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Japan has more than 300 high-rise buildings above 150 m (490 ft). [1] 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.
^C A replica of the Dom Tower of Utrecht at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park rises to a height of 105 metres (344 ft) tall, making it the tallest structure in the prefecture. [91] ^Y Tokyo Skytree rises to a height of 634 metres (2,080 ft) tall, making it the tallest structure in Japan. [92]
Due to aesthetic and engineering concerns, [12] Japan's Building Standard Law set an absolute height limit of 31 metres (102 feet) until 1963, when the limit was abolished in favor of a floor area ratio limit. [13] Following these changes in building regulations, the Kasumigaseki Building was constructed and completed in 1968.
The following is a list of the mountains and hills of Japan, ordered by height. Mountains over 1000 meters. Mount Fuji, highest in Japan. Mountain Meters Feet
The Yokohama Landmark Tower (横浜ランドマークタワー, Yokohama Randomāku Tawā) is the third tallest building [1] 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.
Okayama Prefecture's Kōraku-en is a designated Special Place of Scenic Beauty. Monuments (記念物, kinenbutsu) is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan [note 1] as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses ...
This list of tallest buildings in Nagoya ranks buildings in Nagoya, Japan, by height. Nagoya is the fourth largest city in Japan by population, and the central city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, the third largest in the country. As of March 2024, Nagoya has 4 skyscrapers above 200 meters (657 ft), 14 buildings above 150 meters (492 feet ...
Extreme points of Japan marked on the map. The extreme points of Japan include the coordinates that are the farthest north, south, east and west in Japan, and the ones that are at the highest and the lowest elevations in the country. Japan's northernmost point is disputed, because Japan considers it to be on Iturup, an island de facto governed ...