Japan has more than 300 high-rise buildings above 150 m (490 ft).[1] Unlike China, South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia with skyscrapers exceeding 400 m (1,300 ft) in height, Japan's skyscrapers are relatively shorter. All buildings above 50 m (160 ft) must also be as earthquake-proof as possible and adhere to other strict structural standards.
The tallest building in Japan is currently the 325.5 m (1,068 ft) tall Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, located in the Toranomon district of Tokyo.[2][3][4] The 390 m (1,280 ft) Torch Tower is set to be completed in 2027 as the country's new tallest building.[5][6]
Completed
This list ranks Japanese skyscrapers that stand at least 190 m (620 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Existing partially habitable structures are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked.
- = Indicates buildings that have the same rank because they have the same height.
- A. ^ This structure is not a fully habitable building, but is included in this list for comparative purposes. Per a ruling by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding observation towers or chimneys are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.
Under construction
This table lists buildings that are under construction in Japan and are planned to rise at least 190 m (620 ft). Any buildings that have been topped out but are not completed are also included.
- Indicates buildings that have been topped out.
Name | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Start | Finish | City | Notes |
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Torch Tower | 390 (1,280) | 63 | 2023 | 2028 | Tokyo | [217][218] |
Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment | 284 (932) | 52 | 2022 | 2026 | Tokyo | [219][220][221] |
Azabudai Hills Residence B | 263 (862) | 64 | 2019 | 2025 | Tokyo | [222] |
Shinjuku Station West Gate Redevelopment | 258 (847) | 48 | 2024 | 2030 | Tokyo | [223][224][225] |
Tokyo Ekimae Yaesu 1-Chōme East District Redevelopment | 250 (819) | 51 | 2021 | 2025 | Tokyo | [226][227] |
World Trade Center North | 234 (766) | 46 | 2022 | 2027 | Tokyo | [228][229] |
Blue Front Shibaura S Tower | 229 (751) | 43 | 2021 | 2025 | Tokyo | [230][231] |
Yaesu 2-Chōme Central District Redevelopment | 223 (733) | 43 | 2024 | 2029 | Tokyo | [232][233] |
Yaesu 1-Chōme North District Redevelopment | 218 (715) | 44 | 2024 | 2029 | Tokyo | [234][235] |
Nishiki 3-Chōme Block 25 | 212 (695) | 41 | 2022 | 2026 | Nagoya | [236] |
Akasaka 2-6-Chōme District Redevelopment | 207 (680) | 40 | 2024 | 2028 | Tokyo | [237] |
Grand City Tower Tsukishima | 199 (654) | 58 | 2022 | 2026 | Tokyo | [238] |
Honchō 1-Chōme Project | 193 (633) | 51 | 2024 | 2028 | Funabashi | [239] |
Grand City Tower Ikebukuro | 190 (623) | 52 | 2022 | 2027 | Tokyo | [240] |
Proposed
This table lists buildings proposed for construction in Japan that are planned to reach a height of at least 190 m (620 ft). Visionary projects are excluded from this list, but Tokyo's tallest 'vision' projects can be found in the list of tallest structures envisioned for Tokyo.
Name | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | City | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roppongi 5-Chome West District A Building | 327 (1,072) | 66 | 2030 | Tokyo | [241] |
Roppongi 5-Chome West District B Building | 288 (945) | 70 | 2030 | Tokyo | |
Yumeshima Station Tower | 275 (820) | 55 | 2025 | Osaka | [242] |
Ikebukuro Station West Exit Redevelopment Building B | 270 (886) | 50 | 2040 | Tokyo | [243] |
Nakano Station New North Entrance | 262 (860) | 61 | 2029 | Tokyo |
|
Shinjuku Station East Gate Redevelopment | 260 (853) | TBA | TBA | Tokyo | |
Sapporo Station South Entrance Redevelopment | 245 (804) | 43 | 2030 | Sapporo | [247][248][249] |
Tokyo Cross Park Central Tower | 235 (769) | 48 | 2029 | Tokyo |
|
Tokyo Cross Park South Tower | 233 (763) | 45 | 2027 | Tokyo |
|
Tokyo Cross Park North Tower | 230 (755) | 46 | 2030 | Tokyo |
|
Yaesu 2-Chōme South District Redevelopment | 230 (755) | 39 | 2028 | Tokyo | [251] |
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme West Redevelopment North Tower | 229 (751) | 63 | 2032 | Tokyo | [252] |
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme West Redevelopment South Tower | 228 (748) | 62 | 2032 | Tokyo | [252] |
Blue Front Shibaura N Tower | 227 (746) | 45 | 2031 | Tokyo |
|
Roppongi 1-Chōme North District Project | 225 (738) | 54 | 2030 | Tokyo | [253] |
Shinjuku Station Southwest Entrance District South Building | 225 (738) | 36 | 2029 | Tokyo |
|
Ikebukuro Station West Exit Redevelopment Building A | 220 (722) | 41 | 2043 | Tokyo | [243] |
Nihonbashi 1-Chōme East District Block B | 213 (699) | 51 | 2032 | Tokyo | [256] |
Shibuya 2-Chōme West District Redevelopment Tower B | 208 (682) | 41 | 2029 | Tokyo | [257] |
Nakanoshima 5-Chōme Redevelopment West Building | 205 (673) | 57 | 2031 | Osaka | |
Nihonbashi 1-Chōme East District Block A | 205 (673) | 40 | 2032 | Tokyo | [256] |
Nishi-Azabu 3-Chōme Redevelopment | 201 (660) | 54 | 2028 | Tokyo | [260] |
Tsudanuma Station South Exit Area Redevelopment | 199 (651) | 52 | 2031 | Narashino |
|
Nakanoshima 5-Chōme Redevelopment East Building | 197 (645) | 52 | 2030 | Osaka |
|
Minami-Ikebukuro 2-Chōme District B Redevelopment | 195 (640) | 57 | TBA | Tokyo | [263] |
Higashi-Takashima District C-2 B Tower | 195 (640) | 52 | 2029 | Yokohama | [264] |
Umeda 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment | 192 (630) | TBA | 2030 | Osaka |
|
Kita-Aoyama 2-Chōme Jingu Gaien Office Building | 190 (623) | 38 | 2028 | Tokyo | [266] |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Japan. From its completion in 1958 and until the opening of the Tokyo Skytree in 2011, Tokyo Tower retained the title of tallest structure in Japan, aside from various guyed masts that were built in the 1960s and 1970s, later dismantled in the 1990s.
Name | Years as tallest | Height m (ft) |
Floors | City | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryōunkaku | 1890–1923 | 69 (225) | 12 | Tokyo | [267] |
Five-storied Pagoda at Tō-ji | 1923–1936 | 55 (180) | 5 | Kyoto | |
National Diet Building | 1936–1964 | 65 (215) | 9 | Tokyo | [268] |
Hotel New Otani Tokyo | 1964–1968 | 72 (237) | 17 | Tokyo | [269] |
Kasumigaseki Building | 1968–1970 | 156 (512) | 36 | Tokyo | [270] |
World Trade Center Building | 1970–1971 | 163 (533) | 40 | Tokyo | [271] |
Keio Plaza Hotel North Tower | 1971–1974 | 180 (589) | 47 | Tokyo | [272] |
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building | 1974 | 210 (690) | 52 | Tokyo | [101] |
Shinjuku Mitsui Building | 1974–1978 | 225 (738) | 55 | Tokyo | [70] |
Sunshine 60 | 1978–1990 | 240 (786) | 60 | Tokyo | [39] |
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building | 1990–1993 | 243 (797) | 48 | Tokyo | [36] |
Yokohama Landmark Tower | 1993–2014 | 296 (970) | 70 | Yokohama | [13] |
Abeno Harukas | 2014–2023 | 300 (984) | 60 | Osaka | [273] |
Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower | 2023–present | 325.5 (1,068) | 64 | Tokyo |
Tallest demolished buildings
Buildings are demolished or desconstruction in Japan above "100m"
Name | Height m |
Built | Demolition | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
World Trade Center Building | 162.6m | 1970 | 2021 | |
Mizuho Bank Uchisaiwaichō Head Office Building | 142.5m | 1981 | 2023 | |
Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka | 138.9m | 1982 | 2013 | Shrunk down for demolition and redeveloped into Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho |
Hotel Sofitel Tokyo | 112m | 1994 | 2008 |
This is not complete
Tallest structures
This list ranks Japanese structures that stand at least 210 metres (689 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires, architectural details and antenna masts.
Demolished or destroyed structures
See also
References
External links
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