7-584: The Yokohama Landmark Tower ( 横浜ランドマークタワー , Yokohama Randomāku Tawā ) is the third tallest building and fifth tallest structure in Japan, standing 296.3 m (972 ft) high. Until surpassed by Abeno Harukas in 2014, it stood as the tallest building in Japan. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city, next to the Yokohama Museum of Art . The building contains
14-449: A five-star hotel which occupies floors 49–70, with 603 rooms in total. The lower 48 floors contain shops, restaurants, clinics, and offices. The building contains two tuned mass dampers on the (hidden) 71st floor on opposite corners of the building. On the 69th floor there is an observatory, Sky Garden, from which one can see a 360-degree view of the city and, on clear days, Mount Fuji . The tower contains what were at their inauguration
21-462: A height of at least 190 m (620 ft). Visionary projects are excluded from this list, but Tokyo's tallest 'vision' projects can be found in the list of tallest structures envisioned for Tokyo . This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Japan. From its completion in 1958 and until the opening of the Tokyo Skytree in 2011, Tokyo Tower retained
28-549: A rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Existing partially habitable structures are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked. This table lists buildings that are under construction in Japan and are planned to rise at least 190 m (620 ft). Any buildings that have been topped out but are not completed are also included. This table lists buildings proposed for construction in Japan that are planned to reach
35-558: Is currently the 325.5 m (1,068 ft) tall Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower , located in the Toranomon district of Tokyo . The 390 m (1,280 ft) Torch Tower is set to be completed in 2027 as the country's new tallest building. This list ranks Japanese skyscrapers that stand at least 190 m (620 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts . An equal sign (=) following
42-725: The fastest in the world. The building was designed by the architecture and engineering division of Mitsubishi Estate , now Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei and Hugh Stubbins and Associates, later KlingStubbins . List of tallest buildings in Japan Japan has more than 300 high-rise buildings above 150 m (490 ft). Unlike China, South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia with skyscrapers exceeding 400 m (1,300 ft) in height, Japan's skyscrapers are relatively shorter. All buildings above 50 m (160 ft) must also be as earthquake-proof as possible and adhere to other strict structural standards. The tallest building in Japan
49-399: The world's fastest elevators (installed by Mitsubishi Electric ), which reach speeds of 12.5 m/s (41 ft/s) (45.0 km/h (28.0 mph)). This speed allows the elevator to reach the 69th floor in approximately 40 seconds. The elevators' speed record was surpassed by elevators of Taipei 101 (60.6 km/h, 37.7 mi/h) in 2004, but the speed of this elevator's descent is still
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