Osaka

Japan

Osaka
Osaka
Osaka
Osaka
Osaka

Facts

Population

Source: Statistics Bureau, Director-General for Policy Planning

2,753,862 (2024)

Area

223 km² • 86 mi²

Density

12,349.2 people per km²

31,984.2 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Twin 21 MID Tower (1986)

Tallest Building

Abeno Harukas (300 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
37

Tallest City in

the World

#
27

Tallest City in

Asia
#
2

Tallest City in

Japan

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 Abeno Harukas
300 m / 984  ft
2 Osaka World Trade Center
256 m / 840  ft
3 The Kitahama
209 m / 686  ft
4 X-Tower Osaka Bay
201 m / 659  ft
5 ORC 200
200 m / 656  ft
6 Nakanoshima Festival Tower West
199.3 m / 654  ft
7 Nakanoshima Festival Tower
199 m / 653  ft
8 One Dojima
195 m / 640  ft
9 KEPCO Headquarters
195 m / 640  ft
10 Umeda Garden
193.5 m / 635  ft

Videos

18 October 2016

Sustainable (Vertical) Urbanism, Grounded - Three Case Studies

Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Jay L. Berman of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 7a: Urban Environmental...

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Research

20 November 2024

Lessons from Japan: Artificial Land Meets Support/Infill Housing

This paper examines the influence of Dutch architect John Habraken on Japanese architecture, particularly in the context of his “support and infill” concept and its...

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Global News

12 December 2024

Demolition of 30-Story Osaka Building Complete Making Way for Redevelopment

Demolition of the the Osaka Maru Building, that had been a 30-story cylindrical skyscraper in Umeda, at a height of 124.1 meters, and a total...

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