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Facts
Population
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
9,733,276 (2020)
Area
628 km² • 242 mi²
Density
15,498.8 people per km²
40,141.8 people per mi²
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Tallest City in
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 | TOKYO TORCH Torch Tower | 385 m / 1,263 ft | |
| 2 | Mori JP Tower | 327.2 m / 1,073 ft | |
| 3 | Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment | 284 m / 932 ft | |
| 4 | Toranomon Hills Station Tower | 266 m / 873 ft | |
| 5 | Azabudai Hills Residence B | 262.8 m / 862 ft | |
| 6 | Toranomon Hills Mori Tower | 255.5 m / 838 ft | |
| 7 | Tofrom Yaesu Tower | 249.7 m / 819 ft | |
| 8 | Midtown Tower | 247.9 m / 813 ft | |
| 9 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building | 243.4 m / 799 ft | |
| 10 | Sunshine 60 Tower | 240 m / 787 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Tokyo CVU Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
470 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
PERI |
Platinum
|
74 | ENGM • MATR |
 |
Florian Busch Architects |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
Hitachi, Ltd. |
Silver
|
51 | CON |
 |
Maeda Corporation |
Silver
|
2 | CON |
 |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd |
Silver
|
3 | ENVE |
 |
Mitsubishi Jisho Design |
Silver
|
23 | ARCH |
 |
Mori Building Co., Ltd. |
Silver
|
30 | DEV |
 |
Nikken Sekkei Ltd |
Silver
|
126 | ARCH |
 |
Shimizu Corporation |
Silver
|
58 | ARCH |
 |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. |
Silver
|
25 | DEV |
 |
Taisei Corporation |
Silver
|
60 | CON |
 |
Takenaka Corporation |
Silver
|
52 | ARCH |
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