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Facts
Population
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
13,185,502 (2011)
Area
2,188 km² • 845 mi²
Density
6,026.3 people per km²
15,608.0 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 | Toranomon-Azabudai District Main Tower | 325.2 m / 1,067 ft | |
| 2 | Nihonbashi 1-Chōme Central District Redevelopment | 284 m / 932 ft | |
| 3 | Toranomon Hills Station Tower | 265 m / 869 ft | |
| 4 | Toranomon-Azabudai District West Tower | 262.8 m / 862 ft | |
| 5 | Toranomon Hills | 255.5 m / 838 ft | |
| 6 | Tokyo Ekimae Yaesu 1-Chome East District Redevelopment | 249.7 m / 819 ft | |
| 7 | Midtown Tower | 247.9 m / 813 ft | |
| 8 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building | 243.4 m / 799 ft | |
| 9 | Sunshine 60 Tower | 240 m / 787 ft | |
| 10 | Tokyo Midtown Yaesu | 240 m / 787 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Tokyo CTBUH Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
383 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
PERI |
Platinum
|
20 | MATR |
 |
Hitachi, Ltd. |
Silver
|
15 | CON • OWN • VERC |
 |
Maeda Corporation |
Silver
|
2 | CON |
 |
Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. Elevators & Escalators |
Silver
|
1 | CON |
 |
Mitsubishi Estate Corporation |
Silver
|
23 | DEV |
 |
Mitsubishi Jisho Design |
Silver
|
20 | ARCH |
 |
Mori Building Co., Ltd. |
Silver
|
27 | URB • DEV • PROP |
 |
Nikken Sekkei Ltd |
Silver
|
0 | ARCH |
 |
Shimizu Corporation |
Silver
|
55 | ARCH • CON • ENGO |
 |
Sumitomo Corporation |
Silver
|
1 | DEV |
 |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. |
Silver
|
23 | DEV |
 |
Taisei Corporation |
Silver
|
60 | CON |
 |
Takenaka Corporation |
Silver
|
50 | STRC • ARCH • CON • ENGO |
CTBUH People & Events
Vertical Transportation: Ascent & Acceleration
12 September 2017
CTBUH partnered with Guinness World Records to…
2016 China-Japan-Korea Tall Building Forum
08 July 2016
The third China-Japan-Korea Tall Building Forum…
Videos
17 October 2016
The Largest Megacity in the World: Assessing the Urbanization of the Pearl River Delta
With the world’s urban population expected to increase by roughly 2.5 billion people by 2050, developing an understanding of megalopolises is critical to understanding and...
Research
01 March 2020
Modern Skyscrapers in the Late 19th Century
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Global News
13 March 2023
The Construction of a 2,000 Unit High-Rise has Begun in Tokyo Bay
Construction on two 54-story apartment towers called Toyomi District Cat. 1 Town Redevelopment Project started in early January 2023 after being pushed back since 2020. ...