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The Dentsu headquarters building (completed in 1911), one of the predecessors, was burned down in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Construction of a new company building began on the site in 1932, and was completed in 1933. Eight floors above ground and two floors below ground with a height limit of 100 feet (about 31m) at that time. Designed by the Nisshokan Building @ Nihonbashikabutocho and the Yokogawa Works (established by Tamisuke Yokogawa), which worked on the former Kojun Building @ Ginza.

Although it is a functionalistic American-style building, it also has a stylistic aspect in detail. For example, a star-shaped emblem at the top of the front entrance (the pentagram symbolizes satellites and the gear symbolizes industry). On the left is Kichijoten (formerly the goddess of Indian mythology beauty, fertility and good luck), and on the right is Hirometen (protecting the west as a member of Shitenno). In addition, the decoration of the mosaic tiles in the elevator hall is wonderful.

Address: 7-4-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8171, Japan

Designed by Kenzo Tange. Completed in 1967. Until the completion of the Dentsu headquarters building in 2002, the head office function was in place. Since 2002, the head office of Dentsu Tech, an advertising production company subsidiary of Dentsu, moved in and moved out in September 2014. Subsequently, it was sold to Sumitomo Realty & Development along with the building of the Dentsu Group.

Kenzo Tange built multiple skyscrapers in the Tsukiji area and had the concept of the "Tsukiji Redevelopment Plan" that connects them through aerial corridors. As a result, the concept was limited to only one building of the main building, but it is reflected in the design that the left and right sides of the outer wall were cut off. The idea can also be seen in the Shizuoka Shimbun, Shizuoka Hoso Tokyo Branch Building @ Ginza, which was completed in 1967 with Kenzo Tange design, just like this building.

Address: 1-11 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan

Left: Former Dentsu Head Office Building @ Tsukiji

Right: Shizuoka Shimbun, Shizuoka Hoso Tokyo Branch Office Building @ Ginza

Construction will begin in the fall of 1999 and will be completed on November 1, 2002. Today's Dentsu headquarters building is located in the Shiodome area of Minato-ku, but you can see it from Ginza and Tsukiji in Chuo-ku (see the photo in the upper right).

At present, the Shiodome area, where high-rise buildings are lined up, is the site of Shiodome Freight Station, which was once next to Tokyo Ichiba Station, and in 1997 the JNR Clearing Corporation conducted a public tender. Dentsu won a bid for a part of the land. Obayashi Gumi was the representative designer, and the office building was designed by French architect Jean Nouvelle (lately designed Louvre Abu Dhabi). A unique boomerang-shaped bottom surface with a curved surface on the south side facing Hamarikyu Onshi Park is adopted.

Address: 1-8-1 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-7001, Japan

At this time (January 2021), the dismantling of the former Dentsu headquarters building @ Tsukiji and the development plan for the former site have not been announced yet. It seems that you can enjoy the third generation of the Dentsu headquarters building for a while.