Top 10 Tallest Structures in Japan

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft)
Year Coordinates Structure type Prefecture Notes
1 Tokyo Sky Tree 634 (2,080) 2011 35°42′36.5″N
139°48′39″E
Lattice Tower Tokyo Tallest tower in the world
2 Tokyo Tower The orange and white lattice frame of Tokyo Tower rises up in front of a clear, blue sky. 333 (1,091) 1958 35°39′31″N
139°44′44″E
Lattice Tower Tokyo Tallest free-standing steel structure in the world; 23rd-tallest tower in the world
3 Akashi Kaikyō Bridge 298 (979) 1998 34°37′26″N
135°1′38″E
Bridge Pylon Hyogo
4 Ebino VLF transmitter 270 (886) 1991 32°4′36″N
130°49′33″E
Guyed Mast Ebino
4 Otakadoya-yama Transmitter 250 (820) 1999 37°22′21.5″N
140°50′55.8″E
Guyed Mast Fukushima
5 NHK Shobu-Kuki Transmitter Main Mast 240 (787) 1982 36°04′21″N
139°37′25.2″E
Guyed Mast Saitama Replaced the dismantled NHK Kawaguchi Transmitter
6 Fukuoka Tower 234 (768) 1989 33°35′35.7″N
130°21′5.3″E
Observation Tower Fukuoka Tallest structure in Fukuoka Prefecture; Tallest structure completed in Japan in the 1980s
7 Chūshi Powerline Crossing 226 (741) 1962 34°19′55.8″N
132°59′3.3″E
Electricity Pylon Hiroshima 2 towers
8 Tatara Bridge 226 (741) 1999 34°15′32″N
133°3′35″E
Bridge Pylon Ehime
9 Osaki Channel Crossing 223 (732) 1997 34°18′19.6″N
132°52′29.1″E
Electricity Pylon 2 towers, part of a powerline span with 2145 metres length
10 Chita Thermal Power Station Units 1–4 220 (722) 34°59′7.2″N
136°50′41.6″E
Chimney Aichi


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