List of tallest structures in Osaka Prefecture
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Osaka Prefecture is the third-most populated of Japan's 47 prefectures.[1] In Osaka, there are 54 buildings that stand taller than 150 metres (490 ft). Abeno Harukas, which was completed in 2014, is the tallest building in Osaka and the second-tallest in Japan at 300 metres (980 ft). Both rising 256 metres (840 ft), the Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building and the Rinku Gate Tower Building, which were completed in 1995 and 1996 respectively, are the second-tallest buildings in the prefecture. The prefecture's third-tallest building is The Kitahama, which rises 55 stories and 252 metres (827 ft) in height. Overall, of the 25 tallest buildings in Japan, 4 are in Osaka Prefecture.[2]
Osaka has been the site of many skyscraper construction projects in recent years. Since 2010, 12 buildings rising higher than 150 metres (490 ft) have been completed. As of June 2015, three such buildings are under construction in the prefecture. Several other construction projects planned to exceed the height of 150 metres are proposed for the near future.
Tallest buildings
Summarize
Perspective
This lists ranks Osaka skyscrapers that stand at least 150 metres (490 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
- = Indicates buildings that have the same rank because they have the same height.
Under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in Osaka and are planned to rise at least 150 metres (490 ft). Any buildings that have been topped out but are not completed are also included.
Proposed
This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Osaka and are planned to rise at least 150 metres (490 ft).
| Name | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | City/Ward | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakanoshima 5-Chōme Redevelopment West Building | 205 (673) | 57 | 2031 | Kita | |
| Nakanoshima 5-Chōme Redevelopment East Building | 197 (645) | 52 | 2030 | Kita |
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| Umeda 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment | 192 (630) | 40 | 2030 | Kita |
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| Sagisu 1-Chōme Project | 180 (591) | 51 | 2030 | Fukushima | [148][149] |
| Fukushima 3-Chōme Project | 161 (529) | 45 | 2030 | Fukushima | [150] |
| Hankyu Ibarakishi Station West Area Redevelopment | 150 (492) | 45 | TBA | Ibaraki | [151][152] |
| Osaka Gas Building West Wing | 150 (492) | 33 | 2027 | Chūō | [153] |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Osaka.
| Name | Years as tallest | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Ward | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka Obayashi Building | 1973–1973 | 120 (393) | 30 | Chūō | [154] |
| Osaka Kokusai Building | 1973–1977 | 125 (410) | 32 | Chūō | [155][156] |
| Hankyu Grand Building | 1977–1979 | 127 (417) | 32 | Kita | [157][158] |
| Osaka-Ekimae Daisan Building | 1979–1986 | 132 (432) | 34 | Kita | [159][160] |
| Twin 21 Towers | 1986–1992 | 157 (515) | 38 | Chūō | [161][162][163][164] |
| OBP Castle Tower | 1986–1992 | 157 (515) | 38 | Chūō | [165][166] |
| ORC 200 Prio Tower | 1992–1993 | 167 (548) | 50 | Minato | [167][168] |
| Osaka Bay Tower | 1993–1995 | 200 (656) | 51 | Minato | [169][170] |
| Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building | 1995–2014 | 256 (840) | 55 | Suminoe | [171][172] |
| Abeno Harukas | 2014–present | 300 (984) | 60 | Abeno | [173] |
Tallest structures
This list ranks Osaka structures that stand at least 150 meters (490 feet) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires, architectural details and antenna masts.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Coordinates | Structure type | Ward | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanko Power Plant |  |
200 (656) | 34°36′58.2″N 135°24′16.8″E | chimney | Suminoe | [174] | ||
| 2 | Tanagawa No.2 Power Plant |  |
200 (656) | 1977 | 34°19′23.5″N 135°7′47.7″E | chimney | Misaki | [175] | |
| 3 | Dai Heiwa Kinen Tō |  |
180 (591) | 1970 | 34°30′6.8″N 135°35′9.6″E | cenotaph | Tondabayashi | ||
| 4 | Tempozan Bridge |  |
152 (499) | 1990 | 34°39′30″N 135°26′2″E | cable-stayed bridge | Minato | [176] |
Demolished or destroyed structures
| Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Year built |
Year destroyed |
Structure type |
Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka Tower |  |
160 (525) | 1966 | 2009 | radio tower | Kita | Dismantled[177] |
See also
Notes
- A. ^ This structure is not a 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, chimneys or masts are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.
References
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