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Fuji Television Building フジテレビ本社ビル

Kenzo Tange's 1996 Fuji TV headquarters, a gridded steel frame with a 32 m titanium sphere wedged between its towers, is Odaiba's most futuristic photo subject.

HoursExterior viewable at any time; building approx. 10:00–18:00

ClosedBuilding closed Mondays (next day if a holiday)

PriceFree

Getting thereDaiba Station (Yurikamome), 3 min; Tokyo Teleport Station (Rinkai Line), 5 min

Time needed20–40 minutes

Best timeBlue hour

Address2-4-8 Daiba, Minato City, Tokyo

About

Designed by Kenzo Tange and completed in 1996, Fuji TV's headquarters is two towers joined by a lattice of sky corridors with a huge titanium-clad sphere locked into the grid at the 25th floor. Photographers shoot it from the open plaza and from the Yume-no-Ohashi bridge for symmetry, from directly underneath for abstract grids, and from the Odaiba Seaside Park side at blue hour when the sphere reflects the sky. The sphere houses Hachitama, a paid observation room, but the best photographs of the building are free from outside. The giant outdoor staircase leading up to the 7th floor is itself a striking geometric shot.

Highlights

32 m titanium sphere locked into a steel grid
Symmetrical facades and sky corridors for abstract framing
Long outdoor escalator and stairs as leading lines
Sphere glowing against the evening sky
Close to the Rainbow Bridge and Statue of Liberty viewpoints

Tips

A 14-24 mm from the plaza beneath the sphere gives the most dramatic upward view.
The Hachitama sphere observatory is paid and closed on Mondays; prices change with events, so check Fuji TV's site.
Blue hour from the Yume-no-Ohashi side balances the lit grid and sky.
Weekend events can clutter the plaza; weekday mornings are cleanest.

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