Towers of the Tokyo Metropolitan government building has earned the unofficial title of "Notre Dame de Paris" - allegedly in his appearance visible features of a Gothic Cathedral, no matter how it might look in the distant future. Actually, during the construction of Tokyo Metropolitan government buildings used by high-tech, including design and seismometers solutions.

The Tokyo Metropolitan government controls both the 23 special districts of the city and its neighbouring towns and villages. Officials of the municipality is located in two large skyscrapers – buildings No. 1 and 2 and an entrance of the people's government. The highest main building shot up to 243 meters, it 42 above ground and three underground floors. In the second building of 34 floors, including three underground levels. All three buildings are connected by "bridges", and in the center government complex fan is square and green square. Since its construction in 1991 and until 2007 the main building of the municipality was considered the highest in the capital, until he built a tower Midtown Tower, which pushed the citadel officials from the first place.

The project architect of the complex is Kenzo Tange, who applied in the design of the building outside and inside elements resembling chips. The building is constructed with special technology, which will allow the municipality to stand with 8-magnitude earthquake (which was, for example, the Kanto earthquake, named the Great and destroyed in 1923 many of the buildings in Tokyo). The location of the complex from North to South, the slope of the roofs at the high-rises at an angle of 45 degrees and the use of streamlined shapes from the prevailing winds reduced the windage of the building. At a construction cost of approximately $ 1 billion.

The Tokyo government building is located in the Shinjuku area and is open to tourists. Two viewing platforms are located in the towers of the main building at a height of more than two hundred meters. From this point there are beautiful views of the Japanese capital, and in good weather you can see the cone of the sacred mountain Fuji. In the building you can have lunch, buy Souvenirs and get the necessary information in the tourist information centre.