This list of tallest buildings in Osaka ranks buildings in

Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...

, 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. Osaka is the third most populous city of Japan, and is the core city of the

Keihanshin is a metropolitan region in the Kansai region of Japan encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka in Osaka Prefecture and Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture. The entire region has a population () of 19,302,746 ov ...

metropolitan area.

Abeno Harukas is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas. The building is tall and has 62 floors; it was the tallest building in ...

, which was completed in 2014, is the tallest building in Osaka and the second tallest in Japan at . The

Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building The or is the second tallest building in Osaka and the third tallest building in Japan. Until 2010, it was known as or . It is located in Nanko Cosmo Square, near the Osaka harbor, in Suminoe-ku. The skyscraper rises , the same height as the ...

, 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 The is a tall skyscraper located in Rinku Town, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. The 56-storey building was completed in August 1996, following the design of ' and Yasui Architects & Engineers. It is currently the fourth-tallest building in Japan, af ...

Izumisano Izumisano (, , ) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 99,008 in 49,638 households and a population density of 1800 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Izumisano is located ...

, 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 in height. Overall, of the 25 tallest buildings in Japan, 4 are in Osaka Prefecture. Osaka has been the site of many skyscraper construction projects in recent years. Since 2010, 23 buildings rising higher than have been completed. The majority of skyscrapers in Osaka are located in the ward of Kita.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Osaka

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s that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes

spire A spire is a tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof of a building or tower, especially at the summit of church steeples. A spire may have a square, circular, or polygonal plan, with a roughly conical or pyramidal shape. Spire ...

s and architectural details but does not include antenna

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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.

Proposed

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

Timeline of tallest buildings

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

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 The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is an international body in the field of tall buildings, including skyscrapers, and Sustainable design, sustainable urban design. A non-profit organization based at the Monroe Building in ...

, freestanding observation towers, chimneys or masts are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.

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