List of tallest buildings in Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture is the third most populated of Japan's 47 prefectures.[1] In Osaka, there are 37 buildings that stand taller than 150 metres (492 ft). The Abenobashi Terminal Building, which was completed in 2014, is the tallest building in Osaka and in Japan at 300 metres (984 ft). Both rising 256 metres (840 ft), the Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building and the Rinku Gate Tower Building, which were completed in 1995 and 1996 respectively, are the second tallest buildings in the prefecture. The prefecture's third tallest building is The Kitahama, which rises 55 stories and 252 metres (827 ft) in height. Overall, of the 25 tallest buildings in Japan, 4 are in Osaka Prefecture.[2]

Osaka has been the site of many skyscraper construction projects in recent years. Since 2000, 16 buildings rising higher than 150 metres (492 ft) have been completed. As of September 2010, four such buildings are under construction in the prefecture. Several other construction projects planned to exceed the height of 150 metres are proposed for the near future.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Osaka skyscrapers that stand at least 150 meters (492 feet) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft)		 Floors Year Coordinates Ward Notes
1 Abeno Harukas 300 (984) 60 2014 34°38′45.6″N 135°30′48.2″E / 34.646000°N 135.513389°E Abeno Tallest building in Japan[3][4][5]
2= Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building 256 (840) 55 1995 34°38′18″N 135°24′54″E / 34.63833°N 135.41500°E Suminoe 2nd-tallest building in Japan[6][7][8]
2= Rinku Gate Tower 256 (840) 56 1996 34°24′40″N 135°18′0″E / 34.41111°N 135.30000°E Izumisano 2nd-tallest building in Japan[9][10][11]
4 The Kitahama 209 (687) 54 2009 34°41′21″N 135°30′25.5″E / 34.68917°N 135.507083°E Chūō Tallest all-residential building in Japan; 22nd-tallest building in Japan; Tallest building completed in Osaka in the 2000s[12][13][14]
5= X-Tower Osaka Bay 200 (657) 54 2006 34°40′6.5″N 135°27′37″E / 34.668472°N 135.46028°E Minato 28th-tallest building in Japan[15][16][17]
5= ORC 200 200 (656) 51 1993 34°40′9″N 135°27′40″E / 34.66917°N 135.46111°E Minato 28th-tallest building in Japan[18][19][20]
7 Nakanoshima Festival Tower 199 (653) 39 2012 34°41′36.7″N 135°29′48.3″E / 34.693528°N 135.496750°E Kita [21][22][23]
8 KEPCO Headquarters 195 (641) 41 2004 34°41′34″N 135°29′33.5″E / 34.69278°N 135.492639°E Kita 33rd-tallest building in Japan[24][25][26]
9 HERBIS Osaka 190 (622) 40 1997 34°41′55″N 135°29′34.5″E / 34.69861°N 135.492917°E Kita 42nd-tallest building in Japan[27][28][29]
10 Umeda Hankyu Building 187 (614) 41 2010 34°42′9″N 135°29′56″E / 34.70250°N 135.49889°E Kita 47th-tallest building in Japan[30][31][32]
11 Grand Front Osaka Tower A 180 (589) 38 2013 34°42′15.6″N 135°29′41″E / 34.704333°N 135.49472°E Kita [33][34]
12= City Tower Nishi-Umeda 177 (582) 50 2007 34°42′0″N 135°29′8.5″E / 34.70000°N 135.485694°E Fukushima [35][36][37]
12= The Tower Osaka 177 (581) 50 2008 34°41′40″N 135°29′20.5″E / 34.69444°N 135.489028°E Fukushima [38][39][40]
14 OAP Tower 176 (578) 39 1994 34°41′39.5″N 135°31′11.5″E / 34.694306°N 135.519861°E Kita [41][42][43]
15= Breezé Tower 175 (574) 34 2008 34°41′55″N 135°29′38″E / 34.69861°N 135.49389°E Kita [44][45][46]
15= Grand Front Osaka South Tower B 175 (575) 38 2013 34°42′19.6″N 135°29′40″E / 34.705444°N 135.49444°E Kita [47][48]
17 Grand Front Osaka Owner's Tower 174 (572) 48 2013 34°42′26″N 135°29′38.6″E / 34.70722°N 135.494056°E Kita [49][50]
18 Umeda Sky Building 173 (568) 40 1993 34°42′19″N 135°29′23″E / 34.70528°N 135.48972°E Kita [51][52][53]
19 City Tower Osaka 170 (558) 50 2003 34°41′11″N 135°30′27″E / 34.68639°N 135.50750°E Chūō [54][55][56]
20 ORC 200 Prio Tower 167 (549) 50 1992 34°40′10.7″N 135°27′34.7″E / 34.669639°N 135.459639°E Minato [57][58][59]
21 The Senri Tower 164 (539) 50 2009 34°48′40″N 135°29′40″E / 34.81111°N 135.49444°E Toyonaka [60][61][62]
22 City Tower Grand Tennoji 162 (531) 43 2007 34°38′37.5″N 135°31′3″E / 34.643750°N 135.51750°E Abeno [63][64][65]
23= Applause Tower 161 (529) 34 1992 34°42′31″N 135°29′54.5″E / 34.70861°N 135.498472°E Kita [66][67][68]
23= Osaka Fukushima Tower 161 (527) 45 2011 34°41′35″N 135°28′52″E / 34.69306°N 135.48111°E Fukushima [69][70][71]
25 Nakanoshima Dai Building 160 (525) 35 2009 34°41′34″N 135°29′33.5″E / 34.69278°N 135.492639°E Kita [72][73][74]
26= Twin 21 MID Tower 157 (515) 38 1986 34°41′34″N 135°31′53.7″E / 34.69278°N 135.531583°E Chūō [75][76][77]
26= Twin 21 Panasonic Tower 157 (515) 38 1986 34°41′36″N 135°31′51″E / 34.69333°N 135.53083°E Chūō [78][79][80]
26= OBP Castle Tower 157 (515) 38 1988 34°41′30″N 135°31′58″E / 34.69167°N 135.53278°E Chūō [81][82][83]
26= Crystal Tower 157 (514) 37 1990 34°41′31.7″N 135°31′43.5″E / 34.692139°N 135.528750°E Chūō [84][85][86]
30= Meiji-Yasuda Seimei Umeda Building 156 (511) 30 2000 34°41′55″N 135°29′29.5″E / 34.69861°N 135.491528°E Kita [87][88][89]
30= The Namba Tower 156 (511) 46 2007 34°39′38.5″N 135°30′4.3″E / 34.660694°N 135.501194°E Naniwa [90][91][92]
30= City Tower Osaka Temma The River & Parks 156 (510) 45 2010 34°42′29″N 135°30′58.5″E / 34.70806°N 135.516250°E Kita [93][94]
30= Geo Tower Tenroku 156 (510) 44 2013 34°42′40.5″N 135°30′41.5″E / 34.711250°N 135.511528°E Kita [95][96]
34 Grand Front Osaka North Tower C 154 (505) 33 2013 34°42′23.6″N 135°29′40″E / 34.706556°N 135.49444°E Kita [97]
35 Yodoyabashi Apple Tower Residence 153 (500) 46 2007 34°41′22″N 135°30′12″E / 34.68944°N 135.50333°E Chūō [98][99][100]
36 D'Grafort Osaka N.Y. Tower Higobashi 151 (494) 46 2008 34°41′23.6″N 135°29′49.2″E / 34.689889°N 135.497000°E Nishi [101][102][103]
37 Ōsaka Station North Gate Building 150 (492) 29 2011 34°42′9.5″N 135°29′39.3″E / 34.702639°N 135.494250°E Kita [104][105][106]
* Indicates buildings that are still under construction but have been topped out.
= Indicates buildings that have the same rank because they have the same height.

Tallest structures

This list ranks Tokyo structures that stand at least 150 meters (492 feet) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires, architectural details and antenna masts.

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft)		 Floors Year Coordinates Structure type Ward Notes
1 Nanko Power Plant 200 (656) chimney Suminoe

Tallest under construction, approved or proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Osaka and are planned to rise at least 150 metres (492 ft). Any buildings that have been topped out but are not completed are also included.

Name Height
m (ft)		 Floors Year Ward Notes
Osaka Hibikino Machi - The Sanctus Tower 190 (622) 53 2015 Nishi Construction started in 2012[107]
Osaka Metropolis Tower 153 (502) 46 2016 Nishi Construction started in 2013[108]

Approved

This lists buildings that are approved for construction in Osaka and are planned to rise at least 150 meters (492 feet).

Name Height
m (ft)		 Floors Year Ward Notes
Nakanoshima Festival Tower West 200 (656) 41 2017 Kita Construction is planned to start in 2014[109][110]

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Osaka and are planned to rise at least 150 meters (492 feet).

Name Height
m (ft)		 Floors Year Ward Notes
Umeda 3-Chome 187 (613) 41 2019 Kita [111][112]
Nankai Kaikan Building New Building Plan 154 (505) 29 2019 Chūō Construction is planned to start in 2016[113]

Timeline of tallest buildings

Osaka Obayashi Building

This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Osaka.

Name Years as tallest Height
m (ft) 		Floors Ward Notes
Osaka Obayashi Building 1973–1973 120 (393) 30 Chūō [114]
Osaka Kokusai Building 1973–1977 125 (410) 32 Chūō [115][116]
Hankyu Grand Building 1977–1979 127 (417) 32 Kita [117][118]
Osaka-Ekimae Daisan Building 1979–1986 132 (432) 34 Kita [119][120]
Twin 21 Towers 1986–1992 157 (515) 38 Chūō [121][122][123][124]
OBP Castle Tower 1986–1992 157 (515) 38 Chūō [125][126]
ORC 200 Prio Tower 1992–1993 167 (548) 50 Minato [127][128]
ORC 200 1993–1995 200 (656) 51 Minato [129][130]
Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building 1995–2014? 256 (840) 55 Suminoe [131][132]
Abeno Harukas 2014–Present 300 (984) 60 Abeno [133]

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