巨大すぎて、予定どおりには動けない、六本木五丁目の再開発。

Feature | 2026.8.20


A 327m future floats above. Too huge to proceed as planned: Roppongi 5-chome.
800 billion yen, Japan’s largest scale. 2030 completion slipped to 2032.
Beneath this huge project sits present-day Roppongi.


Walk down Imoarai-zaka from Roppongi Crossing. Turn into side streets and roads narrow, curve, and building heights vary. Restaurants sit next to homes, schools, and churches. Global hub, nightlife spot, daily life—multiple layers of time coexist in Roppongi.
This 9.2-hectare area is the Roppongi 5-chome West site. Block A-1 features a 327m, 66-story tower; Block B plans a 288m residential tower. With 1.08 million m² total floor area and 800 billion yen cost, it is less about building towers than creating a new city.
Upgrades are needed: narrow paths, old seismic standards, landslide hazard zones, traffic jams, and crowded station areas require safety fixes. Yet, the scale of the solution remains overwhelmingly massive.
Approved in April 2024, the plan originally targeted start of construction in fiscal 2025 and completion in fiscal 2030. However, in May 2026, Mori Building cited soaring construction costs and longer timelines, making 2030 unrealistic. Revised plans push completion to fiscal 2032, yet schedules remain under review.A project of this immense scale cannot move easily.
This idea didn’t emerge overnight. The local council formed in 2006, and the union in 2008. Over two decades have passed, yet no visible building has appeared. Joining Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown, and Azabudai Hills, more floor space is added to boost global competitiveness. How much expansion does it take for a city to be complete? Or is a city never truly finished?This isn’t opposition to tall towers or nostalgia for old alleys. It is about how well new developments can retain local identity. Before looking up at a 327m future, we should look closely at the nameless present at our feet.

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都心よ止まれ。

止まった未来を前に、東京のこれからを考える、という話。

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