Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara ...

is the third-most populated of

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's 47

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. In Osaka, there are 54 buildings that stand taller than .

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 . Both rising , 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 ...

and the

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, 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 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, 12 buildings rising higher than have been completed. As of June 2015, three 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

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

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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 . 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 .

Timeline of tallest buildings

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

Tallest structures

This list ranks Osaka structures that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires, architectural details and antenna masts.

Demolished or destroyed structures

Notes

:A. This structure is not a habitable building but is included in this list for comparative purposes. Per a ruling by the

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

References

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Diagram of Osaka skyscrapers, SkyscraperPage.com
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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 ...