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Sapporo JR Tower

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Sapporo JR Tower (Japanese: JRタワー) is a skyscraper, shopping mall and office complex in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Tower is located above JR Sapporo Station South entrance, and the height of the tower is 173 m (568 ft) with 38 stories. Officially, Sapporo JR Tower includes not only the Tower itself, but also the Sapporo Stellar Place, the Daimaru Sapporo branch store, the Sapporo Cinema Frontier, the JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo, office complex, and other sections neighboring JR Sapporo Station. It also houses the parking lot, observation deck, and heliport.

Sapporo JR Tower was officially opened on March 6, 2003 by the Sapporo-Eki Minamiguchi Kaihatsu Co. Ltd., Sapporo Station South Entrance Development, which was later renamed to the Sapporo-Eki Sogo Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. in 2005.

 

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The Peninsula Tokyo

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The Peninsula Tokyo is a hotel located at Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in September 1, 2007, and is managed by Malcolm Thompson, former General Manager of the Park Hyatt Tokyo.

In the annual Nikkei ranking of "Dream Luxury Hotels" published on January 7, 2008 , the Peninsula Tokyo placed 2nd in the readers’ survey, but was ranked 14th among 33 hotels by travel writers. According to Nikkei, "The second-place The Peninsula Tokyo grabbed people’s attention by opening in autumn 2007 in front of the Imperial Palace. A woman in her 30s said she picked the hotel because it is a new hotel that people talk about and because the Peninsula hotel in Hong Kong was also magnificent."

 

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Rinku Gate Tower Building

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The Rinku Gate Tower Building (りんくうゲートタワービル, Rinkū Gēto Tawā Biru) is a 256 metre (840 foot) tall skyscraper located in Rinku Town, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. The 56-storey building was completed in August 1996 following the design of Nikken Sekkei and Yasui Architects & Engineers.

The tower is split into three levels: the first level contains an international conference hall, the second level contains business offices, and the third and slimmer level is the ANA Gate Tower Hotel. The hotel is in a convenient location for travellers, as it anchors the Sky Gate Bridge leading to the Kansai International Airport and is connected to the JR Hanwa Line and Nankai Main Line Rinku Town Station. The 26th floor serves as an observation level which gives views of the ocean, Sky Gate Bridge, and the Ferris wheel of Rinku Town.

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