Mizuho Bank Head Office Building
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is a 143 m tall skyscraper
in Tokyo
, Japan
. At 38 stories the building is the 86th tallest building in Tokyo.http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo/to.htm It contains 1.4 million sq ft (134,974 m²) of office space, 100% of which is now occupied by Mizuho Bank
, the consumer
bank
ing arm of the second-largest Japanese financial conglomerate
Mizuho Financial Group
, while still called the DKB Head Office from time to time.
The building was built in Chiyoda
at 1 Uchisaiwaicho in 1981, when it was called the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank
Head Office Building. It was designed by architects Yoshinobu Ashihara & Partners and developed by Shimizu Corporation
, one of the “big five” real estate developers in Japan. Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (“DKB”) combined with Fuji Bank
and the Industrial Bank of Japan
in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group
.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. At 38 stories the building is the 86th tallest building in Tokyo.http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo/to.htm It contains 1.4 million sq ft (134,974 m²) of office space, 100% of which is now occupied by Mizuho Bank
Mizuho Bank
is the core retail banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group, which is the second-largest financial services company in Japan and one of the three so-called Japanese "megabanks"...
, the consumer
Consumer
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bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
ing arm of the second-largest Japanese financial conglomerate
Conglomerate (company)
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...
Mizuho Financial Group
Mizuho Financial Group
, abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a banking holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan...
, while still called the DKB Head Office from time to time.
The building was built in Chiyoda
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
at 1 Uchisaiwaicho in 1981, when it was called the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank
The , abbreviated as , was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century. It combined with Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group....
Head Office Building. It was designed by architects Yoshinobu Ashihara & Partners and developed by Shimizu Corporation
Shimizu Corporation
is a leading architectural, engineering and general contracting firm, offering an integrated, comprehensive planning, design and build solutions for a broad range of construction and engineering projects worldwide...
, one of the “big five” real estate developers in Japan. Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (“DKB”) combined with Fuji Bank
Fuji Bank
The was one of Japan's major banks during the post-World War II era. It combined with Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group, and changed its name to Mizuho Corporate Bank in 2002 after transferring its retail banking operations to Mizuho...
and the Industrial Bank of Japan
Industrial Bank of Japan
The , based in Tokyo, Japan, was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century.It combined with Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and Fuji Bank in 2002 to form Mizuho Financial Group.- History :...
in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group
Mizuho Financial Group
, abbreviated as MHFG, or simply called Mizuho is a banking holding company headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan...
.