Toranomon Hills Mori Tower

This guide to Toranomon Hills Mori Tower in Tokyo tells of a road nicknamed MacArthur Road, planned in 1946 to cut beneath this spot but stalled for decades by scattered property claims. It follows Mori Building's Minoru Mori and his unusual workaround: build a tower on the site and let displaced owners share a stake in it. You'll hear how construction proceeded after Mori's death in 2012, and how long the road itself took to finally open. Feel the traffic passing beneath your feet as you stand here.