Tokyo

Japan

Facts

Population

13,185,502 (2011)

Area

2,188 km²

845 mi²

Density

6026.3 people per km²

15608 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

160 Completed • 11 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Kasumigaseki Building (1968)

Tallest Building

Toranomon Hills (256 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (39%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (54%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

6

Tallest City in

the World

4

Tallest City in

Asia

1

Tallest City in

Japan

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Toranomon-Azabudai District Main Tower	325.2 m / 1,067 ft
2	Toranomon-Azabudai District West Tower	262.8 m / 862 ft
3	Toranomon Hills	255.5 m / 838 ft
4	Midtown Tower	247.9 m / 813 ft
5	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building	243.4 m / 799 ft
6	Sunshine 60 Tower	240 m / 787 ft
7	NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building	240 m / 787 ft
8	Roppongi Hills Mori Tower	238.1 m / 781 ft
9	Toranomon-Azabudai District East Tower	237.2 m / 778 ft
10	Opera City Tower	234.4 m / 769 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Tokyo CTBUH Members

Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.	Nagoya	Platinum	19	DEV
Hitachi, Ltd.	Tokyo	Silver	25	CON • OWN • VERC
Maeda Corporation	Tokyo	Silver	2	CON • MEP
Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. Elevators & Escalators	Tokyo	Silver	94	DEV • PMNG • CON • MATR
Mori Building Co., Ltd.	Tokyo	Silver	26	URB • DEV • PROP
Nikken Sekkei Ltd	Tokyo	Silver	0	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • BACS • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • GEO • MEP • OTHR • SEIS • TRAN
Shimizu Corporation	Tokyo	Silver	47	ARCH • CON • ENGO
Taisei Corporation	Tokyo	Silver	57	CON
Takenaka Corporation	Tokyo	Silver	48	STRC • ARCH • CON • ENGO
YKK AP FAÇADE PTE LTD	Tokyo	Silver	14	FAC
Nagasaka Corporation	Tokyo	Silver	0	OWN

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

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Research

28 October 2019

The Future of Sustainable Cities and How Tall Building Urbanism has Evolved

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Research

29 July 2019

Using AI to Simulate Urban Vertical Growth

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