SEIKO HOUSE GINZA
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SEIKO HOUSE GINZA (セイコーハウス銀座 Seikō Hausu Ginza), known formerly as the Wako Main Building (和光本館 Wakō Honkan)[1] and colloquially as the Ginza Wako (銀座和光 Ginza Wakō), is a famous clock tower in Ginza, Tokyo. Completed in 1932, it is the headquarters of retail company Wako and the registered office of its parent company Seiko. Though not as prominent a Tokyo landmark as places like Tokyo Tower or the National Diet Building, its appearance during Godzilla's iconic rampage in his 1954 debut film has led to it making several appearances throughout the Godzilla franchise.
History
- Godzilla (1954)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
- A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo (2012)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Godzilla Singular Point (TV 2021)
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Showa era
Godzilla
During Godzilla's rampage through Tokyo, he eventually entered Ginza, and continued his attack. As he marched through the area, he eventually walked right up to the Wako Main Building. As its iconic clock tower began to chime, Godzilla roared menacingly at it, as well as a small group of citizens who were sheltering nearby, before effortlessly demolishing the clock tower with a single swipe, causing the building to partially collapse.
King Kong vs. Godzilla
During an establishing shot of Tokyo, the Wako Main Building is briefly seen.
Reiwa era
Godzilla Minus One
In 1947, with Japan still under the Allied military occupation following the end of World War II, the Wako Main Building was in use as a post exchange (PX) facility by Allied soldiers and military staff. During Godzilla's assault on Ginza, he briefly stopped near the Wako building when a detachment of Type 4 Chi-To medium tanks began firing on him from the National Diet Building. The Wako building was almost directly in the path of the shockwave of the nuclear explosion generated by Godzilla's atomic breath; as the dust cleared, it was revealed to still be standing, but was almost entirely destroyed, with its clock tower leaning dangerously to one side.
Attractions
- Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994)
Trivia
- SEIKO HOUSE GINZA is 30.3 meters tall from its base to its roof, with the clock adding 9.09 meters and the lightning rod another 8 meters.[1]
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