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A comparison of Japan's five tallest buildings

Overview

Unlike other Asian countries with supertall skyscrapers exceeding 400 meters in height, Japan's skyscrapers are relatively shorter. Construction is difficult due to the high cost of labor and construction material; all buildings above 50 meters must also be as earthquake-proof as possible and adhere to other strict structural standards.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Japanese buildings that stand at least 190 metres (623 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing partially habitable structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft) 		Floors Year Coordinates City Notes
03.01 Abeno Harukas 300 (984) 60 2014 34°38′45″N 135°30′48″E / 34.64583°N 135.51333°E / 34.64583; 135.51333 (Abeno Harukas) Osaka Tallest building in Osaka Prefecture[1][2][3] and the tallest building in Keihanshin
04.02 Yokohama Landmark Tower 296 (970) 70 1993 35°27′17″N 139°37′54″E / 35.45472°N 139.63167°E / 35.45472; 139.63167 (Yokohama Landmark Tower) Yokohama Tallest building in Kanagawa Prefecture and the tallest building in the Greater Tokyo Area; tallest building completed in Japan in the 1990s[4][5]
05.03= Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building 256 (840) 55 1995 34°38′18″N 135°24′54″E / 34.63833°N 135.41500°E / 34.63833; 135.41500 (Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building) Osaka [6][7][8]
06.03= Rinku Gate Tower Building 256 (840) 56 1996 34°24′40″N 135°18′0″E / 34.41111°N 135.30000°E / 34.41111; 135.30000 (Rinku Gate Tower) Izumisano [9][10][11]
07.05 Toranomon Hills Toranomon Hills 256 (838) 57 2014 35°40′00″N 139°44′58″E / 35.66667°N 139.74944°E / 35.66667; 139.74944 (Toranomon Hills) Tokyo Tallest building in Tokyo[12][13][14]
08.06 Midtown Tower Ground-level view of a rectangular, glass high-rise; a smaller, circular building is in the foreground 248 (814) 54 2007 35°39′59″N 139°43′54″E / 35.66639°N 139.73167°E / 35.66639; 139.73167 (Midtown Tower) Tokyo Tallest building completed in Japan in the 2000s[15][16][17]
09.07 Midland Square 247 (810) 47 2007 35°10′14″N 136°53′06″E / 35.17056°N 136.88500°E / 35.17056; 136.88500 (Midland Square) Nagoya Tallest building in Aichi Prefecture[18][19]
10.08 JR Central Office Tower 245 (804) 51 2000 35°10′15.6″N 136°52′57″E / 35.171000°N 136.88250°E / 35.171000; 136.88250 (JR Central Office Tower) Nagoya [20][21]
11.09 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 Ground-level view of a grey, window-dotted high-rise; as the building rises, two towers break off on both sides 243 (797) 48 1991 35°41′22″N 139°41′29.5″E / 35.68944°N 139.691528°E / 35.68944; 139.691528 (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1) Tokyo Tallest building completed in Tokyo in the 1990s[22][23][24]
12.010= NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building Ground-level view of a brown, rectangular high-rise; as it rises, it terraces to a point and a white and an orange antenna rises from the top. A clock is located on one side of the building. 240 (787) 27 2000 35°41′3.7″N 139°42′11.7″E / 35.684361°N 139.703250°E / 35.684361; 139.703250 (NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building) Tokyo Tallest false clock tower in the world; Tallest building in Tokyo by pinnacle height (including antenna); 2nd-tallest building in Japan by pinnacle height (including antenna)[25][26][27]
13.010= Sunshine 60 Ground-level view of a gray, rectangular high-rise lined with columns of windows 240 (786) 60 1978 35°43′46.5″N 139°43′4″E / 35.729583°N 139.71778°E / 35.729583; 139.71778 (Sunshine 60) Tokyo Tallest building completed in Japan in the 1970s[28][29][30]
14.012 Roppongi Hills Mori Tower Aerial view of a gray, oval-shaped high-rise lined with rows of windows; the facade is bisected by a smaller midsection 238 (781) 54 2003 35°39′38″N 139°43′45″E / 35.66056°N 139.72917°E / 35.66056; 139.72917 (Roppongi Hills Mori Tower) Tokyo [31][32][33]
15.013 Shinjuku Park Tower Aerial view of a beige high-rise lined with rows of windows; the building is composed of three adjoined towers of differing heights 235 (771) 52 1994 35°41′8″N 139°41′27.4″E / 35.68556°N 139.690944°E / 35.68556; 139.690944 (Shinjuku Park Tower) Tokyo [34][35][36]
16.014 Tokyo Opera City Tower Mid-level view of a white, window-dotted, rectangular high-rise; the corners are cut and made of glass 234 (769) 54 1996 35°40′58″N 139°41′12.6″E / 35.68278°N 139.686833°E / 35.68278; 139.686833 (Tokyo Opera City Tower) Tokyo [37][38][39]
17.015 Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower 231 (758) 40 2016 35°39′52.56″N 139°44′15.58″E / 35.6646000°N 139.7376611°E / 35.6646000; 139.7376611 (Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower) Tokyo [40][41][42]
19.016 JR Central Hotel Tower 226 (741) 53 2000 35°10′12.3″N 136°52′58.8″E / 35.170083°N 136.883000°E / 35.170083; 136.883000 (JR Central Hotel Tower) Nagoya [43][44]
20.017 Shinjuku Mitsui Building Ground-level view of a black, rectangular high-rise. its glass facades are highly reflective and the smaller facade is bisected by black, inset, crisscrossed beams 224 (734) 55 1974 35°41′30.8″N 139°41′38″E / 35.691889°N 139.69389°E / 35.691889; 139.69389 (Shinjuku Mitsui Building) Tokyo [45][46][47]
21.018 Shinjuku Center Building Ground-level view of a brown, rectangular high-rise; the window placement creates several horizontal bands on one side and one vertical stripe on the other 223 (732) 54 1979 35°41′30.5″N 139°41′43″E / 35.691806°N 139.69528°E / 35.691806; 139.69528 (Shinjuku Center Building) Tokyo [48][49][50]
22.019 Saint Luke's Tower Ground-level view of two blueish-grey buildings connected by an enclosed corridor near the top of the buildings 221 (724) 47 1994 35°40′.4″N 139°46′44″E / 35.666778°N 139.77889°E / 35.666778; 139.77889 (Saint Luke's Tower) Tokyo [51][52][53]
23.020 Shiodome City Center Ground-level view of a high-rise's green, curved, reflective glass facade; it is bisected by a vertical groove 216 (708) 43 2003 35°39′55″N 139°45′40.5″E / 35.66528°N 139.761250°E / 35.66528; 139.761250 (Shiodome City Center) Tokyo [54][55][56]
25.021= Dentsu Building Ground-level view of a thin high-rises's curved, glass facade 213 (700) 48 2002 35°39′52.7″N 139°45′46″E / 35.664639°N 139.76278°E / 35.664639; 139.76278 (Dentsu Building) Tokyo [57][58][59]
26.021= Act Tower 213 (699) 45 1994 34°42′20.5″N 137°44′14″E / 34.705694°N 137.73722°E / 34.705694; 137.73722 (Act Tower) Hamamatsu Tallest building in Shizuoka Prefecture[60][61]
27.023 Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Aerial view of a gray, triangular, window-dotted high-rise 210 (690) 52 1974 35°41′28.7″N 139°41′33″E / 35.691306°N 139.69250°E / 35.691306; 139.69250 (Shinjuku Sumitomo Building) Tokyo [62][63][64]
29.024 The Kitahama 209 (689) 54 2009 34°41′21″N 135°30′25.5″E / 34.68917°N 135.507083°E / 34.68917; 135.507083 (The Kitahama) Osaka Tallest all-residential building in Japan[65][66]
30.025 Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower 207 (678) 47 2012 35°39′48″N 139°44′33″E / 35.66333°N 139.74250°E / 35.66333; 139.74250 (Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower) Tokyo [67][68]
31.026= GranTokyo North Tower Ground-level view of a glass, rectangular high-rise 205 (672) 43 2007 35°40′40.3″N 139°46′0″E / 35.677861°N 139.76667°E / 35.677861; 139.76667 (GranTokyo North Tower) Tokyo [69][70][71]
32.026= GranTokyo South Tower Mid-level view of a rectangular, glass high-rise; one side is vertically bisected by a section 205 (672) 42 2007 35°40′43″N 139°46′2″E / 35.67861°N 139.76722°E / 35.67861; 139.76722 (GranTokyo South Tower) Tokyo [72][73][74]
33.028= Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower Ground-level view of a blue, glass high-rise. Two opposite sides of the building curve inward until meeting at the top; these sides also have many white stripes haphazardly strewn across them. 204 (668) 50 2008 35°41′30″N 139°41′49″E / 35.69167°N 139.69694°E / 35.69167; 139.69694 (Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower) Tokyo 2nd-tallest educational building in the world[75][76][77]
34.028= Park City Musashi-Kosugi Mid Sky Tower 204 (668) 59 2009 35°34′29.5″N 139°39′38″E / 35.574861°N 139.66056°E / 35.574861; 139.66056 (Park City Musashi-Kosugi Mid Sky Tower) Kawasaki [78]
35.030 Shinjuku Nomura Building Ground-level view of a white, rectangular, window-dotted high-rise; one side is vertically bisected 203 (667) 50 1978 35°41′35″N 139°41′43″E / 35.69306°N 139.69528°E / 35.69306; 139.69528 (Shinjuku Nomura Building) Tokyo [79][80][81]
36.031 Izumi Garden Tower Aerial view of a green, glass high-rise composed of square sections that rise to differing heights 201 (659) 45 2002 35°39′52″N 139°44′23″E / 35.66444°N 139.73972°E / 35.66444; 139.73972 (Izumi Garden Tower) Tokyo [82][83][84]
37.032= X-Tower Osaka Bay 200 (657) 54 2006 34°40′6.5″N 135°27′37″E / 34.668472°N 135.46028°E / 34.668472; 135.46028 (X-Tower Osaka Bay) Osaka [85][86]
38.032= Osaka Bay Tower 200 (656) 51 1993 34°40′9″N 135°27′40″E / 34.66917°N 135.46111°E / 34.66917; 135.46111 (Osaka Bay Tower) Osaka [87][88]
39.032= JP Tower Ground-level view of a blue, glass high-rise; the tower sits behind a small, white, stone, window-dotted facade 200 (656) 38 2012 35°40′46.5″N 139°45′53″E / 35.679583°N 139.76472°E / 35.679583; 139.76472 (JP Tower) Tokyo [89][90]
40.032= Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters 200 (656) 33 2013 35°41′7.5″N 139°45′56″E / 35.685417°N 139.76556°E / 35.685417; 139.76556 (Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters) Tokyo [91][92][93]
41.032= Otemachi Tower 200 (655) 38 2013 35°41′7.5″N 139°45′56″E / 35.685417°N 139.76556°E / 35.685417; 139.76556 (Otemachi Tower) Tokyo [94][95][96]
42.032= JP Tower Nagoya 200 (655) 40 2015 Nagoya
43.038 Nakanoshima Festival Tower 199 (653) 39 2012 34°41′36.7″N 135°29′48.3″E / 34.693528°N 135.496750°E / 34.693528; 135.496750 (Nakanoshima Festival Tower East) Osaka [97][98][99]
44.039 Shin-Marunouchi Building Ground-level view of a glass, boxy high-rise; it is composed of two sections, the larger of which rises higher than the other 198 (648) 38 2007 35°40′57″N 139°45′51.7″E / 35.68250°N 139.764361°E / 35.68250; 139.764361 (Shin-Marunouchi Building) Tokyo [100][101][102]
45.040 KEPCO Headquarters 196 (641) 41 2004 34°41′34″N 135°29′33.5″E / 34.69278°N 135.492639°E / 34.69278; 135.492639 (KEPCO Headquarters) Osaka [103][104][105]
46.041= Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower Ground-level view of a blue and black, rectangular, glass high-rise; one facade is covered in slightly protruding vertical stripes. 195 (641) 40 2011 35°41′46″N 139°41′26″E / 35.69611°N 139.69056°E / 35.69611; 139.69056 (Nishi-Shinjuku 8-chome Naruko Area Redevelopment) Tokyo [106][107][108]
47.041= Harumi Island Triton Square Tower X Ground-level view of a three-building complex; each building is white and blue and lined with rows of windows 195 (639) 44 2001 35°39′22.4″N 139°46′57″E / 35.656222°N 139.78250°E / 35.656222; 139.78250 (Harumi Island Triton Square Tower X) Tokyo [109][110][111]
48.041= Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower Ground-level view of a rectangular, glass high-rise; adjoining the high-rise is a stone building featuring columns 195 (639) 39 2005 35°41′13″N 139°46′22.8″E / 35.68694°N 139.773000°E / 35.68694; 139.773000 (Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower) Tokyo [112][113][114]
49.044 Sannō Park Tower Ground-level view of a boxy, gray high-rise 194 (638) 44 2000 35°40′23″N 139°44′25″E / 35.67306°N 139.74028°E / 35.67306; 139.74028 (Sannō Park Tower) Tokyo [115][116][117]
50.045= Sompo Japan Building Ground-level view of a thin, brown and white high-rise; the two wider sides curve and flair out as they near the bottom 193 (633) 43 1976 35°41′33.8″N 139°41′46″E / 35.692722°N 139.69611°E / 35.692722; 139.69611 (Sompo Japan Building) Tokyo [118][119][120]
51.045= Nittele Tower Ground-level view of a blue, glass, rectangular high-rise; attached to one side of the building are two structures consisting of poles that run the height of the building 193 (633) 32 2003 35°39′52.7″N 139°45′35.6″E / 35.664639°N 139.759889°E / 35.664639; 139.759889 (Nittele Tower) Tokyo [121][122][123]
52.047= Mid Tower Ground-level view of two similar rectangular high-rises; each building is painted to have curved sections of color on the primarily white facades 192 (631) 58 2008 35°39′21″N 139°46′25″E / 35.65583°N 139.77361°E / 35.65583; 139.77361 (Mid Tower) Tokyo [124][125][126]
53.047= Sea Tower Ground-level view of two similar rectangular high-rises; each building is painted to have curved sections of color on the primarily white facades 192 (631) 58 2008 35°39′17.6″N 139°46′29.3″E / 35.654889°N 139.774806°E / 35.654889; 139.774806 (Sea Tower) Tokyo [127][128][129]
54.047= Kachidoki View Tower Ground-level view of a white, rectangular high-rise; the corners are cut and balconies form horizontal stripes up the height of the tower 192 (631) 55 2010 35°39′33.8″N 139°46′35.8″E / 35.659389°N 139.776611°E / 35.659389; 139.776611 (Kachidoki View Tower) Tokyo [130]
55.050 Tomihisa Cross Comfort Tower* Tomihisa Cross Comfort Tower 191 (628) 55 2015 35°41′31″N 139°42′50.3″E / 35.69194°N 139.713972°E / 35.69194; 139.713972 (Tomihisa Cross Comfort Tower) Tokyo [131][132][133]
56.051= Herbis Osaka 190 (623) 40 1997 34°41′55″N 135°29′34.5″E / 34.69861°N 135.492917°E / 34.69861; 135.492917 (HERBIS Osaka) Osaka [134][135]
57.051= Acty Shiodome Aerial view of a brown and beige, rectangular, window-dotted high-rise 190 (624) 56 2004 35°39′29.5″N 139°45′31″E / 35.658194°N 139.75861°E / 35.658194; 139.75861 (Acty Shiodome) Tokyo [136][137][138]
58.051= City Tower Kobe Sannomiya 190 (623) 54 2013 34°41′47.7″N 135°11′53.4″E / 34.696583°N 135.198167°E / 34.696583; 135.198167 (City Tower Kobe Sannomiya) Kobe [139][140][141]

* Indicates buildings that are still under construction but have been topped out.
= 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.

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.

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft) 		Year Coordinates Structure type Prefecture Notes
1 Tokyo Skytree 634 (2,080) 2011 35°42′36.5″N 139°48′39″E / 35.710139°N 139.81083°E / 35.710139; 139.81083 (Tokyo Skytree) lattice tower Tokyo Tallest tower in the world[142][143]
2 Tokyo Tower The orange and white lattice frame of Tokyo Tower rises up in front of a clear, blue sky. 333 (1,091) 1958 35°39′31″N 139°44′44″E / 35.65861°N 139.74556°E / 35.65861; 139.74556 (Tokyo Tower) lattice tower Tokyo Tallest free-standing steel structure in the world; 23rd-tallest tower in the world[144][145]
03.03 Akashi Kaikyō Bridge 298 (979) 1998 34°37′26″N 135°1′38″E / 34.62389°N 135.02722°E / 34.62389; 135.02722 (Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, Tower North) ; 34°36′34″N 135°0′53″E / 34.60944°N 135.01472°E / 34.60944; 135.01472 (Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, Tower South) bridge pylon Hyogo [146]
04.04 Ebino VLF transmitter 270 (886) 1991 32°4′36″N 130°49′33″E / 32.07667°N 130.82583°E / 32.07667; 130.82583 (Ebino VLF transmitter, Mast 1) ; 32°4′54″N 130°49′30″E / 32.08167°N 130.82500°E / 32.08167; 130.82500 (Ebino VLF transmitter, Mast 2) ; 32°5′11″N 130°49′27″E / 32.08639°N 130.82417°E / 32.08639; 130.82417 (Ebino VLF transmitter, Mast 3) ; 32°5′29″N 130°49′23″E / 32.09139°N 130.82306°E / 32.09139; 130.82306 (Ebino VLF transmitter, Mast 4) ; 32°5′32″N 130°49′44″E / 32.09222°N 130.82889°E / 32.09222; 130.82889 (Ebino VLF transmitter, Mast 5) ; 32°5′14″N 130°49′47″E / 32.08722°N 130.82972°E / 32.08722; 130.82972 (Ebino VLF transmitter, Mast 6) ; 32°4′56″N 130°49′50″E / 32.08222°N 130.83056°E / 32.08222; 130.83056 (Ebino VLF transmitter, Mast 7) ; 32°4′39″N 130°49′54″E / 32.07750°N 130.83167°E / 32.07750; 130.83167 (Ebino VLF transmitter, Mast 8) guyed mast Miyazaki
05.05 Otakadoya-yama Transmitter Antenna 250 (820) 1999 37°22′21.5″N 140°50′55.8″E / 37.372639°N 140.848833°E / 37.372639; 140.848833 (Otakadoya-yama Transmitter) guyed mast Fukushima [147]
06.06 NHK Shobu-Kuki Transmitter Main Mast 240 (787) 1982 36°04′21″N 139°37′25.2″E / 36.07250°N 139.623667°E / 36.07250; 139.623667 (NHK Shobu-Kuki Transmitter Main Mast) guyed mast Saitama Replaced the dismantled NHK Kawaguchi Transmitter[148]
7.07 Fukuoka Tower 234 (768) 1989 33°35′35.7″N 130°21′5.3″E / 33.593250°N 130.351472°E / 33.593250; 130.351472 (Fukuoka Tower) observation tower Fukuoka Tallest structure in Fukuoka Prefecture; Tallest structure completed in Japan in the 1980s[149][150]
07.08 Chūshi Powerline Crossing 226 (741) 1962 34°19′55.8″N 132°59′3.3″E / 34.332167°N 132.984250°E / 34.332167; 132.984250 (Chūshi Powerline Crossing, Tower North) ; 34°18′42.8″N 132°59′32.2″E / 34.311889°N 132.992278°E / 34.311889; 132.992278 (Chūshi Powerline Crossing, Tower South) Electricity pylon Hiroshima 2 towers
08.08 Tatara Bridge 226 (741) 1999 34°15′32″N 133°3′35″E / 34.25889°N 133.05972°E / 34.25889; 133.05972 (Tatara Bridge, Tower West) ; 34°15′38″N 133°4′10″E / 34.26056°N 133.06944°E / 34.26056; 133.06944 (Tatara Bridge, Tower East) bridge pylon Ehime [151]
09.010 Chita Thermal Power Station Units 1–4 220 (722) 34°59′7.2″N 136°50′41.6″E / 34.985333°N 136.844889°E / 34.985333; 136.844889 (Chita Thermal Power Station) ; 34°59′11.7″N 136°50′33.2″E / 34.986583°N 136.842556°E / 34.986583; 136.842556 (Chita Thermal Power Station) chimney Aichi [152]
10.011 G1TOWER 213 (700) 2010 36°24′08.08″N 140°30′49.99″E / 36.4022444°N 140.5138861°E / 36.4022444; 140.5138861 (G1TOWER) elevator research tower Ibaraki Tallest elevator research tower in the world[153]
11.011 Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter 213 (699) 2000 24°17′8.7″N 153°58′52″E / 24.285750°N 153.98111°E / 24.285750; 153.98111 (Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter) guyed mast Tokyo [154]
12.013 Toshima Incineration Plant 210 (689) 1999 35°44′3.6″N 139°42′50″E / 35.734333°N 139.71389°E / 35.734333; 139.71389 (Toshima Incineration Plant) chimney Tokyo Tallest incinerator chimney in the world[155]

Demolished or destroyed structures

Name Height
m (ft) 		Year
built 		Year
destroyed 		Structure type Location Coordinates Notes
Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmission mast 412 (1,350) 1963 1965 Guyed mast Iwo Jima 24°48′08″N 141°19′32″E / 24.80222°N 141.32556°E / 24.80222; 141.32556 (Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmitter) Collapsed and replaced[156]
1st Marcus Island LORAN-C transmission mast 412 (1,350) 1964 1985 Guyed mast Marcus Island 24°17′08.79″N 153°58′52.2″E / 24.2857750°N 153.981167°E / 24.2857750; 153.981167 (Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter) Dismantled and replaced by smaller one[157]
2nd Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmission mast 412 (1,350) 1965 1993 Guyed mast Iwo Jima 24°48′08″N 141°19′32″E / 24.80222°N 141.32556°E / 24.80222; 141.32556 (Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmitter) Dismantled[156]
Shushi Wan OMEGA transmitter 389 (1,276) 1973 1998 Guyed mast Tsushima Island 34°36′53.06″N 129°27′13.12″E / 34.6147389°N 129.4536444°E / 34.6147389; 129.4536444 (Omega Navigation System#Shushi-Wan_Omega_Transmitter) Dismantled[158]
NHK Kawaguchi Transmitter 313 (1,026) 1937 1984 Guyed mast Kawaguchi, Saitama 35°49′37″N 139°43′14″E / 35.82694°N 139.72056°E / 35.82694; 139.72056 (NHK Kawaguchi Transmitter, Mast South) ; 35°49′52″N 139°43′12″E / 35.83111°N 139.72000°E / 35.83111; 139.72000 (NHK Kawaguchi Transmitter, Mast North) T-antenna (2 masts); Dismantled[159]
Yosami Transmitting Station 250 (820) 1929 1997 Guyed mast Kariya, Aichi 34°58′20″N 137°00′59″E / 34.97222°N 137.01639°E / 34.97222; 137.01639 (Yosami Transmitting Station) 8 masts, dismantled
2nd Marcus Island LORAN-C transmission mast 213 (700) 1986 2000 Guyed mast Marcus Island 24°17′08.79″N 153°58′52.2″E / 24.2857750°N 153.981167°E / 24.2857750; 153.981167 (Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter) Dismantled and replaced[160]

Tallest under construction, approved or proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings and free-standing structures that are under construction in Japan and are planned to rise at least 180 metres (591 ft). Any buildings that have been topped out but are not completed are also included.

Name Height
m (ft) 		Floors Year City Notes
Brillia Tower Ikebukuro 189 (620) 49 2015 Tokyo Construction started in 2012[161]
The Tower Yokohama Kitanaka 212 (695) 58 2020 Yokohama Construction started in 2016
Akasaka Inter City AIR 202 (663) 43 2017 Tokyo Construction is planned to start in December 2013 [162]
The Park House Nishishinjuku Tower 60 209 (686) 60 2017 Tokyo Construction is planned to start in 2013[163]
Tokyo Midtown Hibiya 191 (626) 37 2017 Tokyo Construction planned to start in 2014
Nihonbashi Takashimaya Mitsui Building 180 (591) 35 2018 Tokyo Construction is planned to start in 2013
Shibuya Stream 180 (591) 36 2018 Tokyo Construction is planned to start in 2014
Shibuya Scramble Square 230 (755) 46 2019 Tokyo Construction planned to start in 2015
Hotel Okura Tokyo Prestige Tower 195 (639) 38 2019 Tokyo Construction planned to start in 2015
Toranomon Hills Business tower 185 (607) 36 2019 Tokyo Construction planned to start in 2016
Takeshiba Project 210(689) 39 2020 Tokyo Construction is planned to start in 2016

* Indicates buildings that are still under construction but have been topped out.

Approved

This lists buildings that are approved for construction in Japan and are planned to rise at least 180 metres (591 ft).

Name Height
m (ft) 		Floors Year City Notes
JR Gate Tower 211 (693) 46 2015 Nagoya Construction is planned to start in September 2012
Toyosu Bayside Cross Tower A 180 (591) 31 2017 Tokyo Construction is planned to start in February 2013
Tokiwabashi District Redevelopment Project Building A 230 (754) 37 2021 Tokyo
Hamamatsucho 2 chome C District Redevelopment Project 190 (623) 47 2021 Tokyo

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Japan and are planned to rise at least 180 metres (591 ft).

Name Height
m (ft) 		Floors Year City Notes
Sky Mile Tower 1700 (5577) 250+ 2045 Next Tokyo
Tokiwabashi District Redevelopment Project Building B 390 (1280) 61 2027 Tokyo Construction by Mitsubishi Estate is planned to start in 2023.[164]
W350 Tower 350 70 2041 Tokyo Sumitomo plans to build world's tallest wooden building[165]
Toranomon Azabudai Project Building A 325 64 2022 Tokyo
Toranomon Azabudai Project Building B-1 270 63 2022 Tokyo
Front of Tokyo Station Yaesu Higashi District Redevelopment Project 250 (820) 54 2023 Tokyo Construction is planned to start in 2017
Yaesu 2 Chome North District Redevelopment Project 245 (803) 45 2021 Tokyo Construction is planned to start in 2017
Yaesu 2 Chome Center District Redevelopment Project 240 (787) 46 2023 Tokyo
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme Redevelopment 235 (771) 65 2026 Tokyo
Hamamatsucho Station West District Redevelopment Project A-1 tower 200 (656) 42 2024 Tokyo
Hamamatsucho Station West District Redevelopment Project A-3 tower 200 (656) 42 2024 Tokyo

Timeline of tallest buildings

Built in 1964 to correspond with the 1964 Summer Olympics, the Hotel New Otani Tokyo was Japan's tallest building until 1968.

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 Reference
Ryōunkaku 1890–1923 69 (225) 12 Tokyo [166]
Five-storied Pagoda at Tō-ji 1923–1936 55 (180) 5 Kyoto
National Diet Building 1936–1964 65 (215) 9 Tokyo [167]
Hotel New Otani Tokyo 1964–1968 72 (237) 17 Tokyo [168]
Kasumigaseki Building 1968–1970 156 (512) 36 Tokyo [169]
Tokyo World Trade Center Building 1970–1971 163 (533) 40 Tokyo [170]
Keio Plaza Hotel North Tower 1971–1974 180 (589) 47 Tokyo [171]
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building 1974–1974 210 (690) 52 Tokyo [62]
Shinjuku Mitsui Building 1974–1978 225 (738) 55 Tokyo [45]
Sunshine 60 1978–1990 240 (786) 60 Tokyo [28]
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building 1990–1993 243 (797) 48 Tokyo [22]
Yokohama Landmark Tower 1993–2012 296 (970) 70 Yokohama [4]
Abenobashi Terminal Building 2012–present 300 (984) 60 Osaka [172]

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