Tallest Structures
This list ranks Tokyo structures that stand at least 180 metres (591 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires, architectural details and antenna masts.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height |
Floors | Year | Coordinates | Structure type | Ward | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo Skytree | 634 (2,080) | 32 | 2012 | 35°42′36.5″N 139°48′39″E / 35.710139°N 139.81083°E / 35.710139; 139.81083 (Tokyo Skytree) | lattice tower | Sumida | Tallest tower in the world | |
| 2 | Tokyo Tower | 333 (1,091) | 7 | 1958 | 35°39′31″N 139°44′44″E / 35.65861°N 139.74556°E / 35.65861; 139.74556 (Tokyo Tower) | lattice tower | Minato | Tallest free-standing steel structure in the world; 23rd-tallest tower in the world | |
| 3 | Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter | 213 (699) | — | 2000 | 24°17′8.7″N 153°58′52″E / 24.28575°N 153.98111°E / 24.28575; 153.98111 (Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter) | guyed mast | Marcus Island | Located on Marcus Island, an isolated island in the Pacific Ocean | |
| 4 | Toshima Incineration Plant | 210 (689) | 11 | 1999 | 35°44′3.6″N 139°42′50″E / 35.734333°N 139.71389°E / 35.734333; 139.71389 (Toshima Incineration Plant) | chimney | Toshima | Tallest incinerator chimney in the world | |
| 5 | Sky Tower West Tokyo | 195 (640) | — | 1989 | 35°44′6.5″N 139°31′22.5″E / 35.735139°N 139.522917°E / 35.735139; 139.522917 (Sky Tower Nishi-Tokyo) | tower | Nishitōkyō | Tallest structure in Western Tokyo |
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