Tokyo: Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center)#

Opened: 1996. Exhibit space: 1,242,000+ sq ft (16 halls). Distance from CBD: ~8–10 miles from Tokyo Station (~35–40 min by train).

The deliberate isolation model.

What Was Here Before#

Reclaimed land from Tokyo Bay. Some artificial islands date to 1853 (defensive gun batteries against Commodore Perry). Modern reclamation in the 1970s–80s. The site was part of the failed “Teleport Town” development — a bubble-era vision for a new business district on the bay that collapsed when Japan’s stock market crashed (1990–92).