The city of Tokyo has one of the largest numbers of skyscrapers in the world. As of April 2026, there are more than 205 buildings over 150 meters (492 ft) tall built or topped out in the city, ranking 6th in the world.
And in general a skyscraper in Tokyo has much more floor area than that of a skyscraper of same height in other cities, this is one of the reasons of why the skyline of Tokyo looks even denser than those cities with more 150m+ buildings.
The city's 634-meter Skytree Tower is the tallest tower and second tallest structure in the world. Currently the tallest building in Tokyo is Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, which is 325 meters tall, completed in 2023, it is the first supertall (buildings above 300m tall) and currently the only supertall in the city. There are two other supertalls proposed for the city, those future skyscrapers are listed on the page of Skyscrapers Under Construction or Proposed in Tokyo.
Below are the top 17 tallest buildings in Tokyo, sightseeing towers like Tokyo Tower and Skytree Tower are also included, but are not ranked with numbers.
Buildings are ranked by architectural height, and roof height or total height are listed for reference.
Tokyo Skytree
Height (Architectural & To tip): 634 m (2080 ft) Height (Roof): 495 m (1624 ft)
Year Built: 2012 Location: Sumida
Uses: Sightseeing, Broadcasting
Built in 2012, Tokyo Skytree has become the new icon of Tokyo, the tower is currently the world's second tallest man-made structure, only after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The tower has two sky pods, one lower and larger, the other higher and smaller, each sky pod contains an observation deck (see details in Observation Decks in Tokyo), respectively at 350m and 450m high from ground. As shown in the picture above, the upper sky pod is surrounded by a spiral structure, it is a glass skywalk, in which visitors ascend the last few meters to the highest point of the upper observation deck.
Tokyo Tower
Height (Architectural & To tip): 333 m (1092 ft) Height (Without antenna): 252 m (827ft)
Year Built: 1958 Location: Shiba-koen, Minato
Uses: Sightseeing, Broadcasting
Standing at 333 meters, Tokyo Tower was the tallest structure in Tokyo before March 2010, when it was surpassed by Tokyo Skytree. The design of the tower was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and is 9 meters taller due to a much longer spire. The tower acts as the supportive structure for an antenna which is used for broadcasting and starts from a height of 252 meters. Besides the purpose of broadcasting, the tower contains two observation decks, the lower one at 150 meters high is the Main Deck and has two stories, the taller one is called Top Deck and is claimed to reach a height of 249 meters, though in fact it's lower than what is claimed, as the roof is only 252 meters, the deck is significantly below it.
Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower is a skyscraper located in Azabudai 1-chome, Minato Ward, approximately 400 meters from Tokyo Tower.
It is developed by Mori Building and is Tokyo's first skyscraper to exceed 300 meters in height, and has become the tallest building in Japan, surpassing Osaka's 300-meter-tall Abenobashi Terminal Building. It will hold the title of Japan's tallest building for several years until it is surpassed by the 390-meter-tall Torch Tower in 2028.
It is a mixed-use building, with offices on the lower and mid-floors and residences on the upper floors. With a gross floor area of over 460,000 square meters, it is the largest skyscraper in the world by floor area.
2. Nihonbashi 1-chome Central District Redevelopment
This 284-meter-tall skyscraper is situated on the southern bank of the Nihonbashi River, adjacent to the Nihonbashi Bridge, which was originally constructed in 1911. Although the building is currently still under construction, it has already topped out.
Comprising 52 stories above ground, the building is predominantly occupied by office floors, while the upper levels will contain a hotel known as the "Waldorf Astoria Tokyo Nihonbashi". The hotel is slated to feature 197 guest rooms spanning floors 39 through 47 (floors 48 through 52 will serve as mechanical floors), and its operations will be managed by Hilton. The "Waldorf Astoria" is the company's premier luxury brand.
Toranomon Hills Station Tower is a 266-meter-tall skyscraper completed in 2023 as part of Mori Building's Toranomon redevelopment project. The project also includes Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, previously the tallest building in Tokyo, which was completed in 2014. This new skyscraper is built next to Toranomon Hills Mori Tower and surpassed its height. The building is primarily occupied by office space, with a hotel on the lower floors. The top floors feature a venue for hosting various business events, offering views of the city.
Uses: Residence, Office, Retail Floor area: 185,228 m²
Formerly known as the Toranomon-Azabudai District Redevelopment Block B-1, and also referred to as the Toranomon-Azabudai District West Tower, this tower is the second tallest tower within the Toranomon-Azabudai Redevelopment Project, and is one of two towers accompanying the 325-meter-tall Main Tower (Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower) located in Block A.
The tower has 64 stories, matching the floor count of the 325-meter Main Tower, yet its overall height is a more modest 263 meters as it consists primarily of residential units. The building features a total of 970 residential units, including 170 serviced apartments, spanning floors 6 through 64. Floors 3 through 5 serve as office space, while retail facilities are situated at the base of the tower.
5. Toranomon Hills Mori Tower
Height (Architectural & Roof): 256 m (838 ft) Height (To tip): 258 m (846 ft) Floor Count: 52
Year Built: 2014 Location: Toranomon, Minato
Uses: Hotel, Residential, Office Floor area: 244,360 m²
Built in 2014, Toranomon Hills Mori Tower has been the tallest building in Tokyo for 5 years. The building is a mixed-use skyscraper, the bottom floors are occupied by retail stores, the floors above them until 36th floor are office floors, and the next 10 floors above that are for residential use, containing 172 units, the uppermost 6 floors are occupied by a Hyatt hotel, with 164 guest rooms. There's a rooftop bar on the top floor with great views of the city.
It's worth to note that the building has a road that goes through its base, a feature that kind of similar to the Gate Tower in Osaka. The road is called Loop Road No.2, it was built by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to connect Shinbashi and Toranomon districts in Central Tokyo, many houses were expropriated to make room for the road, and the government built the tower above the road to accommodate the displaced residents, so that they don't need to move away.
TOFROM YAESU TOWER (formerly known as the Tokyo Station Yaesu 1-chome East District Redevelopment Project) is situated in close proximity to the Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station.
This 51-story building consists of a large 11-story commercial facility that stands 45 meters tall at the base, and office floors built on top of it. The building was completed just recently, in February 2026.
Midtown Tower was the tallest building in Tokyo from 2007 to 2014. The 54-story building mainly serves as an office tower, office spaces occupy the floors 7 to 44, while the floors 45 to 53 are home to a Ritz-Carlton hotel. 54th floor is a mechanical floor.
8. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Height (Architectural & Roof): 243 m (798 ft) Height (To tip): 260 m (853 ft) Floor Count: 48
Year Built: 1991 Location: Shinjuku
Uses: Government office, Observation Floor area: 196,000 m²
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building is the headquarters of Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which governs the city of Tokyo and the whole Tokyo Metropolitan. The building was the tallest building in Tokyo from 1991 to 2007, and is still the tallest building in Shinjuku ward (the term 'ward' is equivalent to borough of some western cities), which is home to one of the largest skyscraper clusters in the city.
Designed by Kenzo Tange, the building is composed of two twin towers and a lower bridging building in between, its overall shape resembles that of a Gothic cathedral. Both of its towers have observation decks on uppermost floors and open to public for free.
9. Sunshine 60
Height (Architectural): 240 m (787 ft) Height (To tip): 258 m (846 ft) Floor Count: 60
Year Built: 1978 Location: Ikebukuro, Toshima
Uses: Office, Restaurants, Observation Floor area: 241,546 m²
As its name suggests, Sunshine 60 has 60 floors, it's the building with highest number of floors in Tokyo. Floors 1 to 9 of the building are commercial spaces, floors 10 to 57 are office floors, the headquarters of FamilyMart (one of the largest convenience store chains in Asia) is on the 17th floor. 58th to 59th floors are occupied by restaurants. The 60th floor is an observation deck, visitors can see the aerial view of the city from a height of 222 meters (728 ft) off the ground.
Sunshine 60 is rumored to be a haunted skyscraper, as it was built on the site of the dismantled Sugamo Prison (numerous people were executed in the prison, including Hideki Tojo, the Prime Minister of Japan during WWII, he was hanged in the prison), there have been reports of supernatural sightings in the building.
The building is heavily featured in Japanese manga series "X", it's one of the sacred barriers (known as 'kekkai') protecting Tokyo in the manga. Now the area around Sunshine 60 is very popular among anime and manga enthusiasts, cosplayers can often be spotted around the site.
10. NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building
Height (Architectural & Roof): 240 m (787 ft) Height (To tip): 272 m (893 ft) Floor Count: 33
Year Built: 2000 Location: Shibuya
Uses: Office, Communication, Technical Floor area: 51,122 m²
NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building is Tokyo's tallest building by pinnacle height, the design of the building closely similar to that of the Art-Deco skyscrapers built in New York City in 1930s, like the Empire State Building, or the Chrysler Building.
The building is owned by the NTT Docomo group (Japan's predominant mobile phone operator), and is totally used by the company itself, the floors under 15th floor are used for office space, floors 15 to 25 are used to house the company's technical equipment for its cellular telephone service.
A notable feature of the tower is that large clock installed on it, the clock is 15 meters in diameter. Before the completion of the Abraj Al Bait in Mecca, NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building had been the tallest clock tower in the world.
Uses: Office, Hotel, Elementary School, Bus Terminal Floor area: 283,900 m²
Also known as the Yaesu Central Tower, the building is situated between the TOFROM YAESU TOWER to the north and the Yaesu 2-chome Central District Redevelopment project (planned height: 225m) to the south.
Completed in August 2022, it was the first of the three skyscrapers within the Yaesu redevelopment area to reach completion.
The building primarily houses office space, occupying floors 7 through 38. Floors 39 through 45 are home to a hotel operated by Bulgari Hotels & Resorts, featuring 98 guest rooms, two restaurants, and a rooftop bar located on the 45th floor.
12. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
Height (Architectural & Roof): 238 m (781 ft) Height (To tip): 245 m (804 ft) Floor Count: 54
Year Built: 2003 Location: Roppongi, Minato
Uses: Office, Museum, Observation, Retail Floor area: 380,105 m²
Developed by Mori Building Company, which is the developer behind Toranomon Hills (the tallest building in this list), Roppongi Hills Mori Tower is intended to be a city within the city, it's one of the largest buildings in the world, with a total floor area of 380,105 square meters, this amount of space is even higher than that of Shanghai Tower, a megatall skyscraper that rises 632 meters.
The bottom 6 floors are retail spaces, floors 7 to 48 are office spaces, which are leased to a variety of companies, and also house the headquarters of Mori Building Company itself. The uppermost 6 floors are occupied by Mori Arts Center, which includes Mori Art Museum and an observatory, from where visitors are provided with the aerial view of Tokyo. Both indoor and open-air observation decks are available, respectively are on the 52nd floor and 54th floor.
Formerly known as the Toranomon-Azabudai District Redevelopment Block B-2, and also referred to as the Toranomon-Azabudai District East Tower, this building is another companion tower to the 325-meter-tall Mori JP Tower. Like the West Tower, it is primarily residential, featuring approximately 330 residential units spanning floors 14 through 53, while the uppermost floor, the 54th, serves as a mechanical floor. Plans are also in place to house a luxury hotel on floors 1 through 13, comprising approximately 120 guest rooms.
14. Shinjuku Park Tower
Height (Architectural): 234 m (768 ft) Height (Roof): 230 m (755 ft) Height (To tip): 240 m (787 ft) Floor Count: 52
Year Built: 1994 Location: Shinjuku
Uses: Hotel, Office Floor area: 264,141 m²
Shinjuku Park Tower is the second tallest building in Shinjuku ward, and same as Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, this building is also designed by Kenzo Tange, it's a single building consisting of three connected towers.
Like many other skyscrapers in Tokyo, the building is mainly an office building, except for the upper floors, 39th to 52nd floors are occupied by a Park Hyatt hotel, the 52nd floor of the hotel has a bar called New York Bar, which is featured in the film Lost In Translation.
Tokyo Opera City Tower is the third tallest building in Shinjuku, it's named that for being a part of a complex called Tokyo Opera City, which contains a theater (the New National Theater) that is situated adjacent to tower.
16. Sumitomo Roppongi Grand Tower
Height (Architectural): 231 m (757 ft) Height (To tip): 249 m (817 ft) Floor Count: 40
Year Built: 2016 Location: Roppongi, Minato
Uses: Office Floor area: 201,820 m²
Built in 2016, this tower is one of the latest skyscrapers built in Tokyo, it's developed by Sumitomo Realty and is built adjacent to the iconic Izumi Garden Tower (a green colored building that is composed of several tube structures of different heights, similar to the Willis Tower in Chicago), which is owned by the same developer.
Shibuya Scramble Square is a 47-floor skyscraper in Shibuya ward, it is recently built in 2019, and is currently the second tallest building in Shibuya. The building is right next to the Shibuya Station and is close to the famous Shibuya Crossing, a place similar to the Times Square intersection in New York City.
The rooftop of Shibuya Scramble Square has an open-air observation deck, and is the largest rooftop space in Japan, from there visitors can get the close aerial view of the area around Shibuya Crossing and many landmark buildings in Tokyo in the distance. One of the interesting sights can be seen from the observation deck is a soccer field on the roof of a nearby building.
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