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 Heightm (ft) Floors Year Coordinates City Notes01.0— Tokyo Skytree634 (2,080)322012— Tokyo—02.0— Tokyo Tower333 (1,091)71958— Tokyo—03.01 Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower 325 (1,068)642023 Tokyo Tallest building in Japan 2nd largest skyscraper by floor area in the world Tallest building completed in Japan in the 2020s04.02 Abeno Harukas 300 (984)602014 Osaka Tallest building in Osaka Tallest building completed in Japan in the 2010s (tallest from 2014 to 2023)05.03 Yokohama Landmark Tower 296 (972)701993 Yokohama Tallest building in Yokohama and Kanagawa Prefecture Tallest building completed in Japan in the 1990s (tallest from 1993 to 2014) 2nd-tallest building in the Greater Tokyo Area<span style="display:none">06.0</span>4 Toranomon Hills Station Tower266 (872)492023 Tokyo2nd-tallest building in Tokyo07.05= Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building 256 (840)551995 OsakaTallest building completed in Osaka in the 1990s 2nd-tallest building in Osaka Rinku Gate Tower Building 256 (840)561996 Izumisano Tallest building in Izumisano and 2nd-tallest in Osaka Prefecture Tallest building completed in Izumisano in the 1990s09.07 Toranomon Hills Mori Tower 255 (838)522014 TokyoTallest building completed in Tokyo in the 2010s 3rd-tallest building in Tokyo10.08 Midtown Tower 248 (814)542007 Tokyo Tallest building completed in Japan in the 2000s 4th-tallest building in Tokyo11.09 Midland Square 247 (810)472006 Nagoya Tallest building in Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture Tallest building completed in Nagoya in the 2000s12.010 JR Central Office Tower 245 (804)511999 NagoyaTallest building completed in Nagoya in the 1990s 2nd-tallest building in Nagoya13.011 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 243 (799)481991 Tokyo Tallest city hall and largest projection mapping display in the world Tallest building completed in Tokyo in the 1990s (tallest in Japan from 1990 to 1993) 5th-tallest building in Tokyo14.012= Sunshine 60 240 (787)601978 Tokyo Tallest building completed in Japan in the 1970s (tallest in the country from 1978 to 1991) Tallest building in Asia from 1978 to 1985 6th-tallest building in Tokyo14.012= NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building 240 (787)272000 Tokyo 2nd-tallest structure with a clock face in the world Pinnacle height (including antenna): 2nd-tallest building in Tokyo and 4th-tallest in Japan by pinnacle height 6th-tallest building in Tokyo by architectural height Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Yaesu Central Tower240 (787)452022 Tokyo 6th-tallest building in Tokyo17.015 Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 238 (781)542003 Tokyo9th-tallest building in Tokyo18.016 Azabudai Hills Residence A237 (778)542023 Tokyo10th-tallest building in Tokyo19.017 Shinjuku Park Tower 235 (771)521994 Tokyo20.0— Fukuoka Tower234 (768)51989— Fukuoka—21.018 Tokyo Opera City Tower 234 (769)541996 Tokyo22.019 Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower 231 (758) 402016 Tokyo23.020 Shibuya Scramble Square 230 (754)472019 Tokyo 24.021 JR Central Hotel Tower 226 (741)531999 Nagoya3rd-tallest building in Nagoya25.022 Tokyu Kabukicho Tower225 (738)482023 Tokyo 26.023 Shinjuku Mitsui Building 224 (734)551974 Tokyo Tallest building in Japan and Asia from 1974 to 197827.024 Shinjuku Center Building 223 (732)541979 Tokyo28.025 Toranomon Hills Residential Tower 222 (728)542022 Tokyo 29.026 Saint Luke's Tower 221 (724)471994 TokyoA residential tower is connected to it via a skybridge30.027 JR Gate Tower 220 (721)462016 NagoyaTallest building completed in Nagoya in the 2010s 4th-tallest building in Nagoya31.028 Shiodome City Center 216 (708)422003 Tokyo32.029 Sumitomo Fudosan Tokyo Mita Garden Tower215 (705)422023 Tokyo33.0— G1 Tower213 (700)92010— Hitachinaka—34.030= Dentsu Building 213 (700)482002 Tokyo Act Tower 213 (698)451994 HamamatsuTallest building in Hamamatsu and Shizuoka Prefecture Tallest building completed in Hamamatsu in the 1990s36.032= Tokiwabashi Tower 212 (696)382021 Tokyo Part of the Tokyo Torch redevelopment The Tower Yokohama Kitanaka 212 (695)582020 YokohamaTallest building completed in Yokohama in the 2020s 2nd-tallest building in Yokohama and Kanagawa Prefecture38.034 Shinjuku Sumitomo Building 210 (690)521974 Tokyo Tallest building in Japan and Asia from March to September 197439.0— Toshima Incineration Plant210 (689)111999— Tokyo—40.035= The Kitahama 209 (687)542009 Osaka Tallest all-residential building in Japan Tallest building completed in Osaka in the 2000s 3rd-tallest building in Osaka Shinjuku Nomura Building 209 (686)501978 Tokyo The Park House Nishishinjuku Tower 60 209 (686)602017 Tokyo Tokyo World Gate Akasaka Trust Tower209 (686)432024Tokyo Tokyo PortCity Takeshiba Office Tower 209 (685)392020 Tokyo 45.040 Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower 207 (678)472012 Tokyo 46.041= GranTokyo North Tower 205 (673)432007 Tokyo GranTokyo South Tower 205 (673)422007 Tokyo Akasaka Intercity AIR 205 (673)382017 Tokyo 49.044= Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower 204 (668)502008 Tokyo 2nd-tallest educational building in the world Park City Musashi-Kosugi Mid Sky Tower 204 (668)592009 KawasakiTallest building in Kawasaki and 3rd-tallest in Kanagawa Prefecture Tallest building completed in Kawasaki in the 2000s51.046 Izumi Garden Tower 201 (659)452002 Tokyo52.047= Sompo Japan Building 200 (656)431976 Tokyo X-Tower Osaka Bay 200 (656)542006 Osaka4th-tallest building in Osaka Osaka Bay Tower 200 (656)511993 Osaka4th-tallest building in Osaka JP Tower 200 (656)382012 Tokyo Yomiuri Shimbun Building 200 (656)332013 Tokyo Otemachi Tower 200 (656)382013 Tokyo Otemachi One Tower 200 (656)402020 Tokyo Nakanoshima Festival Tower West 200 (656)412017Osaka6th-tallest building in Osaka Nakanoshima Festival Tower 200 (656)392012 Osaka 6th-tallest building in Osaka61.056= Shin-Marunouchi Building 198 (650)382007 TokyoCity Tower Hiroshima 198 (648)522016 HiroshimaTallest building in Hiroshima Tallest building completed in Hiroshima in the 2010s63.058 World Trade Center South Tower 197 (647)392021 Tokyo 64.059= JP Tower Nagoya 196 (642)402015 Nagoya5th-tallest building in Nagoya Kansai Electric Power Building 196 (641)412004 Osaka8th-tallest building in Osaka66.061= Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower 195 (641)402011 Tokyo Brillia Tower Dojima (One Dojima)195 (640)492024OsakaTallest building completed in Osaka in the 2020s 9th-tallest building in Osaka Harumi Island Triton Square Tower X 195 (639)442001 Tokyo Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower 195 (639)392005 Tokyo Park Tower Kachidoki South 195 (639)582023 Tokyo 71.066 Sanno Park Tower 194 (638)442000 Tokyo72.067= Nittele Tower 193 (633)322003 Tokyo The Parkhouse Nakanoshima Tower 193 (633)542017Osaka10th-tallest building in Osaka Umeda Garden Residence 193 (633)562022 Osaka10th-tallest building in Osaka75.070= Kachidoki View Tower 192 (631)552010 Tokyo Mid Tower 192 (630)582008 Tokyo Sea Tower 192 (630)582008 Tokyo78.073= Tokyo Midtown Hibiya 191 (628)352018 Tokyo Tomihisa Cross Comfort Tower 191 (627)552015 Tokyo 80.075= Acty Shiodome 190 (624)562004 Tokyo City Tower Kobe Sannomiya 190 (623)542013 Kobe Tallest building in Kobe and Hyogo Prefecture Tallest building completed in Kobe in the 2010s City Tower Musashikosugi 190 (623)542016KawasakiTallest building completed in Kawasaki in the 2010s 2nd-tallest building in Kawasaki and 4th-tallest in Kanagawa Prefecture Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South 190 (623)382022 Osaka Herbis Osaka 190 (622)401997 Osaka The Sanctus Tower 190 (622)532015Osaka
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 Heightm (ft) Floors Start Finish City Notes Torch Tower390 (1,280)6320232028 Tokyo Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment284 (932)5220222026Tokyo Azabudai Hills Residence B263 (862)6420192025 Tokyo Shinjuku Station West Gate Redevelopment258 (847)4820242030 Tokyo Tokyo Ekimae Yaesu 1-Chōme East District Redevelopment250 (819)5120212025 Tokyo World Trade Center North234 (766)4620222027 Tokyo Blue Front Shibaura S Tower229 (751)4320212025 Tokyo Yaesu 2-Chōme Central District Redevelopment223 (733)4320242029Tokyo Yaesu 1-Chōme North District Redevelopment218 (715)4420242029Tokyo Nishiki 3-Chōme Block 25212 (695)4120222026Nagoya Akasaka 2-6-Chōme District Redevelopment207 (680)4020242028Tokyo Grand City Tower Tsukishima199 (654)5820222026 Tokyo Honchō 1-Chōme Project193 (633)5120242028 Funabashi Grand City Tower Ikebukuro190 (623)5220222027Tokyo
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 Heightm (ft) Floors Year City Notes Roppongi 5-Chome West District A Building 327 (1,072) 66 2030 Tokyo Roppongi 5-Chome West District B Building288 (945)702030Tokyo Yumeshima Station Tower275 (820)55TBAOsaka Ikebukuro Station West Exit Redevelopment Building B270 (886)502040 Tokyo Nakano Station New North Entrance262 (860)612029Tokyo To be built on the site of the Nakano Sunplaza Shinjuku Station East Gate Redevelopment260 (853)TBATBATokyo To be built on the site of the Lumine EstSapporo Station South Entrance Redevelopment245 (804)432030SapporoTokyo Cross Park Central Tower235 (769)482029TokyoTo be built on the site of the demolished Hibiya U-1 Building (Yamato Seimei Building)Tokyo Cross Park South Tower233 (763)452027Tokyo To be built on the site of the demolished Mizuho Bank Uchisaiwaichō Head OfficeTokyo Cross Park North Tower230 (755)462030Tokyo 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 (scheduled for completion in 2036)Yaesu 2-Chōme South District Redevelopment230 (755)392028Tokyo Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme West Redevelopment North Tower229 (751)632032Tokyo Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme West Redevelopment South Tower228 (748)622032Tokyo Blue Front Shibaura N Tower 227 (746)452031TokyoTo be built on the site of the Hamamatsucho Building (Toshiba Building)Roppongi 1-Chōme North District Project225 (738)542030Tokyo Shinjuku Station Southwest Entrance District South Building225 (738)362029Tokyo It will be located both in Nishi-Shinjuku and Yoyogi A building will be located just north of it (set for completion in the 2040s)Ikebukuro Station West Exit Redevelopment Building A220 (722)412043Tokyo Nihonbashi 1-Chōme East District Block B213 (699)512032Tokyo Shibuya 2-Chōme West District Redevelopment Tower B208 (682)412029Tokyo Nakanoshima 5-Chōme Redevelopment West Building205 (673)572031OsakaResidential