Urban revitalization project of Nihombashi district that values both preservation and development
Completion of Construction of "Nihombashi Mitsui Tower"
Also announcing the opening of "Mitsui Echigoya Station ",
Nihombashi’s information center this autumn (early October)

July 29, 2005
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Sembikiya

Mitsui Fudosan is proud to announce the completion of construction of the Nihombashi Mitsui Tower (39 stories high, 4 basement floors) on July 29^th. This Tower was built jointly by Sembikiya the redevelopment project of Mitsui Main Building Area (approx. 1.4 hectare) at 2-chome, Nihombashi-Muromachi, Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
At Mitsui Fudosan, we have been taking various actions from the past to revitalize the Nihombashi district. The Tower has succeeded in contribution of yet another new function to the district and Nihombashi continues to grow more appealing than ever.

The Tower was built in historic and traditional Nihombashi district as a high-rise complex while preserving the adjacent Mitsui Main Building, which is recognized as the national important cultural asset. This redevelopment project qualified as the first approved project under "System for Classified Area of Important Cultural Asset" of Tokyo Municipal Government, a new system established by the municipal government that aims to balance preservation and development of a historic building. Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) awarded AIJ 2005 Contribution Prize to Mitsui Fudosan and Nihon Sekkei for the approach and achievement related to the preservation and development of the Mitsui Main Building.

The world famous luxurious hotel, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo will open its first hotel in Japan on December 2 at the upper floors (30^th - 38^th floor) of the Tower. The office floors between 5^th to 28^th floor will be fully occupied by such tenants as Toray, Chugai Pharmaceutical, QUICK, Denki Kagaku Kogyo, and Sanki Kogyo.Sembikiya, opening on September 1^st, followed by other shops and restaurants will open their business on the lower floors. (Please refer to attachment #5 for further details)

The 1^st floor is furnished with four-layer atrium, a 24.5 meter high glass artwork modeled on a colonnade at Mitsui Main Building, and white granite sculpture. The atrium is also the entrance to the Mitsui Memorial Museum located on the 7^th floor of Mitsui Main Building. We hope that it will be a city oasis for the locals, as well as the office workers and visitors. Various events for revitalization of Nihombashi district are also scheduled.

Furthermore, Mitsui Fudosan will open "Mitsui Echigoya Station" at the 1^st floor of Mitsui building Annex No3 as town promotion center of Nihombashi district. The location was formally the temporary store location of Sembikiya. The exterior appearance of this facility is a model of "Echigoya", an Edo-period kimono shop, and will house a satellite studio for radio station Tokyo FM, a shop that carries products from several Nihombashi brand shops, as well as an information outpost staffed by a "concierge". It is aimed to deliver various information that conveys the attractiveness of Nihombashi and is scheduled to open from early October through end of March 2006.

Mitsui Fudosan will hold a grand opening ceremony on November 24^th to commemorate the new beginning at Mitsui Main Building Area. Our efforts in liaison with the local community and the government will continue to create Nihombashi into an even better and even more attractive town.

<Attachment 1 > Map

<Attachment 2> "Nihombashi Mitsui Tower"

Location	2-1, 2-chome Nihombashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ward, Tokyo
Site area	14,375 square meters (Total area of Mitsui Main Building block)
Floor count	39 floors + 4 basement floors / approx. 195 meters high
Structure	Steel structure (partially steel-reinforced concrete structure)
Net floor area	118,543 square meters
Gross floor area	133,727 square meters
Parking	356 parking lots (cover both Mitsui Main Building & Mitsui Second Annex)
Architect	Cesar Pelli & Associates Japan (design architect)
Design & supervision	Nihon Sekkei, Inc.
Contractor	Joint venture by: Kajima, Shimizu, Mitsui-Sumitomo, Zenitaka, Toray, Sato
Schedule	May 2002    Demolition work Oct 2002    Groundbreaking ceremony Sep 2004    Roof-raising ceremony Jul 2005    Completion of construction work Sep 2005    Shop opening of Sembikiya Oct 2005    Opening of Mitsui Memorial Museum Dec 2005    Opening of Mandarin Oriental Tokyo

<Attachment 3> Photos of exterior appearance

<Attachment 4> Photos of the atrium

<Attachment 5> Shop Guide

1^st Basement Floor

Floor	Area (square meters)	Name of Shop/Company	Category
B1F	76.03	Hinomoto Hinaiya	Chicken cuisine
	76.03	Buta-roh	Charcoal grilled pork cuisine
	72.73	Ogura	Oden cuisine (Japanese hotchpotch)
	145.45	La Bettola per Tutti	Italian restaurant
	92.56	Toray Shop	Toray products sales
	148.763	Ampm	Convenience store

1^st - 2^nd Floor

Floor	Area (square meters)	Name of Shop/Company	Category
1F/2F	386.45	Sakuragawa	Japanese kaiseki restaurant
1F	946.57	SembikiyaCaffé di Festa	Fruit salesLight Meal
2F		Sembikiya Fruit ParlorDe' Meter	Fruit parlor Wine & diningy

<Attachment 6> Perspective drawing of "Mitsui Echigoya Station"

Location	1st Floor, Mitsui Building Annex No.3, 2-2-1 Nihombashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ward, Tokyo
Area	approximately 320 square meters
Duration	Early October 2005 to End of March 2006
Map	Please refer to the map of attachment #1

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