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Tokyo
Osaka
Nagoya
Kawasaki
Yokohama
Kobe
Chiba
Hiroshima
Sendai
Saitama
Kitakyushu
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
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Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
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 | Abeno Harukas | 300 m / 984 ft | |
| 4 | Landmark Tower | 296.3 m / 972 ft | |
| 5 | Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment | 284 m / 932 ft | |
| 6 | Toranomon Hills Station Tower | 266 m / 873 ft | |
| 7 | Azabudai Hills Residence B | 262.8 m / 862 ft | |
| 8 | Rinku Gate Tower | 256 m / 840 ft | |
| 9 | Osaka World Trade Center | 256 m / 840 ft | |
| 10 | Toranomon Hills Mori Tower | 255.5 m / 838 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Japan 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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