Tokyo International Forum

Opening in 1997 the Tokyo International Forum is a masterpiece in modern engineering and design. With 11 stories above the ground and 3 below. The centre rises 60 metres from street and housing over 145000 square metres of floorspace, the centre houses a amazing glass and steel atrium which is open to the public and has a very useful information booth, which has a large collection of Tokyo informantion and the people on the information desk are very helpful and are quite good with English.

The forum is a collections of halls and exhibition space, many with flexible spaces where all sorts of events, conventions and meetings are held. The largest of the seven halls can hold 5012 people seated, and there are some 33 conference rooms which also have access to the state of the art audio visual equipment as you would expect from such a magnifient Japanese showcase.

The forum building also has a large range of shops, cafes and restaurants to cater for the thousands who attend the centre each day. There are also travel agencies, parking, childcare, fax and printing services and facilities for people with physical challenges.

The Tokyo International Forum boasts some fine artwork, witha collection called A Boat of Diversity, named after the boat like shape of the centres glass atrium, there are works by over 50 renowned artists including John Duff, Anthony Caro and Richard Long to name a few.

Another attraction at the centre is the Mitsuo Aida Museum, this centre celebrates the work of calligrapher and poet Mitsuo Aida. This large and precious collection has just been moved from Ginza to its new location at the Forum.

Getting to the Forum is a relatively easy task by rail,  Yurakocho Station is only a minutes walk, while Tokyo Station takes about 5 minutes from the B1 concorse while Central Ginza is about a six minute walk away.

For more information visit http://www.t-i-forum.co.jp/english/