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NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building

The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building (NTTドコモ代々木ビル, Enu Tī Tī Dokomo Yoyogi Biru) is a skyscraper in Tokyo, Japan. An iconic building of Shibuya, it has featured prominently in many movies by Makoto Shinkai.

History[]

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The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building is owned by the NTT Docomo group. Despite the building's name, it is not the head office for the company, whose headquarters are located in the top floors of the Sannō Park Tower. The building houses some offices, but is mainly used to house technical equipment (switching equipment, etc.) for the company's cellular telephone service. Its construction started in 1997, completed and opened in 2000.

In 5 Centimeters per Second[]

The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building begins to appear in the third part of the movie, as it is set in 2008, years after the skyscraper finished its construction.

In The Garden of Words[]

As the main setting of the movie is in Shinjuku Gyo-en, a park nearby, the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building can be seen clearly in the background of many scenes.

In Someone's Gaze[]

Sometime around 2023, the silhouette of the building can still be seen.

In Your Name.[]

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The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building appears as one of many iconic buildings of Tokyo.

In Weathering with You[]

The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building can be seen in some scenes, it ends up partially submerged in the film following the Tokyo flood.

In Suzume[]

The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building can be seen when the Worm is about to fall on Tokyo.

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