The Gotanda JP Building, which was being developed by Japan Post Real Estate on the site of the former Yu Port, will open on April 26th. Prior to the opening, an opening ceremony and preview were held.
“Gotanda Shokudo”, which anyone can use without hesitation
Gotanda JP Building is a complex facility consisting of restaurants, hotels, halls, offices, and shared offices. The food hall has 11 restaurants under the name Gotanda Shokudo. The hotel will operate under the OMO brand operated by Hoshino Resorts.
Located at 8-4-13 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, it is a 5-minute walk from Gotanda Station, a 7-minute walk from Osaki Station, and a 1-minute walk from Osaki-Hirokoji Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line. This location was once home to Yu-Port, which opened on April 1, 1982 with funds from the postal life insurance policy of the then-Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. After that, due to the privatization of the postal service, the company was owned and operated by the Japan Post Group. The official name is “Tokyo Postal Insurance Hall,” and “Yupo” is a nickname.
Osaki-Hirokoji Station can be seen in front of the facility.
Nearby is the TOC Building, for which the postponement of reconstruction was announced on April 9th. Photographed from the 12th floor office floor
The building has 20 floors above ground and 3 floors underground, approximately 97m in height, and a site area of approximately 6,700m.2total floor area approximately 69,000m2. The 1st floor is a food hall, the 2nd floor is a shared office, the 3rd floor is an office lobby, hall & gallery (3rd and 4th floors), the 4th to 12th floors are offices, and the 14th to 20th floors are a hotel. There is.
The areas facing the street are planted so that not only facility users, but also those passing by, can feel the changing seasons.
Planting
main entrance
The concept of Gotanda Shokudo, the food hall on the first floor, is “a restaurant in Gotanda’s town where a diverse range of people can spend time comfortably.” It can be used not only by office workers within the facility, but also by neighbors and visitors.
When you enter the main entrance, there are entrances to Gotanda Shokudo on the left and right.
There is also an entrance facing the street.
Categories are diverse and include Western food, Japanese food, ethnic food, Chinese food, and cafes. There are seats available for a variety of purposes, including counter seats and sofa seats. The number of seats is approximately 230.
Gotanda Shokudo
Hotel “OMO” managed by Hoshino Resorts
The hotel, “OMO5 Tokyo Gotanda by Hoshino Resorts,” is located on a high floor 60 to 100 meters above ground, and guests can enjoy views of the surrounding area including Shinagawa, Meguro, and Osaki from the rooms.
Decoration of the hotel entrance on the first floor
The 14th floor, where the front desk etc. are located
View from the room.You can see Tokyo Tower, Roppongi Hills, Azabudai Hills, etc.
OMO was launched with the aim of increasing the excitement of traveling by proposing ways to enjoy the city through hotel information, because even if sightseeing at a destination is fun, there are often no lasting impressions about the hotel. brand. OMO5 Tokyo Otsuka offers services such as the “Otsuka bar hopping tour,” and OMO3 Asakusa offers services such as “A classy morning walk in Asakusa.”
In Gotanda, we provide services such as “Neighborhood Map,” “Hitosara de Gochiso Pass,” and “Gotanda Hills Tour.” Each service includes store information gathered by staff members, a service where you can enjoy 30 minutes of popular stores that are difficult to walk in on the day of the event, and a tour that guides you through facilities with approximately 40 restaurants.
OMO5 Tokyo Gotanda by Hoshino Resorts General Manager Takuto Oki explains about the hotel
“Neighborhood map” that provides information on stores around the hotel
“Gotanda Hills Tour” where you can enjoy bar hopping
Another feature is that there are rooms that allow pets. The hanging garden installed on the 14th floor will not only be developed as an area where you can enjoy time as if you were spending time in a park, but also serve as a dog garden.
hanging garden
Pets are also allowed to use the lounge on the same floor as the hanging garden.
Also on the 14th floor is OMO Cafe & Bar, an all-day cafe with a view of Tokyo. As a limited evening menu to enjoy Gotanda, we will be offering an “Otsumami Plate” that is an arrangement of fried chicken and yakitori from Gotanda’s chicken specialty restaurant “Shinano-ya”, which has been in business for over 70 years.
OMO Cafe & Bar
snack plate
There are 188 rooms. At the preview, a deluxe room with a capacity of 4 people and an OMO house suite with a capacity of 6 people were unveiled. Both prices start from 65,000 yen. There are 34 deluxe rooms and 5 OMO house suites.
deluxe room
OMO House Suite
Installing a sauna in a shared office
The shared office “co-lab Gotanda with JPRE” on the second floor is operated by Harumaki Project. Consisting of a coworking space, booths, and 15 large and small private rooms, the space will meet the needs of freelancers, startups, and project users. In addition to shared office users, there is also a conference room that can be used by office workers living in the building.
co-lab Gotanda with JPRE
It is also characterized by the fact that it has a sauna, and is also equipped with facilities that allow you to have a relaxing bath.
Set up a sauna
The design of the facility is based on a chaotic atmosphere that is a mixture of the industrial feel of the Gotanda area’s factory town, the raunchy feel of the downtown area, and the luxury of the residential area.
A design inspired by an industrial feel.Foreigners say it looks like cloth, and it is highly regarded as an image of Japanese culture.
One floor of the office is a pillar-free space that can be rented out as a large floor or divided into smaller offices. The standard floor is approximately 960 tsubo.
Office lounge/lobby
office floor
View from the 12th floor office floor
The hall/gallery “CITY HALL & GALLERY GOTANDA” on the 3rd and 4th floors is operated by Shinagawa City. The hall can be used for a variety of purposes, including lectures, symposiums, exhibitions, new product launches, parties, exhibitions, expositions, and entertainment.
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Hall foyer
The gallery will have rooms that are closely connected to the local community and can accommodate meetings, gatherings, banquets, etc. The hall and gallery are located adjacent to each other, allowing them to be used together.
gallery
The hall (right) and gallery (left) are adjacent
“Gotanda Valley” where IT ventures are concentrated
Masahiro Miyake, General Manager of Development Division 2, Development Division, Japan Post Real Estate, explained that the Gotanda JP Building is a convenient location for both land and air transportation, with good access to major stations in Tokyo and Haneda Airport. As for the surrounding industry, the manufacturing industry is active, and it is also a town where IT ventures and startups gather because it is easy to live and work nearby and rents are cheaper than in the main surrounding areas. In 2018, he established “Gotanda Valley”.
Mr. Masahiro Miyake
During the development, the underground framework of the former Yu-Port was used as the structure to reduce waste that would be generated when the building was demolished. The company emphasized that it reduces CO2 emissions by 15% compared to constructing the entire building as a new building.
At the briefing session, Hoshino Resorts representative Yoshiji Hoshino also took the stage. One of the goals of the Gotanda JP Building is to create a lively atmosphere in Gotanda, and he said, “It will be a hotel that blends into the bustle of Gotanda.”
Regarding allowing pets, he explained that, as the market for traveling with pets is currently growing, approximately 10% of the rooms at OMO5 Tokyo Gotanda are pet-friendly.
The hotel targets both domestic users and inbound tourists, and says, “We aim to operate in a way that allows us to disseminate information about Gotanda’s bustle to people both domestically and internationally.”
Mr. Yoshiro Hoshino
Japan Post Real Estate Representative Director and President Hirohiko Yamashiro and Yoshiji Hoshino
To commemorate the opening, Japan Post Director and President, Mr. Tomoya Masuda, and Shinagawa Ward Mayor, Kyoko Morisawa, gave congratulatory speeches, followed by a Kagami-biraki ceremony.
Mr. Masuda Toya
Ms. Kyoko Morisawa
Kagami biraki ceremony
