List of tallest buildings in Osaka

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This list of tallest buildings in Osaka ranks buildings in Osaka, Japan by height. As of March 2024, Osaka has 5 skyscrapers above 200 meters (657 ft) and 48 skyscrapers above 150 meters (492 ft), of which 45 are listed by the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.[1]

Tallest buildingAbeno Harukas (2014)
Tallest building height300 m (984 ft)
First 150 m+ buildingTwin 21 MID Tower (1986)
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)250 (2025)
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Skyscrapers in Umeda district
Tallest buildingAbeno Harukas (2014)
Tallest building height300 m (984 ft)
First 150 m+ buildingTwin 21 MID Tower (1986)
Number of tall buildings
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)250 (2025)
Taller than 150 m (492 ft)53 (2025)
Taller than 200 m (656 ft)5 (2025)
Taller than 300 m (984 ft)1
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Osaka is the third most populous city of Japan, and is the core city of the Keihanshin metropolitan area. Abeno Harukas, which was completed in 2014, is the tallest building in Osaka and the second tallest in Japan at 300 metres (980 ft). The Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building, at a height of 256 meters (840 ft), is the second tallest building in the city. This height is matched by the Rinku Gate Tower Building in Izumisano, completed in 1996, which is not in the city of Osaka itself. The city'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 2010, 23 buildings rising higher than 150 metres (490 ft) have been completed. The majority of skyscrapers in Osaka are located in the ward of Kita.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Osaka skyscrapers that stand at least 150 metres (490 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Image Height
m (ft)
Floors Year Coordinates Ward Notes
01.01 Abeno Harukas 300 (984) 60 2014 34°38′45.6″N 135°30′48.2″E Abeno 2nd-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 Suminoe 4th-tallest building in Japan[6][7][8]
3 The Kitahama 209 (687) 54 2009 34°41′21″N 135°30′25.5″E Chūō Tallest all-residential building in Japan; 22nd-tallest building in Japan; Tallest building completed in Osaka in the 2000s[9][10][11]
4= Osaka Bay Tower 200 (657) 51 1993 34°40′9″N 135°27′40″E Minato 28th-tallest building in Japan[12][13][14]
X-Tower Osaka Bay 200 (657) 54 2006 34°40′6.5″N 135°27′37″E Minato 28th-tallest building in Japan[15][16][17]
Nanko Power Plant[A] 200 (657) Suminoe
6= Nakanoshima Festival Tower West 199 (654) 41 2017 34°41′36.7″N 135°29′43.5″E Kita [18][19][20]
Nakanoshima Festival Tower 199 (654) 39 2012 34°41′36.7″N 135°29′48.3″E Kita [21][22][23]
8 KEPCO Headquarters 196 (641) 41 2004 34°41′34″N 135°29′33.5″E Kita 33rd-tallest building in Japan[24][25][26]
9 One Dojima 195 (640) 49 2024 Kita [27]
10= The Parkhouse Nakanoshima Tower 193 (633) 54 2017 34°41′19″N 135°29′7.2″E Kita [28][29][30]
Umeda Garden Residence 193 (633) 56 2022 34°42′5.1″N 135°30′4.9″E Kita [31]
12= HERBIS Osaka 190 (622) 37 1997 34°41′55″N 135°29′34.5″E Kita 42nd-tallest building in Japan[32][33][34]
Osaka Hibikino Machi - The Sanctus Tower 190 (622) 53 2015 34°40′43″N 135°29′40.5″E Nishi [35][36]
Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South 190 (622) 38 2022 Kita [37][38]
15 JP Tower Osaka 188 (616) 40 2024 Kita [39][40][41]
16 Osaka Umeda Twin Towers North 187 (614) 41 2010 34°42′9″N 135°29′56″E Kita 47th-tallest building in Japan[42][43][44]
17 Grand Green Osaka South Building 181 (593) 39 2024 Kita [45]
18 Grand Front Osaka Tower A 180 (589) 38 2013 34°42′15.6″N 135°29′41″E Kita [46][47]
19= City Tower Nishi-Umeda 177 (582) 50 2007 34°42′0″N 135°29′8.5″E Fukushima [48][49][50]
The Tower Osaka 177 (582) 50 2008 34°41′40″N 135°29′20.5″E Fukushima [51][52][53]
21 OAP Tower 176 (578) 39 1994 34°41′39.5″N 135°31′11.5″E Kita [54][55][56]
22= Breezé Tower 175 (575) 34 2008 34°41′55″N 135°29′38″E Kita [57][58][59]
Grand Front Osaka South Tower B 175 (575) 38 2013 34°42′19.6″N 135°29′40″E Kita [60][61]
24 Grand Front Osaka Owner's Tower 174 (572) 48 2013 34°42′26″N 135°29′38.6″E Kita [62][63]
25 Umeda Sky Building 173 (568) 40 1993 34°42′19″N 135°29′23″E Kita [64][65][66]
26 Grand Green Osaka The North Residence 172 (564) 46 2025 Kita [67]
27 City Tower Osaka Honmachi 171 (560) 48 2022 Chūō [68]
28 City Tower Osaka 170 (558) 50 2003 34°41′11″N 135°30′27″E Chūō [69][70][71]
29 Branz Tower Umeda North 168 (551) 50 2019 34°40′39.2″N 135°29′50.3″E Kita [72][73][74]
30 ORC 200 Prio Tower 167 (549) 50 1992 34°40′10.7″N 135°27′34.7″E Minato [75][76][77]
31 Ciella Tower Osaka Horie 164 (538) 46 2024 Nishi [78]
32 City Tower Grand Tennoji 162 (531) 43 2007 34°38′37.5″N 135°31′3″E Abeno [79][80][81]
33= Applause Tower 161 (529) 34 1992 34°42′31″N 135°29′54.5″E Kita [82][83][84]
Osaka Fukushima Tower 161 (529) 45 2011 34°41′35″N 135°28′52″E Fukushima [85][86][87]
35 Osaka Dojimahama Tower 161 (528) 40 2024 Kita [88]
36 Nakanoshima Dai Building 160 (525) 35 2009 34°41′34″N 135°29′33.5″E Kita [89][90][91]
37= Twin 21 MID Tower 157 (515) 38 1986 34°41′34″N 135°31′53.7″E Chūō [92][93][94]
Twin 21 Panasonic Tower 157 (515) 38 1986 34°41′36″N 135°31′51″E Chūō [95][96][97]
OBP Castle Tower 157 (515) 38 1988 34°41′30″N 135°31′58″E Chūō [98][99][100]
Crystal Tower 157 (515) 37 1990 34°41′31.7″N 135°31′43.5″E Chūō [101][102][103]
41= Meiji-Yasuda Seimei Umeda Building 156 (511) 30 2000 34°41′55″N 135°29′29.5″E Kita [104][105][106]
City Tower Osaka Temma The River & Parks 156 (511) 45 2009 34°42′29″N 135°30′58.5″E Kita [107][108]
Geo Tower Tenroku 156 (511) 44 2013 34°42′40.5″N 135°30′41.5″E Kita [109][110]
44 The Namba Tower 155 (509) 46 2007 34°39′38.5″N 135°30′4.3″E Naniwa [111][112][113]
45 Grand Front Osaka North Tower C 154 (505) 33 2013 34°42′23.6″N 135°29′40″E Kita [114]
46 Laurel Tower Sakaisuji Honmachi 153 (501) 44 2024 Chūō [115]
47= Osaka Metropolis Tower 152 (499) 46 2016 34°40′54.6″N 135°29′2.2″E Nishi [116]
Yodoyabashi Apple Tower Residence 152 (499) 46 2007 34°41′22″N 135°30′12″E Chūō [117][118][119]
The Fine Tower Umeda Toyosaki 152 (499) 45 2019 34°42′36.4″N 135°29′48″E Kita [120][121]
50 D'Grafort Osaka N.Y. Tower Higobashi 151 (494) 46 2008 34°41′23.6″N 135°29′49.2″E Nishi [122][123][124]
51= Yodobashi Umeda Tower 150 (492) 34 2019 34°42′17.8″N 135°29′45.5″E Kita [125]
Ōsaka Station North Gate Building 150 (492) 29 2011 34°42′9.5″N 135°29′39.3″E Kita [126][127][128]
Yodoyabashi Station One 150 (492) 31 2025 Chūō [129][130]
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= Indicates buildings that have the same rank because they have the same height.

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.

More information Name, Height m (ft) ...
Name Height
m (ft)
Floors Year Ward Notes
Grand Green Osaka The South Residence 185 (606) 51 2028 Kita [131]
Cielia Tower Nakanoshima 168 (551) 46 2026 Fukushima [132]
Park Tower Osaka Dojimahama 162 (531) 40 2027 Kita [133]
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Timeline of tallest buildings

Osaka Obayashi Building

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

More information Name, Years as tallest ...
Name Years as tallest Height
m (ft)
Floors Ward Notes
Osaka Obayashi Building 1973–1973 120 (393) 30 Chūō [134]
Osaka Kokusai Building 1973–1977 125 (410) 32 Chūō [135][136]
Hankyu Grand Building 1977–1979 127 (417) 32 Kita [137][138]
Osaka-Ekimae Daisan Building 1979–1986 132 (432) 34 Kita [139][140]
Twin 21 Towers 1986–1992 157 (515) 38 Chūō [141][142][143][144]
OBP Castle Tower 1986–1992 157 (515) 38 Chūō [145][146]
ORC 200 Prio Tower 1992–1993 167 (548) 50 Minato [147][148]
Osaka Bay Tower 1993–1995 200 (656) 51 Minato [149][150]
Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building 1995–2014 256 (840) 55 Suminoe [151][152]
Abeno Harukas 2014–present 300 (984) 60 Abeno [153]
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See also

Notes

A. ^ This structure is not a habitable building but is included in this list for comparative purposes. Per a ruling by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding observation towers, chimneys or masts are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.

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