List of tallest structures in Japan


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 skyscrapers that stand at least 190 metres 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.
RankNameImageHeight
m 		FloorsYearCoordinatesCityNotes
01.0—Tokyo Skytree—634 322012—Tokyo—
02.0—Tokyo Tower—333 71958—Tokyo—
03.01Abeno Harukas300 602014OsakaTallest building in Osaka Prefecture and the tallest building in Keihanshin
04.02Yokohama Landmark Tower296 701993YokohamaTallest building in Kanagawa Prefecture and the tallest building in the Greater Tokyo Area; tallest building completed in Japan in the 1990s
05.03=Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building256 551995Osaka
06.03=Rinku Gate Tower Building256 561996Izumisano
07.05Toranomon Hills256 572014TokyoTallest building in Tokyo
08.06Midtown Tower248 542007TokyoTallest building completed in Japan in the 2000s
09.07Midland Square247 472007NagoyaTallest building in Aichi Prefecture
10.08JR Central Office Tower245 512000Nagoya
11.09Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1243 481991TokyoTallest building completed in Tokyo in the 1990s
12.010=Sunshine 60240 601978TokyoTallest building completed in Japan in the 1970s
13.010=NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building240 272000TokyoTallest false clock tower in the world; 272 m pinnacle height ; Tallest building in Tokyo by pinnacle height; 3rd-tallest building in Japan by pinnacle height
14.012Roppongi Hills Mori Tower238 542003Tokyo
15.013Shinjuku Park Tower235 521994Tokyo
16.0—Fukuoka Tower—234 51989—Fukuoka—
17.014Tokyo Opera City Tower234 541996Tokyo
18.015Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower231 402016Tokyo
19.016Shibuya Scramble Square228 472019Tokyo
20.017JR Central Hotel Tower226 532000Nagoya
21.018Shinjuku Mitsui Building224 551974Tokyo
22.019Shinjuku Center Building223 541979Tokyo
23.020Saint Luke's Tower221 471994Tokyo
24.021Shiodome City Center216 432003Tokyo
25.0—G1TOWER—213 92010—Hitachinaka—
26.022=Dentsu Building213 482002Tokyo
27.022=Act Tower213 451994HamamatsuTallest building in Shizuoka Prefecture
28.024The Tower Yokohama Kitanaka212 582020Yokohama
29.025JR Gate Tower211 462016Nagoya
30.026Shinjuku Sumitomo Building210 521974Tokyo
31.0—Toshima Incineration Plant—210 111999—Tokyo—
32.027=Shinjuku Nomura Building209 501978Tokyo
33.027=The Kitahama209 542009OsakaTallest all-residential building in Japan
34.027=The Park House Nishishinjuku Tower 60209 602017Tokyo
35.030Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower207 472012Tokyo
36.031=GranTokyo North Tower205 432007Tokyo
37.031=GranTokyo South Tower205 422007Tokyo
38.031=Akasaka Intercity AIR205 372017Tokyo
39.034=Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower204 502008Tokyo2nd-tallest educational building in the world
40.034=Park City Musashi-Kosugi Mid Sky Tower204 592009Kawasaki
41.036Izumi Garden Tower201 452002Tokyo
42.037=Sompo Japan Building200 431976Tokyo
43.037=X-Tower Osaka Bay200 542006Osaka
44.037=Osaka Bay Tower200 511993Osaka
45.037=JP Tower200 382012Tokyo
46.037=Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters200 332013Tokyo
47.037=Otemachi Tower200 382013Tokyo
48.037=JP Tower Nagoya200 402015Nagoya
49.037=Otemachi One Tower200 392020Tokyo
50.045Nakanoshima Festival Tower199 392012Osaka
51.046Shin-Marunouchi Building198 382007Tokyo
52.047KEPCO Headquarters196 412004Osaka
53.048=Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower195 402011Tokyo
54.048=Harumi Island Triton Square Tower X195 442001Tokyo
55.048=Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower195 392005Tokyo
56.051Sanno Park Tower194 442000Tokyo
57.052Nittele Tower193 322003Tokyo
58.053=Mid Tower192 582008Tokyo
59.053=Sea Tower192 582008Tokyo
60.053=Kachidoki View Tower192 552010Tokyo
61.056=Tomihisa Cross Comfort Tower191 552015Tokyo
62.056=Tokyo Midtown Hibiya191 352018Tokyo
63.058=Herbis Osaka190 401997Osaka
64.058=Acty Shiodome190 562004Tokyo
65.058=City Tower Kobe Sannomiya190 542013Kobe

Tallest structures

This list ranks Japanese structures that stand at least 210 metres tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires, architectural details and antenna masts.
RankNameImageHeight
m 		YearCoordinatesStructure typePrefectureNotes
1Tokyo Skytree634 2011lattice towerTokyoTallest tower in the world
2Tokyo Tower333 1958lattice towerTokyoTallest free-standing steel structure in the world; 23rd-tallest tower in the world
03.03Akashi Kaikyō Bridge298 1998 ; bridge pylonHyogo
04.04Ebino VLF transmitter270 1991 ; ; ; ; ; ; ; guyed mastMiyazaki
05.05Otakadoya-yama Transmitter Antenna250 1999guyed mastFukushima
06.06NHK Shobu-Kuki Transmitter Main Mast240 1982guyed mastSaitamaReplaced the dismantled NHK Kawaguchi Transmitter
7.07Fukuoka Tower234 1989observation towerFukuokaTallest structure in Fukuoka Prefecture; Tallest structure completed in Japan in the 1980s
07.08Chūshi Powerline Crossing226 1962 ; Electricity pylonHiroshima2 towers
08.08Tatara Bridge226 1999 ; bridge pylonEhime
09.010Chita Thermal Power Station Units 1-4220 chimneyAichi
10.011G1TOWER213 2010elevator research towerIbarakiTallest elevator research tower in the world
12.013Toshima Incineration Plant210 1999chimneyTokyoTallest incinerator chimney in the world

Demolished or destroyed structures

NameHeight
m 		Year
built		Year
destroyed		Structure typeLocationCoordinatesNotes
Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmission mast412 19631965guyed mastIwo JimaCollapsed and replaced
1st Marcus Island LORAN-C transmission mast412 19641985guyed mastMarcus IslandDismantled and replaced by smaller one
2nd Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmission mast412 19651993guyed mastIwo JimaDismantled
Shushi Wan OMEGA transmitter389 19731998guyed mastTsushima IslandDismantled
NHK Kawaguchi Transmitter313 19371984guyed mastKawaguchi, Saitama ; T-antenna ; Dismantled
Yosami Transmitting Station250 19291997guyed mastKariya, Aichi8 masts, dismantled
2nd Marcus Island LORAN-C transmission mast213 19862000guyed mastMarcus IslandDismantled and replaced
3rd Marcus Island LORAN-C transmission mast213 20002010guyed mastMarcus IslandDismantled

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 190 metres. Any buildings that have been topped out but are not completed are also included.
NameHeight
m 		FloorsYearCityNotes
Toranomon Azabudai Project Building A325 642023TokyoConstruction started in 2019, tallest building in Japan
Toranomon Hills Station Tower266 492023TokyoConstruction started in 2019
Toranomon Azabudai Project Building B-1263 642023TokyoConstruction started in 2019
Yaesu 2-Chōme North District Redevelopment240 452022TokyoConstruction started in 2018
Toranomon Azabudai Project Building B-2237 542023TokyoConstruction started in 2019
Shinjuku Tokyu Milano Site Redevelopment225 402022TokyoConstruction started in 2019
Toranomon Hills Residential Tower*222 562020TokyoConstruction started in 2017
Tokiwabashi District Redevelopment Project Tower A212 382021TokyoConstruction started in 2018
Tokyo PortCity Takeshiba Office Tower*208 402021TokyoConstruction started in 2016
Hamamatsucho Station West Entrance District Development Tower A-3197 392021TokyoConstruction started in 2017

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Japan and are planned to rise at least 180 metres.
NameHeight
m 		FloorsYearCityNotes
Sky Mile Tower1,700 250+2045Next Tokyo
Tokiwabashi District Redevelopment Project Building B390 612027TokyoConstruction by Mitsubishi Estate is planned to start in 2023
W350 Project350 702041TokyoSumitomo plans to build world's tallest wooden building
Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Center District Tower287 492025Tokyo
Yumeshima Station Tower275 552025Osaka
Front of Tokyo Station Yaesu Higashi District Redevelopment Project250 542023TokyoConstruction is planned to start in 2021
Yaesu 2-Chōme Center District Redevelopment Project240 462025Tokyo
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme Redevelopment235 652026Tokyo
Shibaura 1-Chōme South Tower235 472029Tokyo
Shibaura 1-Chōme North Tower235 462024Tokyo
Yaesu 1-Chōme North District Tower235 432035Tokyo
Akasaka 2-Chōme Project210 452024Tokyo
Hamamatsucho Station West District Redevelopment Project A-1 Tower200 422024TokyoConstruction is planned to start in 2020
World Trade Center Building200 372024Tokyo
Nisiki 3-Chōme Tower200 362026Nagoya
Higashi Takashima District C-2 B Tower195 522025Yokohama
Doutou 2-Chōme Plan195 492024Osaka
Umeda Tower Project192 562022Osaka
Umeda Twin Towers South189 532022Osaka
Umeda 3-Chōme Plan188 392023Osaka
Nihon Ika Campus Musasikosugi North Tower180 502026Kawasaki
Nihon Ika Campus Musasikosugi South Tower180 502026Kawasaki
Higashi Takashima District C-1 Tower180 472025Yokohama
Mitsukoshi Nagoya Tower180 342029Nagoya
Meitetsu Nagoya Station Building180 302027Nagoya

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.
NameYears as tallestHeight
m 		FloorsCityReference
Ryōunkaku1890–192369 12Tokyo
Five-storied Pagoda at Tō-ji1923–193655 5Kyoto
National Diet Building1936–196465 9Tokyo
Hotel New Otani Tokyo1964–196872 17Tokyo
Kasumigaseki Building1968–1970156 36Tokyo
Tokyo World Trade Center Building1970–1971163 40Tokyo
Keio Plaza Hotel North Tower1971–1974180 47Tokyo
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building1974–1974210 52Tokyo
Shinjuku Mitsui Building1974–1978225 55Tokyo
Sunshine 601978–1990240 60Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building1990–1993243 48Tokyo
Yokohama Landmark Tower1993–2012296 70Yokohama
Abenobashi Terminal Building2012–present300 60Osaka