Metropolitan
Tokyo,Japan.
— 东京都厅 —
TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING
NEW YORK HAS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, AND PARIS THE EIFFEL TOWER. BUT WHAT ABOUT TOKYO? WHAT BUILDING REPRESENTS THE JAPANESE CAPITAL?
As a "world city," Tokyo must possess a monument recognizable by all. Tokyo Tower, and more recently the Tokyo Sky Tree at 634 meters, more or less fulfils this criterion. However, another serious candidate may also claim this title: Tokyo City Hall.