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This list ranks Japanese skyscrapers that stand at least 180 metres (591 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.
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.
| Name | Height m (ft) |
Year built |
Year destroyed |
Structure type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmission mast | 412 (1,350) | 1963 | 1993 | Guyed mast | Iwo Jima | Collapsed in 1965, rebuilt that same year; Dismantled[116][117] |
| 1st Marcus Island LORAN-C transmission mast | 412 (1,350) | 1964 | 1985 | Guyed mast | Marcus Island | Dismantled and replaced by smaller one[118] |
| Shushi Wan OMEGA transmitter | 389 (1,276) | 1973 | 1998 | Guyed mast | Tsushima Island | Dismantled[119] |
| NHK Kawaguchi Transmitter | 313 (1,026) | 1937 | 1984 | Guyed mast | Kawaguchi, Saitama | T-antenna (2 masts); Dismantled[120] |
| 2nd Marcus Island LORAN-C transmission mast | 213 (700) | 1986 | 2000 | Guyed mast | Marcus Island | Dismantled and replaced[121] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Sky Tree | 634 (2,080) | 32 | 2011 | Tokyo | Will be the tallest structure in Japan[122][123] |
| Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower | 300 (984) | 68 | 2014 | Osaka | Would be the tallest building in Japan[124][125][126] |
| JP Tower | 200 (656) | 38 | 2011 | Tokyo | Incorporates the facade of the current Tokyo Central Post Office building into its base[127][128] |
| Nishi-Shinjuku 8-chome Naruko Area Redevelopment | 196 (644) | 40 | 2011 | Tokyo | [129][130][131] |
| Kachidoki View Tower | 192 (631) | 55 | 2010 | Tokyo | [132] |
| Higashi-Ikebukuro 4-chome Redevelopment Project | 189 (621) | 52 | 2011 | Tokyo | [133] |
| Umeda Hankyu Building Replacement Plan | 187 (613) | 41 | 2011 | Osaka | [134][135] |
| Sendai Trust Tower | 180 (591) | 37 | 2010 | Sendai | [136] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishi-Tomihisa Redevelopment | 225 (738) | 65 | 2013 | Tokyo | [137][138] |
| Otemachi 1-6 Plan | 200 (655) | 39 | 2014 | Tokyo | [139][140] |
| Toranomon-Roppongi Area Redevelopment Project | 199 (653) | 46 | 2012 | Tokyo | [141][142] |
| 2-chome Shibuya 21 District Development Plan | 183 (599) | 34 | 2012 | Tokyo | [143] |
| Osaka Station North Area, Block A | 180 (591) | 37 | 2011 | Osaka | [144][145] |
| Osaka Station North Area, Block B | 180 (591) | 37 | 2011 | Osaka | [146][147] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishi-shinjuku 3-chome East Office Tower | 338 (1,109) | 77 | 2010 | Tokyo | Considered to be in stale proposal status; Would be the tallest building in Japan[148][149] |
| Loop Line Number 2 Shinbashi-Toranomon Area Redevelopment Project Building III | 247 (797) | 53 | 2014 | Tokyo | [150][151][152] |
| Nishi-shinjuku 3-chome North Residential Tower | 245 (804) | 66 | 2010 | Tokyo | Considered to be in stale proposal status[153][154] |
| Nishi-shinjuku 3-chome South Residential Tower | 245 (804) | 66 | 2010 | Tokyo | Considered to be in stale proposal status[155][156] |
| Nishi-shinjuku 3-chome West Residential Tower | 190 (623) | 50 | 2010 | Tokyo | Considered to be in stale proposal status[157][158] |
This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Japan. It should be noted that since its construction and completion in 1958, Tokyo Tower has retained the title of tallest structure in Japan, after the demolition of LORAN-C masts in Iwo Jima in 1993 and that of OMEGA-station in 1998.
| Name | Years as tallest | Height m (ft) |
Floors | City | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryōunkaku | 1890–1923 | 69 (225) | 12 | Tokyo | [159] |
| National Diet Building | 1936–1964 | 65 (215) | 9 | Tokyo | [160] |
| Hotel New Otani Tokyo | 1964–1968 | 72 (237) | 17 | Tokyo | [161] |
| Kasumigaseki Building | 1968–1970 | 156 (512) | 36 | Tokyo | [162] |
| Tokyo World Trade Center Building | 1970–1971 | 163 (533) | 40 | Tokyo | [163] |
| Keio Plaza Hotel North Tower | 1971–1974 | 180 (589) | 47 | Tokyo | [109] |
| Shinjuku Sumitomo Building | 1974–1974 | 210 (690) | 52 | Tokyo | [45] |
| Shinjuku Mitsui Building | 1974–1978 | 225 (738) | 55 | Tokyo | [31] |
| Sunshine 60 | 1978–1991 | 240 (786) | 60 | Tokyo | [19] |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building | 1991–1993 | 243 (797) | 48 | Tokyo | [15] |
| Yokohama Landmark Tower | 1993–present | 296 (970) | 70 | Yokohama | [3] |
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