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Japan has more than 300 high-rise buildings above 150 m (490 ft).[1] Unlike other Asian countries with skyscrapers exceeding 400 m (1,300 ft) in height, Japan's skyscrapers are relatively shorter. Construction is difficult due to the high cost of labour and construction material, as well as legal height restrictions (as in many other developed countries, particularly due to the proximity of Haneda Airport); 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]
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.
This 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.
Name | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Start | Finish | City | Notes |
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Torch Tower | 385 (1,263) | 62 | 2023 | 2028 | Tokyo | [214][215] |
Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment | 284 (932) | 52 | 2022 | 2026 | Tokyo | [216][217][218] |
Azabudai Hills Residence B | 263 (862) | 64 | 2019 | 2025 | Tokyo | [219] |
Shinjuku Station West Gate Redevelopment | 258 (847) | 48 | 2024 | 2030 | Tokyo | [220][221][222] |
Tokyo Ekimae Yaesu 1-Chōme East District Redevelopment | 250 (819) | 51 | 2021 | 2025 | Tokyo | [223] |
World Trade Center North | 234 (766) | 46 | 2022 | 2027 | Tokyo | [224][225] |
Blue Front Shibaura S Tower | 229 (751) | 43 | 2021 | 2025 | Tokyo | [226] |
Yaesu 2-Chōme Central District Redevelopment | 223 (733) | 43 | 2024 | 2029 | Tokyo | [227][228] |
Nishiki 3-Chōme Block 25 | 212 (695) | 41 | 2022 | 2026 | Nagoya | [229] |
Tokyo World Gate Akasaka Trust Tower | 209 (686) | 43 | 2021 | 2024 | Tokyo | [230][231] |
Akasaka 2-6-Chōme District Redevelopment | 207 (680) | 40 | 2024 | 2028 | Tokyo | [232] |
Grand City Tower Tsukishima | 199 (654) | 58 | 2022 | 2026 | Tokyo | [233] |
Grand City Tower Ikebukuro | 190 (623) | 52 | 2022 | 2027 | Tokyo | [234] |
This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Japan and are planned to rise at least 190 m (620 ft).
Name | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | City | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sky Mile Tower | 1,700 (5,577) | 121 | 2045 | Tokyo | [235] |
Shimizu Super High Rise | 550 (1804) | 121 | Tokyo | [Designed to demonstrate the feasibility of a tall habitable building structure in an area vulnerable to strong earthquakes and typhoons] | |
W350 Project | 350 (1,148) | 70 | 2041 | Tokyo | Sumitomo plans to build the world's tallest wooden building in the future[236] |
Roppongi 5-Chome West District A Building | 327 (1,072) | 66 | 2030 | Tokyo | [237] |
Roppongi 5-Chome West District B Building | 288 (945) | 70 | 2030 | Tokyo | |
Yumeshima Station Tower | 275 (820) | 55 | 2025 | Osaka | [238] |
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme West District Redevelopment A-1 North Tower | 235 (771) | 65 | 2029 | Tokyo | [239] |
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme West District Redevelopment A-1 South Tower | 235 (771) | 65 | 2029 | Tokyo | [239] |
Shibaura 1-Chōme North Tower | 235 (771) | 45 | 2030 | Tokyo | |
Yaesu 1-Chōme North District Tower | 235 (771) | 43 | 2035 | Tokyo | |
Nakanoshima 5-Chōme Redevelopment West Building | 205 (673) | 57 | 2031 | Osaka | |
Nakanoshima 5-Chōme Redevelopment East Building | 197 (645) | 52 | 2030 | Osaka |
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Higashi Takashima District C-2 B Tower | 195 (639) | 52 | 2025 | Yokohama | |
Umeda 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment | 192 (630) | TBA | 2030 | Osaka |
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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 | [244] |
Five-storied Pagoda at Tō-ji | 1923–1936 | 55 (180) | 5 | Kyoto | |
National Diet Building | 1936–1964 | 65 (215) | 9 | Tokyo | [245] |
Hotel New Otani Tokyo | 1964–1968 | 72 (237) | 17 | Tokyo | [246] |
Kasumigaseki Building | 1968–1970 | 156 (512) | 36 | Tokyo | [247] |
World Trade Center Building | 1970–1971 | 163 (533) | 40 | Tokyo | [248] |
Keio Plaza Hotel North Tower | 1971–1974 | 180 (589) | 47 | Tokyo | [249] |
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 | [250] |
Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower | 2023–present | 325.5 (1,068) | 64 | Tokyo |
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
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.
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