Construction starts on Nihonbashi high-rise

Construction has now started on a 52-story mixed-use development alongside Nihonbashi River. The 284-meter tall tower will include 100 luxury residences on the top four floors. A further 50 apartments will be included in the 7-story low-rise building alongside the river.

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Waldorf Astoria to open first hotel in Japan in 2026

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is opening Japan’s first Waldorf-branded hotel in Tokyo in 2026. The hotel will occupy the 39th ~ 47th floors within the Nihonbashi 1 Chome Central District Redevelopment.

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Japan’s tallest wooden high-rise to be built in Nihonbashi

Mitsui Fudosan and Takenaka Corporation are planning to build a 17-story wood-frame office tower in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district. With a proposed height of 70 meters, this would be the tallest wooden building in Japan.

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100-yr old building to be converted into hotel

Heiwa Real Estate is in the process of converting a 100-year old office building in Nihonbashi into a small luxury hotel. The new hotel is scheduled to open next February.

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Suruga Bank Tokyo branch building sold

Scandal-hit Suruga Bank’s Tokyo branch building in Nihonbashi has been purchased by Mitsui Fudosan for an undisclosed price. The property was owned by the bank’s founding family, who are in the process of paying off loans they had extended to themselves via the bank.

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Mitsui announces plans for US$10-billion ‘Greater Nihonbashi’ redevelopment

On August 29, Mitsui Fudosan announced major redevelopment plans for a district alongside Nihonbashi river in downtown Tokyo. The project is expected to be completed somewhere between 2030 and 2040 and costs could run as high as 1 trillion Yen (approx. US$10 billion).

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