Tokyo Ginza's "Sony Building" opened in 1951 and was used as a showroom to introduce Sony's products, but it was closed in March last year to be aged and demolished It was.

The site was developed as a facility that can be used for various events until 2020 where the Tokyo Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games are held and was opened to the press concerned before opening on the 9th.

In the ground part of the site there is a park which planted the plants collected from all over the world, the underground which is up to the 5th floor becomes an open space with a colonnade that made use of the framework of the original building It is. In addition to entering stores that sell beer and light snacks, we can open live events and enjoy experiential events such as roller skating.

President Daisuke Nagano, the management company of the facility, said, "I'd like to collect many people at the event for the Tokyo Olympics and feel free to use it as a regular meeting place or a place to rest." It is.

Sony decides to build a new facility on the ground part after the Olympic Games and aims to open in 2022.