The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has approved the redevelopment project of the Meiji Jingu Gaien, and the demolition work of the existing facilities will begin.
In the redevelopment of Meiji Jingu Gaien, which spans Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, the environmental assessment procedure was completed last month, and preparations for construction began at the site.
Then, on the 17th, the capital approved the redevelopment project, and the demolition work of the existing facilities began. rice field.
According to the company's explanation to the metropolitan government, construction work for the new building will start in the year after next, and the construction is scheduled to be completed in 2035, with a total project cost of about 349 billion yen.
Regarding the redevelopment, the Japan ICOMOS National Committee, an advisory body to UNESCO that works to protect cultural properties, has expressed concern that if the new Jingu stadium is built on the planned site, the famous ginkgo trees will die. is showing.
The business operator intends to preserve the row of ginkgo trees, but it has been pointed out that the impact survey has been insufficient in the council of the city so far, and it is scheduled to be deliberated again from this spring.