Towers, residences, bridges and expressways — completion years, heights and the story behind each redevelopment, drawn from public sources.
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A 14-story, 60-meter mixed-use cultural facility completed in 1995 in Tenjin, Fukuoka City. Its south-facing exterior is covered by a terraced step garden of fifteen levels, creating one of Asia's most distinctive green facades. Designed by Emilio Ambasz and Nihon Sekkei.
Opened in June 1986 at 125 metres tall, this 22-storey observation tower on the Chiba waterfront was built to mark Chiba Prefecture reaching a population of five million. It was also the first building in Japan to incorporate a dynamic damper for wind control.
Completed in 2017 with 37 floors above ground, Global Gate is a mixed-use high-rise in the Sasashima Live 24 district of Nagoya. Developed by a consortium including Toyota Tsusho and Daiwa House Industry, it combines offices, a hotel and retail in one of central Nagoya's newest urban quarters.
A landmark hotel in Kioi-cho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo. The original main building opened in 1964, and the Garden Tower — 40 stories, 143 meters — was completed in 1974. The property encompasses a 10,000-square-meter Japanese garden with over 400 years of history on the former estate of the Ii clan of Hikone.
A 180-meter steel lattice tower completed in 1954 in Sakae, Naka Ward, Nagoya — Japan's first completed television broadcasting tower. Designed by structural engineer Naito Tachu and set within Hisaya Odori Park, it has served since 2021 under the name Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER.
Opened in April 1988 at 137 metres tall, this 31-storey mixed-use tower in front of JR Omiya Station houses a concert hall, convention centre, hotel and offices — and has served as the commercial and cultural anchor of central Omiya for nearly four decades.
A 31-story, 143-meter office tower completed in 1989 in the Chuo district of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Long regarded as one of the landmark skyscrapers of the Tohoku region, it features an observation level and dining venues in its upper floors.
Opened in March 2004 at 151.3 metres tall, the Takamatsu Symbol Tower is the tallest building in Shikoku. It anchors the Sunport Takamatsu waterfront redevelopment and offers panoramic views of the Seto Inland Sea from its 29th-floor observation space.
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