Kobe

Japan

Facts

Density

0 people per km²

0 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

6 Completed • 0 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Most Common Function*

Residential (50%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (33%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#

119

Tallest City in

the World
#

70

Tallest City in

Asia
#

6

Tallest City in

Japan

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

City Tower Kobe Sannomiya

190 m / 623 ft

2

Mikage Tower Residence

170 m / 558 ft

3

Kansai Electric Power Kobe Building

170 m / 558 ft

4

Shin-Kobe Oriental City

158 m / 518 ft

5

D'Grafort Kobe Sannomiya Tower

152 m / 499 ft

6

G-Clef Shinkobe Tower

150.9 m / 495 ft

7

Sannomiya Museum Tower

142.3 m / 467 ft

8

Hotel Okura

135 m / 443 ft

9

Kobe Crystal Tower

135 m / 443 ft

10

Kobe City Hall

132 m / 433 ft

Research

01 March 2015

Detailed Finite Element Analysis of Full-scale Four-story Steel Frame Structure

Detailed finite element (FE) analyses of a full-scale four-story steel frame structure, subjected to consecutive 60% and 100% excitations from the JR Takatori records during...

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Research

10 October 2004

Recent Activities on Earthquake Preparedness in Japan

First, the lessons on building performance from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster caused by the 1995 Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake are reviewed and then, some of...

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