Statue & Monument · Nishi-Shinjuku

LOVE Sculpture (Shinjuku I-Land) LOVE（新宿アイランド）

Robert Indiana's famous red LOVE letters with the tilted O, installed at Shinjuku I-Land Tower in 1995, a playful photo stop amid West Shinjuku's skyscrapers.

About

American pop artist Robert Indiana's LOVE design, with its stacked letters and leaning O, became one of the most reproduced images of the 1960s, and versions of the sculpture stand in cities from New York to Philadelphia. Tokyo's version was installed in 1995 as part of the public art programme of Shinjuku I-Land, a complex that also includes works by Roy Lichtenstein and others scattered around its plazas. Couples line up for pictures, and the local lore says that passing through the gaps of the letters brings luck in love. It sits a short walk from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and is a fun counterpoint to the serious corporate towers around it.

Highlights

• Robert Indiana's iconic red LOVE letters with the tilted O
• Installed at Shinjuku I-Land in 1995
• Other public art in the I-Land complex, including Roy Lichtenstein
• Popular couples' photo spot
• Surrounded by West Shinjuku skyscrapers

Tips

• Go early in the morning or on weekdays to get a picture without a queue.
• Look for the other public artworks around the I-Land plazas.
• Walk 5 minutes to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building for a free observatory.

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Nearby

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• SOMPO Museum of ArtMuseum · 210 m away
• Shinjuku Nomura Building Observation LobbyVista & View · 220 m away
• Shinjuku Sumitomo Building (Sankaku Hiroba)Landmark & Tower · 240 m away
• Mode Gakuen Cocoon TowerPhoto Spot · 280 m away
• Eau de Vie (Hyatt Regency Tokyo)Bars & Nightlife · 310 m away
• Ramen Manrai (Shinjuku)Ramen & Noodles · 320 m away
• Bic Camera Shinjuku West ExitCamera Store · 380 m away