59 articles tagged “Skyscraper”
A 52-story, approximately 284-meter mixed-use skyscraper under construction in Nihonbashi, central Tokyo. The anchor tower of the Tokyo Midtown Nihonbashi development, led by Mitsui Fudosan, Nomura Real Estate, and Nomura Holdings, it is set to become the second-tallest building in Tokyo upon its 2026 completion.
A 55-story, 256-meter tower completed in 1995 on the artificial island of Sakishima in Osaka Bay. Originally opened as the Osaka World Trade Center (WTC), it was transferred to Osaka Prefecture in 2010 following the bankruptcy of its operating company, and now serves as the prefectural government building.
A 48-storey seismically isolated residential skyscraper completed in December 2021 in the Senba merchant district of Osaka's Chuo Ward. Developed by Sumitomo Fudosan and built by Shimizu Corporation, it rises approximately 165 metres and contains 855 homes.
A 44-storey mixed-use tower completed in February 2010 in Nishi-Shinjuku, rising 167 metres beside Shinjuku Central Park. The lower seven floors are offices; floors eight through 44 house 842 rental homes operated under Sumitomo Realty's La Tour brand.
Grand Green Osaka is the large-scale Umekita Phase 2 development on the former Umeda Freight Terminal site, Osaka. It opened in phases from September 2024, centred on a 45,000-square-metre public park. The South Building's Park Tower reaches 39 storeys and 181.5 metres; full development is expected to complete in fiscal 2027.
Grand Front Osaka opened in April 2013 as a three-tower mixed-use complex directly north of JR Osaka Station. The tallest tower reaches 38 storeys and 179.5 metres, with Knowledge Capital — a hub for industry-academia collaboration — at the complex's core.
Completed in June 2018, the Nihonbashi Takashimaya Mitsui Building stands 32 storeys and 176.66 metres tall in Nihonbashi, Chuo Ward. Built immediately beside the 1933 Nihonbashi Takashimaya main store — a National Important Cultural Property — it is a landmark example of heritage preservation and high-rise redevelopment coexisting within a single city block.
Opened on 7 March 2014, Abeno Harukas stands 300 metres tall across 60 storeys above ground — Japan's tallest building at the time of completion. A Kintetsu department store, art museum, offices, Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel and the Harukas 300 observation deck are integrated into a single tower directly above Osaka Abenobashi station.
Completed in 2016 on the site of the former Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, this 36-storey, 180-metre mixed-use complex by Seibu Properties brings together offices, a luxury hotel, and retail in the historic Kioicho neighbourhood of Chiyoda City. Designed by Nikken Sekkei and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.
Completed in February 2018, this 35-storey, 192-metre complex by Mitsui Fudosan stands on the former Sanshin Building site in Yurakucho 1-chome, Chiyoda City. Designed by Hopkins Architects as master design architect with Nikken Sekkei handling urban planning and design supervision, it faces Hibiya Park with a public plaza that links the tower to the surrounding greenery.
A 48-storey, 225-metre skyscraper completed in January 2023 in the heart of Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Containing a live music hall, theatre, cinema and two hotels but no office floors, it translates the entertainment character of the district into a vertical tower.
A 45-story residential skyscraper completed in 2009 through an urban redevelopment project in front of Nakameguro Station. At 164 meters, it is the tallest building in Meguro City, standing above the cherry-tree-lined Meguro River.
A 60-story residential skyscraper completed in 2017 through an urban redevelopment project in the Nishi-Shinjuku 5-chome district. Standing approximately 199 meters tall, it participates in the same skyline as Nishi-Shinjuku's established office towers.
A 55-story residential skyscraper completed in 2015 through an urban redevelopment project in Shinjuku's Tomihisa district. Built to replace a densely packed low-rise neighborhood, it now stands as one of the tallest towers in Shinjuku City.
A 50-story educational skyscraper in Nishi-Shinjuku whose cocoon-shaped façade won the 2008 Emporis Skyscraper Award — the first time a Japanese building claimed the top prize.
A 52-story, 235-meter mixed-use skyscraper completed in 1994 in the Nishi-Shinjuku high-rise district. Designed by Kenzo Tange Associates, it houses the Park Hyatt Tokyo on its upper floors above a large office component.
A 40-story, 167-meter office tower completed in 1994 at the heart of the Yebisu Garden Place complex, developed by Sapporo Real Estate on the former site of the Sapporo Beer Yebisu brewery.
A large mixed-use district on the north bank of the Tama River, developed between 2010 and 2015. The main tower stands 42 stories and 151.1 meters, planned by Conran and Partners to seamlessly connect the energy of a major station with the calm of a broad riverside park.
A seven-building mixed-use complex completed in 2003 on the former Japanese National Railways freight yard east of Shinagawa Station. Its tallest tower, Shinagawa Grand Central Tower, rises 32 floors and 148 metres above Konan. A 400-metre linear park ties the buildings together, setting the complex apart from a conventional office cluster.
A large mixed-use complex on the former Tokyo Gas Shibaura factory site, completed in full in July 2020. Tamachi Station Tower N stands 36 floors and 180.08 metres tall, paired with a 31-floor Tower S (168.88 m), a Pullman hotel, and 36 retail outlets near Tamachi Station.
Three high-rise office towers completed in 1998 on the former JNR freight yard east of Shinagawa Station. Tower A, the tallest at 32 floors and 144.5 metres, anchors the Konan exit skyline and helped transform the district into one of Tokyo's leading corporate hubs.
Completed in January 1990, the 43-storey, 180-metre headquarters of NEC Corporation features a striking mid-rise void — approximately 42 metres wide and 15 metres tall — designed to channel wind through the building and reduce turbulence at street level.
A 43-storey, 231-metre mixed-use tower completed in 2016 as the centrepiece of the Roppongi 3-chome Eastern Area redevelopment, designed by Nikken Sekkei and connected directly to Roppongi-itchome Station.
Completed in August 2012 as the second major chapter of the Ark Hills precinct, this 48-storey, 206.7-metre mixed-use tower weaves office floors, residences, and retail into a hillside setting defined by expansive gardens at its base.
Completed in 2002 as the centrepiece of the Izumi Garden mixed-use precinct in Roppongi 1-chome, this 45-storey, 201-metre office tower by Nikken Sekkei introduced a garden-integrated, station-direct model of urban redevelopment to one of Tokyo's most established business neighbourhoods.
Completed in March 1986 as the office centrepiece of the Ark Hills mixed-use complex in Akasaka, this 37-storey tower by Irie Miyake Architects & Engineers is widely cited as the founding model for large-scale private-sector urban redevelopment in Japan.
A 39-storey office tower completed in March 2021 in Hamamatsucho, reaching approximately 197 metres. Developed jointly by World Trade Center Building Co., Tokyo Monorail Co., and Kajima Corporation, it leads the phased reconstruction of the site once occupied by the 1970 main building.
A 38-story mixed-use tower completed in March 2020, reaching approximately 180 metres in Toranomon. Developed by Mori Trust, it stacks offices, the Tokyo Edition hotel, and residences within a single tower, with interiors by Kengo Kuma and Associates.
A 40-story smart-building tower completed in May 2020 on the Takeshiba waterfront, standing approximately 208 metres tall. Developed by Tokyu Land Corporation Group, its IoT platform with over 1,300 sensors manages the building environment in real time.
A 34-story, 182.5-meter supertall completed in 2012 on the site of the former Tokyu Cultural Center. Standing at Shibuya Station's east exit, it fired the opening shot in the district's large-scale redevelopment and remains the definitive landmark of the east side.
A 35-story, approximately 180-meter tower completed in 2018 on the site of the former Tokyu Toyoko Line's elevated station. Its development revived the Shibuya River and created a waterfront promenade connecting Shibuya Station's south exit to Daikanyama.
A 33-story, 164-meter office and retail complex completed in 2005. The lower floors house TOKIA, a dining destination known for its late-night restaurants, while upper floors serve as office space in the Marunouchi district.
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Twin supertall towers completed in October 2007 flanking the Yaesu exit of Tokyo Station. The North Tower stands 43 floors and approximately 205 meters; the South Tower stands 42 floors and approximately 200 meters. Both were designed with large-scale glass facades by Helmut Jahn.
A 45-story mixed-use tower completed in 2022 on the Yaesu side of Tokyo Station. Standing approximately 240 meters tall, it integrates a bus terminal, a municipal elementary school, offices, and a hotel in a single structure — one of Tokyo's clearest examples of vertical urban consolidation.
A 39-story, 195-meter mixed-use skyscraper completed in 2005, standing directly beside the Mitsui Main Building, a designated Important Cultural Property built in 1929. Developed by Mitsui Fudosan, the tower houses Mandarin Oriental Tokyo on its upper floors.
A 24-story, 124-meter office tower completed in 2013 in Kyobashi, Chuo City, notable for its stacked green terraces and environmental design. Winner of the 57th BCS Award, directly connected underground to Kyobashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
A 38-story, 200-meter mixed-use tower completed in 2012, built around the preserved facade of the 1931 Tokyo Central Post Office. The lower floors house the KITTE retail complex, with interiors designed by Kengo Kuma.
Twin towers in Otemachi with a combined floor area of about 354,000 m² — a large complex born from chained urban renewal.
A 38-story mixed-use tower completed in April 2014 in the heart of Otemachi, Tokyo. Designed by KPF, the building rises approximately 200 meters and combines Aman Tokyo luxury hotel, offices, and a genuine urban forest at its base.
A 38-story, 197-meter office-and-retail complex completed in 2007. Developed by Mitsubishi Estate with a concept design by Hopkins Architects, it faces the Marunouchi Building directly across Naka-dori.
Japan's future tallest skyscraper, under construction as part of the TOKYO TORCH development north of Tokyo Station. Torch Tower is planned at 63 floors and 390 meters, with completion expected in the 2027 fiscal year.
The symbol of Minato Mirai. Completed in 1993, a 296 m skyscraper representing the Kanto region.
Completed in 1968, a 36-story office building regarded as the starting point of Japan's skyscrapers.
A 54-story, 223-meter office building forming part of West Shinjuku's high-rise district.
A 55-story, 223-meter office building representative of the early years of West Shinjuku's high-rise district.
Recognizable by its crown, a 50-story, roughly 210-meter office building in West Shinjuku.
Known for its triangular floor plan, a 52-story, 210-meter office building in West Shinjuku.
A 60-story building rising over Ikebukuro; long the tallest in Japan and a symbol of the subcenter.
Designed by Kenzo Tange, a 48-story, 243-meter government building rising over West Shinjuku.
Integrated with cultural facilities, a 54-story, roughly 234-meter mixed-use tower in Hatsudai.
A supertall NTT DoCoMo building just south of Shinjuku, known for its clock tower and Empire State Building–like silhouette.
A Shiodome tower designed by Jean Nouvel, characterized by its curved façade.
A redevelopment tower at the foot of Mt. Atago, planned together with its greenery.
The core of Roppongi Hills, which championed an 'arts and cultural city.' A pioneer of large-scale redevelopment in Tokyo.
A high-rise office in Shiodome Sio-Site, with the former Shimbashi Station preserved at its base.
The symbolic tower of a large mixed-use development in Akasaka, built around greenery and art.
A supertall office building standing above Loop Route 2 — the starting point of the regeneration of the Toranomon area.
The newest tower of Toranomon Hills, developed integrally with Toranomon Hills Station on the Hibiya Line.
A roughly 325 m supertall mixed-use tower that opened in 2023 — a building that represents Tokyo.