008)
* Tokyo Sankei New Building (152.4 m, 2000)
* JPower Headquarters (153 m, 1987)
* Park Tower Gran Sky (152.9 m, 2010)
* Garden Air Tower (152.6 m, 2003)
* Shinagawa East One Tower (151.6 m, 2003)
* Shiba-Koen First Building (151.2 m, 2000)
* Futako-Tamagawa Rise Tower & Residence Tower East (151.1 m, 2010)
* Odakyu Southern Tower (150.8 m m, 1998)
* Air Rise Tower (150.5 m, 2007)
* JR East Japan Building (150.2 m, 1997)
* Nihon Keizai Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters Building (150 m, 2009)
* Kudanshita 3rd Government Building - Chiyoda Ward Office (150 m, 2007)
* Taiyo Seimei Shinagawa Building (150 m, 2003)
* Granpark Tower (150 m, 1996)

140–150 m|

* Shinagawa Grand Central Tower (149.8 m, 2003)
* Pacific Century Place (149.8 m, 2001)
* Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Building (148.5 m, 2003)
* Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corporation Head Office (148.4 m, 2003)
* Canon S Tower (147.7 m, 2003)
* Shiroyama JT Trust Tower (147.7 m, 1991)
* Akihabara Dai Building (147.5 m, 2005)
* Toyosu Center Building Annex (147.4 m, 2006
* BEACON Tower Residence (147 m, 2009)
* Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building (146.8 m, 2004)
* Fujisoft Akihabara Building (146.7 m, 2007)
* Bunkyo Civic Center (145.7 m, 1994)
* Canal First Tower (145.5 m, 2008)
* NTT DoCoMo Shinagawa Building (145.1 m, 2003)
* River City 21 East Towers  (144.9 m, 2000)
* Sumitomo Fudosan Aobadai Tower (144.5 m, 2009)
* Shinagawa Intercity Towers (144.5 m, 1998)
* Hotel New Otani Tokyo Tower (144.5 m, 1974)
* Toyosu Ciel Tower (144.4 m, 2006)
* Apple Tower (143 m, 2007)
* Shinagawa V-Tower (143 m, 2003)
* Shinagawa Prince Hotel New Tower (143 m, 1994)
* Mizuho Bank Headquarters (142.5 m, 1980)
* Regale Nihombashi-Ningyocho (142.2 m, 2007)
* Shirokane Tower (141.9 m, 2005)
* Hikifune Station Front Area 1 Redevelopment  (141.6 m, 2009)
* Akasaka Park Building (141 m, 1993)
* City Tower Shinagawa (140.9 m, 2008)
* ThinkPark Tower (140.5 m, 2007)
* Shinjuku Kokusai Building - Hilton Tokyo (141 m, 1984)
* NHK Broadcasting Center (140.1 m, 1973)

130–140 m|

* Station Plaza Tower (139.9 m, 2009)
* Sumitomo Fudosan Nishi-Shinjuku Building (139.9 m, 2009)
* World City Towers (139.9 m, 2007)
* Olinas Tower (139.3 m, 2006)
* Kokusai Shin-Akasaka East Building (139.3 m, 1980)
* Toyosu ON Building (139 m, 1992)
* River City 21 Skylight Tower (139 m, 1990)
* Shibuya Cross Tower (134.1 m, 1975)
* World City Towers Aqua Tower (138.7 m, 2006)
* The Tower Grandia (138.7 m, 2004)
* Tokyo Times Tower (138.5 m, 2004)
* Roppongi T-CUBE (138.5 m, 2003)
* Venasis Kanamachi Tower Residence (138.2 m, 2009)
* Royal Parks Tower Minami-Senju (138 m, 2008)
* Kawadacho Comfo Garden (138 m, 2003)
* Otemachi Nomura Building (138 m, 1997)
* Proud Tower Chiyoda Fujimi (137 m, 2009)
* Cosmopolis Shinagawa (137 m, 2005)
* Bay Crest Tower (136.6 m, 2005)
* Renaissance Tower Ueno-Ikenohata (136.5 m, 2005)
* Nippon Express Headquarters (136.5 m, 2003)
* Crest Prime Tower Shiba (136.4 m, 2007)
* Century Tower (136 m, 1991)
* Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters (135.6 m, 1973)
* Chiyoda First Building West (135 m, 2004)
* NTT DoCoMo Sumida Building (135 m, 2003)
* Akasaka Intercity (134.8 m, 2005)
* Hotel New Otani Garden Court (134.7 m, 1991)
* Vanguard Tower (134.6 m, 2007)
* Riverside Sumida Center (134.4 m, 1994)
* The Garden Towers (134.3 m, 1998)
* Yoyogi Seminar Tower Obelisk (134 m, 2008)
* Nakano-Sakaue Sun Bright Twin (134 m, 1996)
* Moon Island Tower (133.8 m, 2002)
* Shinjuku NS Building (133.7 m, 1982)
* Shiodome Building (133.5 m, 2007)
* Tokyo ANA Tower (133 m, 1986)
* Kogakuin University Shinjuku Building (132.9 m, 1989)
* Sumitomo Realty Shiba-Koen Tower (132.6 m, 2001)
* NTT Data Shinagawa Building (132.3 m, 2003)
* River City 21 River Point Tower (132 m, 1989)
* Shin-Gofukubashi Building (132 m, 1979)
* City Tower Shinjuku Shintoshin (130.6 m, 2005)
* The Center Tokyo (130 m, 2007)
* River Harp Tower Building 2 (130 m, 2000)
* Tomin Tower Shinonome (130 m, 1996)
* Sunshine City Prince Hotel (130 m, 1980)

Under
construction|

* Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment (284 m, 2026)
* Azabudai Hills Residence B (263 m, 2025)
* Shinjuku Station West Gate Redevelopment (260 m, 2029)
* Tokyo Ekimae Yaesu 1-Chōme East District Redevelopment (250 m, 2025)
* Azabudai Hills Residence A (237 m, 2023)
* World Trade Center North (235 m, 2027)
* Shibaura 1-Chōme South Tower (229 m, 2024)
* Mita 3-4 Chōme Redevelopment (215 m, 2023)
* Tokyo World Gate Akasaka (210 m, 2024)
* Grand City Tower Tsukishima (199 m, 2026)
* Park Tower Kachidoki South (195 m, 2023)
* World Tower Residence (190 m, 2026)
* Minami-Ikebukuro 2-Chōme District Redevelopment (190 m, 2025)

Demolished|

* Akasaka Prince Hotel (138.9 m, 1982-2013)

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