Tokyo International Forum

❇️ Visited this awesome building to view its architectural splendor. 🟨 The Tokyo International Forum building is a civic complex on a 6.7 acre site that accommodates dance, musical and theatrical performances, trade conventions and trade shows, business meetings, and large reception halls. ✅️ Four subway lines and two of the most heavily-used train stations, 🟫Tokyo Station and 🟫Yurakucho Station, are located to the north and south of the site, and the area generates lots of pedestrian traffic. 🟡 My husband and I walked around the Yurakucho station too to explore the surroundings. Interesting place. ✳️ Lots of food trucks outside this Tokyo Intl Forum building too.

The Tokyo International Forum is a truly stunning piece of architecture with a huge glass atrium. It’s a must see if you’re exploring the area around Yurakucho station.

An interesting building in Ghinza. "V-shaped white pillars are a special feature of Hall E. You might wonder why they are shaped this way. Considering the structure and the weight of the building, it is common to either erect pillars at every 9 m or use thick pillars. However, that would hamper the use of the space. Therefore, wide spaces were generated by erecting four pillars in V-shape at one spot and placing them 18 m away from each other to provide adequate support to the structure."

Tokyo Forum, August 2024. Everyone told me that it would be hot in Japan, when I visited at the height of summer. Suffocated by the heat that surrounded me both inside and outside, I searched for a space to explore away from the crowds of the nearby Tokyo Station. The overall shape of the Tokyo Forum reminds me of a dirigible or the inside of a whale, with the beams as the architectural ribs. The glass and steel, the light and openness, creates an ideal place to wander and wonder.

My first time at the Tokyo International Forum was only walking at the underground walkway from Yurakucho Station 有樂町駅 to Tokyo 東京駅 . We were really impressed by the New Year deco at the TIF underground walkway. The 3 Dragon toy trees with different color theme have really brightened up the walkway . The cute robot on guard to march along the hallway is the interesting part. That was early in the morning during the new year holiday, not many people around.

Very spacious convention center. Quiet place to sit and rest, as if you are in a separate place from the outside city. The convention center halls' entrances are on the basement level. There's a few different restaurants as well, usuallu all quite busy. A very large Krispy Kreme restaurant is in the courtyard area. Lots of benches to sit at.

As an architect, this was on my can't miss list. From the outside even the shape pulls you in. The space explodes upward from the second you enter. As you move through the space the whale-rib like structure becomes readily apparent. Knowing the complexity of structural design in this earthquake zone, this is a phenomenal design. Having known this space from it's once having been in Progressive Architecture, I had to see it. We simply do not have spaces like this in America. Be sure to take the elevator to the top level and walk around on the upper level. The ramps down and across the upper levels give you a great changing view of this vast multistory open atrium. Stand in one place and pan around to help you truly understand what and how the structure is resisting both gravity dead load and seismic loads as well. The huge cross tube in the middle must be necessary to contain lateral forces present in the tension of placing two convex systems in on each other sort of like a reverse buttress system as in cathedral walls of old. The forces here bear not hidden agenda, and all the members can be understood to be absolutely in synch with each other. A beautiful example of Japan's habit of focusing on rhythm and repetition as a design them. Well done. This is a definite don't miss space.

We went there for the Flea Market which is upstairs (if you’re in the train station) at the plaza. The flea market was awesome! Lots of cool things from Japan and Europe. I’d say this is more of a curated market than your regular flea market. Prices were on the higher end, but you can negotiate. Some vendors are cash only. Some take cc

❇️ Visited this awesome building to view its architectural splendor. 🟨 The Tokyo International Forum building is a civic complex on a 6.7 acre site that accommodates dance, musical and theatrical performances, trade conventions and trade shows, business meetings, and large reception halls. ✅️ Four subway lines and two of the most heavily-used train stations, 🟫Tokyo Station and 🟫Yurakucho Station, are located to the north and south of the site, and the area generates lots of pedestrian traffic. 🟡 My husband and I walked around the Yurakucho station too to explore the surroundings. Interesting place. ✳️ Lots of food trucks outside this Tokyo Intl Forum building too.

The Tokyo International Forum is a truly stunning piece of architecture with a huge glass atrium. It’s a must see if you’re exploring the area around Yurakucho station.

An interesting building in Ghinza. "V-shaped white pillars are a special feature of Hall E. You might wonder why they are shaped this way. Considering the structure and the weight of the building, it is common to either erect pillars at every 9 m or use thick pillars. However, that would hamper the use of the space. Therefore, wide spaces were generated by erecting four pillars in V-shape at one spot and placing them 18 m away from each other to provide adequate support to the structure."

Tokyo Forum, August 2024. Everyone told me that it would be hot in Japan, when I visited at the height of summer. Suffocated by the heat that surrounded me both inside and outside, I searched for a space to explore away from the crowds of the nearby Tokyo Station. The overall shape of the Tokyo Forum reminds me of a dirigible or the inside of a whale, with the beams as the architectural ribs. The glass and steel, the light and openness, creates an ideal place to wander and wonder.

My first time at the Tokyo International Forum was only walking at the underground walkway from Yurakucho Station 有樂町駅 to Tokyo 東京駅 . We were really impressed by the New Year deco at the TIF underground walkway. The 3 Dragon toy trees with different color theme have really brightened up the walkway . The cute robot on guard to march along the hallway is the interesting part. That was early in the morning during the new year holiday, not many people around.

Very spacious convention center. Quiet place to sit and rest, as if you are in a separate place from the outside city. The convention center halls' entrances are on the basement level. There's a few different restaurants as well, usuallu all quite busy. A very large Krispy Kreme restaurant is in the courtyard area. Lots of benches to sit at.

As an architect, this was on my can't miss list. From the outside even the shape pulls you in. The space explodes upward from the second you enter. As you move through the space the whale-rib like structure becomes readily apparent. Knowing the complexity of structural design in this earthquake zone, this is a phenomenal design. Having known this space from it's once having been in Progressive Architecture, I had to see it. We simply do not have spaces like this in America. Be sure to take the elevator to the top level and walk around on the upper level. The ramps down and across the upper levels give you a great changing view of this vast multistory open atrium. Stand in one place and pan around to help you truly understand what and how the structure is resisting both gravity dead load and seismic loads as well. The huge cross tube in the middle must be necessary to contain lateral forces present in the tension of placing two convex systems in on each other sort of like a reverse buttress system as in cathedral walls of old. The forces here bear not hidden agenda, and all the members can be understood to be absolutely in synch with each other. A beautiful example of Japan's habit of focusing on rhythm and repetition as a design them. Well done. This is a definite don't miss space.

We went there for the Flea Market which is upstairs (if you’re in the train station) at the plaza. The flea market was awesome! Lots of cool things from Japan and Europe. I’d say this is more of a curated market than your regular flea market. Prices were on the higher end, but you can negotiate. Some vendors are cash only. Some take cc

I love this building and the events here. I have a great time every visit there. Location: Walking distance from Hibiya station and Yurakucho station.

Tokyo international forum is the Tokyo's first convention and art center that was opened in 1997. It is located in the heart of Tokyo, just 1 minute walk from JR Yurakucho station, or 5 minutes walk from JR Tokyo station. It consists of a glass atrium and 4 buildings housing some independent halls, and also has a courtyard surrounded by the buildings. Now I would like to introduce the antique market held at the courtyard. The market is called "O-Edo Antique Market". "O" means "grand", and "Edo" is the ancient name of Tokyo. They say It is the largest outdoor antique market in Japan. There are usually about 250 dealers selling clothes, accessories, tableware, supplies for PCs or cellular phones, novelties related with manga animation characters, or other small articles. The market is usually held at every 1st and 3rd Sunday, but closed incase of rain, and the date may be sometimes changed. The hours for the market is 9:00 - 16:00. Off course, admission is free. If you are tired of shopping at luxury brand stores in Yurakucho and Ginza areas, It will be a good choice for you to drop in at the market. You may find your own treasures or souvenirs there. 東京国際フォーラムは、東京初の各種催事と芸術イベントのための施設で、1997にオープンしました。 同フォーラムは東京の都心に位置し、ＪＲ有楽町駅からはわずか徒歩１分、ＪＲ東京駅からは徒歩５分です。 同フォーラムはガラスアトリウムと独立したホールを有する４棟のビルで構成されており、また、ビルで囲まれた中庭もあります。 今回ご紹介したいのは、この中庭で開催される骨董市のことです。 この骨董市は、「大江戸骨董市」と呼ばれていて、屋外の骨董市としては、日本で最大のものなのだそうです。 通常は250店舗くらいの露店が並び、衣類、アクセサリー類、食器類、パソコンや携帯電話用のサプライ品、アニメキャラクターのノベルティ類、その他の小物類などが売られています。 この骨董市は、雨の日を除き、原則として毎月第１と第３の日曜日に開催されていますが、たまに日程の変更もあるようです。 開催時間は９時から16時、もちろん入場無料です。 有楽町、銀座界隈でブランドショッピングに飽きたら、この骨董市にブラッと寄ってみてはいかがでしょうか。 もしかして、かけがえのないお宝やおみやげが見つかるかも知れませんよ。

Beautiful building and not a bad walk from Tokyo Station. We specifically appreciated it because we were hiding from the rain and it has a number of shops inside. It was being set up for a big expo, and I'm sure it would be a great expo building. As a tourist attraction I would only do a quick stop to look at the impressive architecture, maybe grab a quick coffee and go, if it's on your way.

Nice buildings of eye catching architecture. Spacious halls with beautiful lighting and AV settings for conferences. Enjoyed staying there for a couple of whole day meetings and receptions on one of the top floor areas.

It's a nice architectural pit stop if you're near Tokyo Station. It's a conference centre so there's not much to do there otherwise but it's a neat building with some (few) places to sit. You can grab coffee here.

In terms of just walking around a convention hall (inside and outside) as a passing tourist, this is excellent. And how about looking down from glass walkways six stories up?