List of tallest buildings by Japanese prefecture explained

This list of tallest buildings in by Japanese prefecture ranks buildings in Japan according to prefecture.

Tallest buildings

Prefecture	City	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Coordinates	Refs
Aichi	Nagoya	Midland Square		247 (810)	47	2006	35.1706°N 136.885°W	^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
Akita	Akita	Belldome Landmark Akita		95 (313)	30	2003	39.7181°N 140.1189°W	^[4] ^[5]
Aomori	Aomori	Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center		76 (249)	15	1986	40.8297°N 140.7411°W	^[6] ^[7]
Chiba	Chiba	APA Hotel & Resort Tokyo Bay Makuhari		181 (593)	50	1993	35.644°N 140.0369°W	^[8] ^[9] ^[10]
Ehime	Imabari	Imabari Kokusai Hotel		102 (334)	22	1996	34.0622°N 133.0006°W	^[11] ^[12]
Fukui	Fukui	Courtyard by Marriott Fukui		120 (393)	28	2024
Fukuoka	Fukuoka	Island City Ocean & Forest Towers Residence West		161 (528)	46	2022	33.6639°N 130.4167°W	^[13]
Fukushima	Kōriyama	Big-i		133 (435)	24	2001	37.3997°N 140.3881°W	^[14] ^[15]
Gifu	Gifu	Gifu City Tower 43		163 (535)	43	2007	35.4108°N 136.7542°W	^[16] ^[17] ^[18]
Gunma	Maebashi	Gunma Prefectural Government Building		154 (505)	33	1999	36.3913°N 139.061°W	^[19] ^[20] ^[21]
Hiroshima	Hiroshima	City Tower Hiroshima		198 (649)	52	2016	34.3958°N 132.475°W	^[22] ^[23] ^[24]
Hokkaido	Sapporo	ONE Sapporo Station Tower		175 (574)	48	2023
Hyōgo	Kobe	City Tower Kobe Sannomiya		190 (623)	54	2013	34.6967°N 135.1981°W	^[25] ^[26] ^[27]
Ibaraki	Mito	Ibaraki Prefectural Government Building		116 (381)	25	1999	36.3417°N 140.4467°W	^[28] ^[29]
Ishikawa	Kanazawa	Porte Kanazawa		131 (428)	30	1994	36.5763°N 136.6493°W	^[30] ^[31]
Iwate	Morioka	Malios		92 (302)	20	1997	39.7011°N 141.1335°W	^[32] ^[33] ^[34]
Kagawa	Takamatsu	Takamatsu Symbol Tower		151 (496)	30	2004	34.3524°N 134.0468°W	^[35] ^[36] ^[37]
Kagoshima	Kagoshima	Kagoshima Central Tower		100 (328)	24	2021
Kanagawa	Yokohama	Yokohama Landmark Tower		296 (970)	70	1993	35.4547°N 139.6317°W	^[38] ^[39] ^[40]
Kōchi	Kōchi	Top One Shikoku		100 (328)	29	1993	33.5572°N 133.5476°W	^[41] ^[42]
Kumamoto	Kumamoto	The Kumamoto Tower		127 (416)	35	2012	32.7903°N 130.6914°W	^[43] ^[44]
Kyoto	Kyoto	Nidec Corporation Headquarters		101 (330)	22	2003	34.9511°N 135.7158°W	^[45] ^[46]
Mie	Yokkaichi	Yokkaichi Port Building		100 (328)	14	1999	34.9933°N 136.6572°W	^[47] ^[48]
Miyagi	Sendai	Sendai Trust Tower		180 (591)	37	2010	38.2564°N 140.8761°W	^[49] ^[50] ^[51]
Miyazaki	Miyazaki	Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort		154 (506)	43	1994	31.9589°N 131.4697°W	^[52] ^[53] ^[54]
Nagano	Nagano	NTT DoCoMo Nagano Building		75 (246)	16	2000	36.6483°N 138.1917°W	^[55] ^[56]
Nagasaki	Nagasaki	Lions Tower		98 (321)	26	2022
Nara	Nara	Five-storied pagoda at Kōfuku-ji			5	1426	34.6825°N 135.8319°W	^[57]
Niigata	Niigata	Bandaijima Building		141 (461)	31	2003	37.925°N 139.0594°W	^[58] ^[59]
Ōita	Ōita	Oasis Hiroba 21		102 (337)	21	1998	33.2381°N 131.6017°W	^[60] ^[61]
Okayama	Okayama	Okayama The Tower		134 (439)	37	2021
Okinawa	Naha	Ryu:X Towers		105 (344)	30	2013	26.2225°N 127.6944°W	^[62] ^[63]
Osaka	Osaka	Abeno Harukas		300 (984)	60	2014	34.646°N 135.5134°W	^[64] ^[65] ^[66]
Saga	Tosu	The Tosu Tower 20		60 (246)	20	2016	33.3769°N 130.5197°W
Saitama	Kawaguchi	Elsa Tower 55		186 (610)	55	1998	35.7968°N 139.7317°W	^[67] ^[68] ^[69]
Shiga	Ōtsu	Otsu Prince Hotel		137 (448)	38	1989	35.0051°N 135.8892°W	^[70] ^[71]
Shimane	Matsue	San-in Godo Bank Building		75 (246)	14	1997	35.4661°N 135.0544°W	^[72] ^[73]
Shizuoka	Hamamatsu	Act Tower		213 (699)	45	1994	34.7057°N 137.7372°W	^[74] ^[75] ^[76]
Tochigi	Utsunomiya	Utsunomiya Peaks		108 (354)	31	2019	36.5607°N 139.8882°W	^[77] ^[78]
Tokushima	Tokushima	Tokushima Station Building		73 (240)	18	1993	34.0745°N 134.5508°W	^[79] ^[80]
Tokyo	Minato	Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower		325.5 (1,068)	64	2023		^[81] ^[82] ^[83]
Tottori	Tottori	Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital		56 (182)	11	2018	35.5219°N 134.2119°W
Toyama	Toyama	Tower 111		121 (395)	22	1994	36.7033°N 137.2162°W	^[84]
Wakayama	Wakayama	Wakayama Marina City Ciel Vita		102 (334)	28	2007
Yamagata	Kaminoyama	Sky Tower 41		134 (439)	41	1999	38.1383°N 140.2819°W	^[85] ^[86]
Yamaguchi	Shimonoseki	Vel Tower Shimonoseki		73 (238)	22	2007	33.9497°N 130.9256°W	^[87]
Yamanashi	Kōfu	Saints .25		94 (308)	25	2007	35.6676°N 138.5725°W	^[88] ^[89]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Tokyo
• List of tallest buildings in Osaka
• List of tallest buildings in Nagoya
• List of tallest buildings in Japan

Notes

• G1 Tower rises to a height of 214 metres (700 ft) tall, making it the tallest structure in the prefecture.
• Kyoto Tower rises to a height of 131 metres (430 ft) tall, making it the tallest structure in the prefecture.^[90]
• A replica of the Dom Tower of Utrecht at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park rises to a height of 105 metres (344 ft) tall, making it the tallest structure in the prefecture.^[91]
• Tokyo Skytree rises to a height of 634 metres (2,080 ft) tall, making it the tallest structure in Japan.^[92]
• The building's roof antenna increases its total height of 106 metres (347 ft).^[55]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Midland Square . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
2. Web site: Midland Square . https://web.archive.org/web/20150614111945/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/175393/midland-square-nagoya-japan . dead . June 14, 2015 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
3. Web site: Midland Square . January 21, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
4. Web site: Belle Demeure Landmark Akita . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
5. Web site: Belldome Landmark Akita . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128192231/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/188779/belldome-landmark-akita-akita-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
6. Web site: Aomori Prefecture Kanko Bussankan ASPM . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
7. Web site: Aomori Prefecture Kanko Bussankan ASPM . January 21, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
8. Web site: APA Hotel & Resort Tokyo Bay Makuhari . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
9. Web site: APA Hotel & Resort Tokyo Bay Makuhari . https://web.archive.org/web/20200727110725/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/122883/apa-hotel-resort-tokyo-bay-makuhari-chiba-japan . dead . July 27, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
10. Web site: Apa Hotel & Resort Tokyo Bay . January 21, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
11. Web site: Imabari Kokusai Hotel . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
12. Web site: Imabari Kokusai Hotel . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128192342/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1229933/imabari-kokusai-hotel-imabari-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
13. Web site: アイランドシティ オーシャン＆フォレストタワーレジデンス . 2024-03-28 . skyskysky.net.
14. Web site: Big-i . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
15. Web site: Big-i . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805203653/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1250318/big-i-koriyama-japan . dead . August 5, 2018 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
16. Web site: Gifu City Tower 43 . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
17. Web site: Gifu City Tower 43 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313141050/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/222768/gifu-city-tower-43-gifu-japan . dead . March 13, 2016 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
18. Web site: Gifu City Tower 43 . January 21, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
19. Web site: Gunma Prefectural Government Building . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
20. Web site: Gunma Prefectural Government Building . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812211301/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/154375/gunma-prefectural-government-building-maebashi-japan . dead . August 12, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
21. Web site: Gunma Prefectural Government Building . January 21, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
22. Web site: City Tower Hiroshima . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
23. Web site: City Tower Hiroshima . https://web.archive.org/web/20180722155547/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1212370/city-tower-hiroshima-hiroshima-japan . dead . July 22, 2018 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
24. Web site: City Tower Hiroshima . January 21, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
25. Web site: Kobe Sannomiya Tower Mansion Project . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
26. Web site: City Tower Kobe Sannomiya . https://web.archive.org/web/20150630183424/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1211957/city-tower-kobe-sannomiya-kobe-japan . dead . June 30, 2015 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
27. Web site: City Tower Kobe Sannomiya . January 21, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
28. Web site: Ibaraki Prefectural Government Building . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
29. Web site: Ibaraki Prefectural Government Building . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128192544/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1451430/ibaraki-prefectural-government-building-mito-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
30. Web site: Hotel Nikko Kanazawa . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
31. Web site: Hotel Nikko Kanazawa . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128192621/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/154534/hotel-nikko-kanazawa-kanazawa-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
32. Web site: Malios . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
33. Web site: Malios . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128192707/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/198707/malios-morioka-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
34. Web site: Malios . January 21, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
35. Web site: Symbol Tower . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
36. Web site: Symbol Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128192801/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/154467/symbol-tower-takamatsu-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
37. Web site: Symbol Tower . January 21, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
38. Web site: Landmark Tower . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
39. Web site: Yokohama Landmark Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20150512192024/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/105181/yokohama-landmark-tower-yokohama-japan . dead . May 12, 2015 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
40. Web site: Landmark Tower . January 21, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
41. Web site: Top One Shikoku . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
42. Web site: Top One Shikoku . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128192838/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1295291/top-one-shikoku-kochi-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
43. Web site: The Kumamoto Tower . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
44. Web site: The Kumamoto Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128192939/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1211993/the-kumamoto-tower-kumamoto-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
45. Web site: NIDEC Corporation Chuo Technical Development Laboratory . January 21, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
46. Web site: Nidec Corporation Head Office Building . https://web.archive.org/web/20150513144209/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/220427/nidec-corporation-head-office-building-kyoto-japan . dead . May 13, 2015 . January 21, 2020 . Emporis.
47. Web site: Yokkaichi Port Tower . January 22, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
48. Web site: Yokkaichi Port Building . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305172423/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/133402/yokkaichi-port-building-yokkaichi-japan . dead . March 5, 2016 . January 22, 2020 . Emporis.
49. Web site: Sendai Trust Tower . January 22, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
50. Web site: Sendai Trust Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919004948/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1212371/sendai-trust-tower-sendai-japan . dead . September 19, 2020 . January 22, 2020 . Emporis.
51. Web site: Sendai Trust Tower . January 22, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
52. Web site: Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort . January 22, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
53. Web site: Miyazaki Phoenix Hotel Ocean 45 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160609224040/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/124896/miyazaki-phoenix-hotel-ocean-45-miyazaki-japan . dead . June 9, 2016 . January 22, 2020 . Emporis.
54. Web site: Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort . January 22, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
55. Web site: NTT DoCoMo Nagano Building . January 22, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
56. Web site: NTT Docomo Nagano Building . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128193044/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/216979/ntt-docomo-nagano-building-nagano-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 22, 2020 . Emporis.
57. Web site: Kofuku-ji Five Storied Pagoda . 2011-03-30 . Skyscraperpage.com.
58. Web site: Bandaijima Building . January 22, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
59. Web site: Hotel Nikko Niigata . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128193153/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/102332/hotel-nikko-niigata-niigata-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 22, 2020 . Emporis.
60. Web site: ANA Hotel Oita OasisTower . January 22, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
61. Web site: ANA Hotel Oita Oasis Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307042309/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/135766/ana-hotel-oita-oasis-tower-oita-japan . dead . March 7, 2016 . January 22, 2020 . Emporis.
62. Web site: Ryu:x Tower The West Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805204215/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1243880/ryu-x-tower-the-west-tower-naha-japan . dead . August 5, 2018 . January 22, 2020 . Emporis.
63. Web site: Ryu:x Tower The East Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128193232/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1243879/ryu-x-tower-the-east-tower-naha-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 22, 2020 . Emporis.
64. Web site: Abeno Harukas. Skyscraper Source Media . January 22, 2020.
65. Web site: Abeno Harukas . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403010911/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/133327/abeno-harukas-osaka-japan . dead . April 3, 2015 . Emporis. January 22, 2020.
66. Web site: Abeno Harukas . January 22, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
67. Web site: Elsa Tower 55 . January 22, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
68. Web site: Elsa Tower 55 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226032903/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/124308/elsa-tower-55-kawaguchi-japan . dead . December 26, 2015 . January 22, 2020 . Emporis.
69. Web site: Elsa Tower 55 . January 22, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
70. Web site: Otsu Prince Hotel . January 22, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
71. Web site: Lake Biwa Otsu Prince Hotel . https://web.archive.org/web/20201028121748/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/148316/lake-biwa-otsu-prince-hotel-otsu-japan . dead . October 28, 2020 . January 22, 2020 . Emporis.
72. Web site: San'in Godo Bank Building . January 23, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
73. Web site: San'in Godo Bank Building . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128193333/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1249713/san-in-godo-bank-building-matsue-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 23, 2020 . Emporis.
74. Web site: Act Tower . January 23, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
75. Web site: Act Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226034407/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/121258/act-tower-hamamatsu-japan . dead . December 26, 2015 . January 23, 2020 . Emporis.
76. Web site: Act Tower . January 23, 2020 . . The Skyscraper Center.
77. Web site: Utsunomiya PEAKS . January 23, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
78. Web site: Utsunomiya PEAKS . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128193422/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1437175/utsunomiya-peaks-utsunomiya-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 23, 2020 . Emporis.
79. Web site: Hotel Clement Tokushima . January 23, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
80. Web site: Clement Tokushima Hotel . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024201220/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123551/clement-tokushima-hotel-tokushima-japan . dead . October 24, 2020 . January 23, 2020 . Emporis.
81. Web site: Ravenscroft. Tom. Pelli Clarke Pelli reveals Japan's tallest skyscraper. Dezeen. August 27, 2019. September 29, 2022. May 23, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220523022129/https://www.dezeen.com/2019/08/27/pelli-clarke-pelli-japan-tallest-building-tokyo/. live.
82. Web site: Parkes. James. Japan's tallest building tops out in Tokyo. Dezeen. April 25, 2022. September 29, 2022. August 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220813022352/https://www.dezeen.com/2022/04/25/pelli-clarke-partners-a-district-japans-tallest-tower-architecture/. live.
83. Web site: Takahashi. Go. New skyscraper in Tokyo rises to dizzying 330 meters in the air. The Asahi Shimbun. April 22, 2022. September 29, 2022. June 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604235648/https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14604873. live.
84. Web site: Tower 111 . January 23, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
85. Web site: Sky Tower 41 . January 23, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
86. Web site: Sky Tower 41 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200215030834/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/343288/skytower-41-kaminoyama-japan . dead . February 15, 2020 . January 23, 2020 . Emporis.
87. Web site: Vel Tower Shimonoseki Ekimae Marine View . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128193551/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1340477/vel-tower-shimonoseki-ekimae-marine-view-shimonoseki-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 23, 2020 . Emporis.
88. Web site: Saints 25 . January 23, 2020 . Skyscraper Source Media.
89. Web site: SAINTS.25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128193627/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1294903/saints-25-kofu-japan . dead . November 28, 2020 . January 23, 2020 . Emporis.
90. Web site: Kyoto Tower . 2011-03-29 . Skyscraper Source Media.
91. Web site: Domtoren . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930084731/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124305/domtoren-nagasaki-japan . dead . September 30, 2020 . January 23, 2020 . Emporis.
92. Web site: Tokyo Skytree . June 28, 2015 . . The Skyscraper Center.