Sompo Japan Building’s A-frame design by Yoshikazu Uchida stands 633 feet and was finished in 1976 during the first decade of Nishi-Shinjuku’s skyscraper boom. Architecture fans will recognize its similarity to the Chase Tower in Chicago. Sci-fi movie fans will recognize it from the 1984 movie “Return of Godzilla.” Art lovers will enjoy seeing Vincent van Gogh paintings on the 42nd floor museum. Sompo Japan is the headquarters for Sompo Holding, the country’s second largest property insurance company.
