Facts

Population

Source: CIA World Factbook

127,103,388 (2014)

Area

364,500 km² • 140,733 mi²

Density

348.7 people per km²

903.1 people per mi²

GDP

$4.73 trillion (2013)

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Tallest City

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
5

Tallest City in

the World

#
3

Tallest City in

Asia

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Toranomon-Azabudai District Main Tower
325.2 m / 1,067  ft
2 Abeno Harukas
300 m / 984  ft
3 Landmark Tower
296.3 m / 972  ft
4 Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment
284 m / 932  ft
5 Toranomon Hills Station Tower
265 m / 869  ft
6 Toranomon-Azabudai District West Tower
262.8 m / 862  ft
7 Rinku Gate Tower
256 m / 840  ft
8 Osaka World Trade Center
256 m / 840  ft
9 Toranomon Hills
255.5 m / 838  ft
10 Tokyo Ekimae Yaesu 1-Chome East District Redevelopment
249.7 m / 819  ft

CTBUH People & Events

6th China-Japan-Korea Tall Building Forum Held in Nara, Japan

05 July 2019

6th China-Japan-Korea Tall Building Forum Held in Nara, Japan

05 July 2019

Videos

31 December 2020

Jørgen Tycho: Building Up the Mass Timber Supply Chain

In this episode, Jørgen Tycho, Founding Partner, Oslotre, talked to CTBUH Editor-in-Chief Daniel Safarik about how the relatively young mass timber supply chain can be...

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Research

15 September 2020

Developments of Fire-Resistant Wooden Structural Components and Those Applications to Mid- to High-Rise Buildi

Based on past experiences of natural disasters and fires in Japan, it is stipulated by law that fire-resistant buildings larger than a certain size should...

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Global News

13 March 2023

The Construction of a 2,000 Unit High-Rise has Begun in Tokyo Bay

Construction on two 54-story apartment towers called Toyomi District Cat. 1 Town Redevelopment Project started in early January 2023 after being pushed back since 2020. ...

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