List of tallest structures in Japan

Japan has more than 300 high-rise buildings above. Unlike China, South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia with skyscrapers exceeding in height, Japan's skyscrapers are a little shorter. All buildings above must also be as earthquake-proof as possible and adhere to other strict structural standards.
The tallest building in Japan is currently the tall Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, located in the Toranomon district of Tokyo. The Torch Tower is set to be completed in 2029 as the country's new tallest building.

Completed

This list ranks Japanese skyscrapers that stand at least 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.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m	Floors	Year	Coordinates	City	Notes
01.0—	Tokyo Skytree	—	634	32	2012	—	Tokyo	—
02.0—	Tokyo Tower	—	333	7	1958	—	Tokyo	—
03.01	Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower		325	64	2023		Tokyo	Tallest building in Japan Largest skyscraper by floor area in the world Tallest building completed in Japan in the 2020s
04.02	Abeno Harukas		300	60	2014		Osaka	[List of tallest structures in Kita-ku, Osaka\|Osaka Prefecture\|Tallest building in Osaka] Tallest building completed in Japan in the 2010s
05.03	Yokohama Landmark Tower		296	70	1993		Yokohama	Tallest building in Yokohama and Kanagawa Prefecture Tallest building completed in Japan in the 1990s 2nd-tallest building in the Tokyo Area
style="display:none">06.04	Toranomon Hills Station Tower		266	49	2023		Tokyo	2nd-tallest building in Tokyo
07.05=	Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building		256	55	1995		Osaka	Tallest building completed in Osaka in the 1990s 2nd-tallest building in Osaka
07.05=	Rinku Gate Tower Building		256	56	1996		Izumisano	[List of tallest structures in Osaka Prefecture\|Tallest building in Izumisano, Osaka\|Izumisano and 2nd-tallest in Osaka Prefecture] Tallest building completed in Izumisano in the 1990s
09.07	Toranomon Hills Mori Tower		255	52	2014		Tokyo	Tallest building completed in Tokyo in the 2010s 3rd-tallest building in Tokyo
10.08	Midtown Tower		248	54	2007		Tokyo	Tallest building completed in Japan in the 2000s 4th-tallest building in Tokyo
11.09	Midland Square		247	47	2006		Nagoya	Tallest building in Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture Tallest building completed in Nagoya in the 2000s
12.010	JR Central Office Tower		245	51	1999		Nagoya	Tallest building completed in Nagoya in the 1990s 2nd-tallest building in Nagoya
13.011	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1		243	48	1991		Tokyo	Tallest city hall and largest projection mapping display in the world Tallest building completed in Tokyo in the 1990s 5th-tallest building in Tokyo
14.012=	Sunshine 60		240	60	1978		Tokyo	Tallest building completed in Japan in the 1970s Tallest building in Asia from 1978 to 1985 6th-tallest building in Tokyo
14.012=	NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building		240	27	2000		Tokyo	2nd-tallest structure with a clock face in the world Pinnacle height : 2nd-tallest building in Tokyo and 4th-tallest in Japan by pinnacle height 6th-tallest building in Tokyo by architectural height
14.012=	Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Yaesu Central Tower		240	45	2022		Tokyo	6th-tallest building in Tokyo
17.015	Roppongi Hills Mori Tower		238	54	2003		Tokyo	9th-tallest building in Tokyo
18.016	Azabudai Hills Residence A		237	54	2023		Tokyo	10th-tallest building in Tokyo
19.017	Shinjuku Park Tower		235	52	1994		Tokyo
20.0—	Fukuoka Tower	—	234	5	1989	—	Fukuoka	—
21.018	City Tower		234	54	1996		Tokyo
22.019	Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower		231	40	2016		Tokyo
23.020	Shibuya Scramble Square		230	47	2019		Tokyo
24.021	JR Central Hotel Tower		226	53	1999		Nagoya	3rd-tallest building in Nagoya
25.022	Tokyu Kabukicho Tower		225	48	2023		Tokyo
26.023	Shinjuku Mitsui Building		224	55	1974		Tokyo	Tallest building in Japan and Asia from 1974 to 1978
27.024	Shinjuku Center Building		223	54	1979		Tokyo
28.025	Toranomon Hills Residential Tower		222	54	2022		Tokyo
29.026	Saint Luke's Tower		221	47	1994		Tokyo	A residential tower is connected to it via a skybridge
30.027	JR Gate Tower		220	46	2016		Nagoya	Tallest building completed in Nagoya in the 2010s 4th-tallest building in Nagoya
31.028	Shiodome City Center		216	42	2003		Tokyo
32.029	Sumitomo Fudosan Tokyo Mita Garden Tower		215	42	2023		Tokyo
33.0—	G1 Tower	—	213	9	2010	—	Hitachinaka	—
34.030=	Dentsu Building		213	48	2002		Tokyo
34.030=	Act Tower		213	45	1994		Hamamatsu	Tallest building in Hamamatsu and Shizuoka Prefecture Tallest building completed in Hamamatsu in the 1990s
36.032=	Tokiwabashi Tower		212	38	2021		Tokyo	Part of the Tokyo Torch redevelopment
36.032=	The Tower Yokohama Kitanaka		212	58	2020		Yokohama	Tallest building completed in Yokohama in the 2020s 2nd-tallest building in Yokohama and Kanagawa Prefecture
38.034	Shinjuku Sumitomo Building		210	52	1974		Tokyo	Tallest building in Japan and Asia from March to September 1974
39.0—	Toshima Incineration Plant	—	210	11	1999	—	Tokyo	—
40.035=	The Kitahama		209	54	2009		Osaka	Tallest all-residential building in Japan Tallest building completed in Osaka in the 2000s 3rd-tallest building in Osaka
40.035=	Shinjuku Nomura Building		209	50	1978		Tokyo
40.035=	The Park House Nishishinjuku Tower 60		209	60	2017		Tokyo
40.035=	Tokyo World Gate Akasaka Trust Tower		209	43	2024		Tokyo
40.035=	Tokyo PortCity Takeshiba Office Tower		209	39	2020		Tokyo
45.040	Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower		207	47	2012		Tokyo
46.041=	GranTokyo North Tower		205	43	2007		Tokyo
46.041=	GranTokyo South Tower		205	42	2007		Tokyo
46.041=	Akasaka Intercity AIR		205	38	2017		Tokyo
49.044=	Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower		204	50	2008		Tokyo	2nd-tallest educational building in the world
49.044=	Park City Musashi-Kosugi Mid Sky Tower		204	59	2009		Kawasaki	Tallest building in Kawasaki and 3rd-tallest in Kanagawa Prefecture Tallest building completed in Kawasaki in the 2000s
51.046	Izumi Garden Tower		201	45	2002		Tokyo
52.047=	Sompo Japan Building		200	43	1976		Tokyo
52.047=	X-Tower Osaka Bay		200	54	2006		Osaka	4th-tallest building in Osaka
52.047=	Osaka Bay Tower		200	51	1993		Osaka	4th-tallest building in Osaka
52.047=	JP Tower		200	38	2012		Tokyo
52.047=	Yomiuri Shimbun Building		200	33	2013		Tokyo
52.047=	Otemachi Tower		200	38	2013		Tokyo
52.047=	Otemachi One Tower		200	40	2020		Tokyo
52.047=	Nakanoshima Festival Tower West		200	41	2017		Osaka	6th-tallest building in Osaka
52.047=	Nakanoshima Festival Tower		200	39	2012		Osaka	6th-tallest building in Osaka
61.056=	Shin-Marunouchi Building		198	38	2007		Tokyo
61.056=	City Tower Hiroshima		198	52	2016		Hiroshima	Tallest building in Hiroshima Tallest building completed in Hiroshima in the 2010s
63.058	World Trade Center South Tower		197	39	2021		Tokyo
64.059=	JP Tower Nagoya		196	40	2015		Nagoya	5th-tallest building in Nagoya
64.059=	Kansai Electric Power Building		196	41	2004		Osaka	8th-tallest building in Osaka
66.061=	Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower		195	40	2011		Tokyo
66.061=	Brillia Tower Dojima		195	49	2024		Osaka	Tallest building completed in Osaka in the 2020s 9th-tallest building in Osaka
66.061=	Harumi Island Triton Square Tower X		195	44	2001		Tokyo
66.061=	Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower		195	39	2005		Tokyo
66.061=	Park Tower Kachidoki South		195	58	2023		Tokyo
71.066	Sanno Park Tower		194	44	2000		Tokyo
72.067=	Nittele Tower		193	32	2003		Tokyo
72.067=	The Parkhouse Nakanoshima Tower		193	54	2017		Osaka	10th-tallest building in Osaka
72.067=	Umeda Garden Residence		193	56	2022		Osaka	10th-tallest building in Osaka
75.070=	Kachidoki View Tower		192	55	2010		Tokyo
75.070=	Mid Tower		192	58	2008		Tokyo
75.070=	Sea Tower		192	58	2008		Tokyo
78.073=	Tokyo Midtown Hibiya		191	35	2018		Tokyo
78.073=	Tomihisa Cross Comfort Tower		191	55	2015		Tokyo
80.075=	Acty Shiodome		190	56	2004		Tokyo
80.075=	City Tower Kobe Sannomiya		190	54	2013		Kobe	Tallest building in Kobe and Hyogo Prefecture Tallest building completed in Kobe in the 2010s
80.075=	City Tower Musashikosugi		190	54	2016		Kawasaki	Tallest building completed in Kawasaki in the 2010s 2nd-tallest building in Kawasaki and 4th-tallest in Kanagawa Prefecture
80.075=	Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South		190	38	2022		Osaka
80.075=	Herbis Osaka		190	40	1997		Osaka
80.075=	The Sanctus Tower		190	53	2015		Osaka

Under construction

This table lists buildings that are under construction in Japan and are planned to rise at least. Any buildings that have been topped out but are not completed are also included.

Name	Height m	Floors	Start	Finish	City	Notes
Torch Tower	390	63	2023	2028	Tokyo
Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment	284	52	2022	2026	Tokyo
Azabudai Hills Residence B	263	64	2019	2025	Tokyo
Shinjuku Station West Gate Redevelopment	258	48	2024	2030	Tokyo
Tokyo Ekimae Yaesu 1-Chōme East District Redevelopment	250	51	2021	2025	Tokyo
World Trade Center North	234	46	2022	2027	Tokyo
Blue Front Shibaura S Tower	229	43	2021	2025	Tokyo
Yaesu 2-Chōme Central District Redevelopment	223	43	2024	2029	Tokyo
Yaesu 1-Chōme North District Redevelopment	218	44	2024	2029	Tokyo
Nishiki 3-Chōme Block 25	212	41	2022	2026	Nagoya
Akasaka 2-6-Chōme District Redevelopment	207	40	2024	2028	Tokyo
Grand City Tower Tsukishima	199	58	2022	2026	Tokyo
Honchō 1-Chōme Project	193	51	2024	2028	Funabashi
Grand City Tower Ikebukuro	190	52	2022	2027	Tokyo

Proposed

This table lists buildings proposed for construction in Japan that are planned to reach a height of at least. 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	Floors	Year	City	Notes
Roppongi 5-Chome West District A Building	327	66	2030	Tokyo
Roppongi 5-Chome West District B Building	288	70	2030	Tokyo
Yumeshima Station Tower	275	55	TBA	Osaka
Ikebukuro Station West Exit Redevelopment Building B	270	50	2040	Tokyo
Nakano Station New North Entrance	262	61	2029	Tokyo	To be built on the site of the Nakano Sunplaza
Shinjuku Station East Gate Redevelopment	260	TBA	TBA	Tokyo	To be built on the site of the Lumine Est
Sapporo Station South Entrance Redevelopment	245	43	2030	Sapporo
Tokyo Cross Park Central Tower	235	48	2029	Tokyo	To be built on the site of the demolished Hibiya U-1 Building
Tokyo Cross Park South Tower	233	45	2027	Tokyo	To be built on the site of the demolished Mizuho Bank Uchisaiwaichō Head Office
Tokyo Cross Park North Tower	230	46	2030	Tokyo	To be built on the site of the Imperial Hotel Tokyo Tower A Main Building will be built next to it, replacing the current Imperial Hotel Tokyo Main Building
Yaesu 2-Chōme South District Redevelopment	230	39	2028	Tokyo
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme West Redevelopment North Tower	229	63	2032	Tokyo
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme West Redevelopment South Tower	228	62	2032	Tokyo
Blue Front Shibaura N Tower	227	45	2031	Tokyo	To be built on the site of the Hamamatsucho Building
Roppongi 1-Chōme North District Project	225	54	2030	Tokyo
Shinjuku Station Southwest Entrance District South Building	225	36	2029	Tokyo	It will be located both in Nishi-Shinjuku and Yoyogi A building will be located just north of it
Ikebukuro Station West Exit Redevelopment Building A	220	41	2043	Tokyo
Nihonbashi 1-Chōme East District Block B	213	51	2032	Tokyo
Shibuya 2-Chōme West District Redevelopment Tower B	208	41	2029	Tokyo
Nakanoshima 5-Chōme Redevelopment West Building	205	57	2031	Osaka	Residential Construction is expected to last from Spring 2026 until Spring 2031
Nihonbashi 1-Chōme East District Block A	205	40	2032	Tokyo
Nishi-Azabu 3-Chōme Redevelopment	201	54	2028	Tokyo
Tsudanuma Station South Exit Area Redevelopment	199	52	2031	Narashino	Construction is expected to last from 2028 until 2031
Nakanoshima 5-Chōme Redevelopment East Building	197	52	2030	Osaka	Residential Construction is expected to last from November 2025 until May 2030
Minami-Ikebukuro 2-Chōme District B Redevelopment	195	57	TBA	Tokyo
Higashi-Takashima District C-2 B Tower	195	52	2029	Yokohama
Umeda 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment	192	TBA	2030	Osaka	To be built on the site of the Osaka Maru Building after Expo 2025
Kita-Aoyama 2-Chōme Jingu Gaien Office Building	190	38	2028	Tokyo

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	Floors	City	Notes
Ryōunkaku	1890–1923	69	12	Tokyo
Five-storied Pagoda at Tō-ji	1923–1936	55	5	Kyoto
National Diet Building	1936–1964	65	9	Tokyo
Hotel New Otani Tokyo	1964–1968	72	17	Tokyo
Kasumigaseki Building	1968–1970	156	36	Tokyo
World Trade Center Building	1970–1971	163	40	Tokyo
Keio Plaza Hotel North Tower	1971–1974	180	47	Tokyo
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building	1974	210	52	Tokyo
Shinjuku Mitsui Building	1974–1978	225	55	Tokyo
Sunshine 60	1978–1990	240	60	Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building	1990–1993	243	48	Tokyo
Yokohama Landmark Tower	1993–2014	296	70	Yokohama
Abeno Harukas	2014–2023	300	60	Osaka
Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower	2023–present	325.5	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 tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires, architectural details and antenna masts.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m	Year	Coordinates	Structure type	Prefecture	Notes
1	Tokyo Skytree		634	2011		Lattice tower	Tokyo	Tallest tower in the world
2	Tokyo Tower		333	1958		Lattice tower	Tokyo	23rd-tallest tower in the world
03.03 tie	Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, North Tower		298	1998		Bridge pylon	Hyogo
03.03 tie	Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, South Tower		298	1998		Bridge pylon	Hyogo
04.05 tie	Ebino VLF transmitter, mast 1		270	1991		Guyed mast	Miyazaki
04.05 tie	Ebino VLF transmitter, mast 2		270	1991		Guyed mast	Miyazaki
04.05 tie	Ebino VLF transmitter, mast 3		270	1991		Guyed mast	Miyazaki
04.05 tie	Ebino VLF transmitter, mast 4		270	1991		Guyed mast	Miyazaki
04.05 tie	Ebino VLF transmitter, mast 5		270	1991		Guyed mast	Miyazaki
04.05 tie	Ebino VLF transmitter, mast 6		270	1991		Guyed mast	Miyazaki
04.05 tie	Ebino VLF transmitter, mast 7		270	1991		Guyed mast	Miyazaki
04.05 tie	Ebino VLF transmitter, mast 8		270	1991		Guyed mast	Miyazaki
04.013	Yokohama Media Tower		253	1999		Building with a lattice tower	Yokohama
05.014	Otakadoya-yama Transmitter Antenna		250	1999		Guyed mast	Fukushima
04.015	Seto Digital Tower		245	2011		Lattice tower	Seto, Aichi
06.016	NHK Shobu-Kuki Transmitter Main Mast		240	1982		Guyed mast	Saitama	Replaced the dismantled NHK Kawaguchi Transmitter
7.017	Fukuoka Tower		234	1989		Observation tower	Fukuoka	Tallest structure in Fukuoka Prefecture; Tallest structure completed in Japan in the 1980s
07.018	Kashima Power Station Chimney #1		231	1971		Lattice chimney	Kashima
07.019 tie	Mitsubishi Chemical Kashima Plant		230	2001		Steel chimney	Kashima
07.019 tie	Hitachinaka Power Plant		230	2003		Hyperboloid chimney	Hitachinaka
07.021 tie	Chūshi Powerline Crossing, north tower		226	1962		Electricity pylon	Hiroshima
07.021 tie	Chūshi Powerline Crossing, south tower		226	1962		Electricity pylon	Hiroshima
08.021 tie	Tatara Bridge, west tower		226	1999	;	Bridge pylon	Ehime
08.021 tie	Tatara Bridge, east tower		226	1999		Bridge pylon	Ehime
07.025 tie	Osaki Channel Powerline Crossing, north tower		223	1997		Electricity pylon	Hiroshima	Located 10 km east of the Chūshi Powerline Crossing
07.025 tie	Osaki Channel Powerline Crossing, south tower		223	1997		Electricity pylon	Hiroshima
09.027 tie	Chita Thermal Power Station Units 1-4		220			Steel chimney	Aichi
04.027 tie	Ministry of Defense Building B		220	1996		Building with a lattice tower	Tokyo
07.027 tie	Nippon Steel Kimitsu plant		220	2001		Steel chimney	Kimitsu
04.030	NTT DoCoMo Saitama Building		218.5	2001		Building with a steel tower	Saitama
10.031	G1 Tower		213	2010		Elevator test tower	Ibaraki
12.032	Toshima Incineration Plant		210	1999		Concrete chimney	Tokyo	Tallest incinerator chimney in the world

Demolished or destroyed structures

Name	Height m	Year built	Year destroyed	Structure type	Location	Coordinates	Notes
Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmission mast	412	1963	1965	Guyed mast	Iwo Jima		Collapsed and replaced
1st Marcus Island LORAN-C transmission mast	412	1964	1985	Guyed mast	Marcus Island		Dismantled and replaced by a smaller one
2nd Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmission mast	412	1965	1993	Guyed mast	Iwo Jima		Dismantled
Shushi Wan OMEGA transmitter	389	1973	1998	Guyed mast	Tsushima Island		Dismantled
NHK Kawaguchi Transmitter	313	1937	1984	Guyed mast	Kawaguchi, Saitama	;	T-antenna ; dismantled
Yosami Transmitting Station	250	1929	1997	Guyed mast	Kariya, Aichi		8 masts; dismantled
2nd Marcus Island LORAN-C transmission mast	213	1986	2000	Guyed mast	Marcus Island		Dismantled and replaced
3rd Marcus Island LORAN-C transmission mast	213	2000	2010	Guyed mast	Marcus Island		Dismantled