List of tallest structures in Tokyo
Timeline of tallest buildings
This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Tokyo. It should be noted that since its completion in 2012, Tokyo Skytree has been the tallest structure in Tokyo as well as in Japan, overtaking Tokyo Tower.

List of tallest structures in Tokyo

Section Title: Timeline of tallest buildings
Table Section Text: This is a list of buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Tokyo. It should be noted that since its completion in 2012, Tokyo Skytree has been the tallest structure in Tokyo as well as in Japan, overtaking Tokyo Tower.

Name	Years as tallest	Height m (ft)	Floors	Ward	Notes

Ryōunkaku	1890–1923	69 (225)	12	Taitō

Old Marunouchi Building	1923–1936	33 (109)	8	Chiyoda

National Diet Building	1936–1964	65 (215)	9	Chiyoda

Hotel New Otani Tokyo	1964–1968	72 (237)	17	Chiyoda

Kasumigaseki Building	1968–1970	156 (512)	36	Chiyoda

World Trade Center Building	1970–1971	163 (533)	40	Minato

Keio Plaza Hotel North Tower	1971–1974	180 (589)	47	Shinjuku

Shinjuku Sumitomo Building	1974–1974	210 (690)	52	Shinjuku

Shinjuku Mitsui Building	1974–1978	225 (738)	55	Shinjuku

Sunshine 60	1978–1991	240 (787)	60	Toshima

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1	1991–2007	243 (799)	48	Shinjuku

Midtown Tower	2007–2014	248 (813)	54	Minato

Toranomon Hills	2014–present	256 (838)	52	Minato

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Keio Plaza Hotel was the tallest building in Tokyo until 1974.
Keio Plaza Hotel was the tallest building in Tokyo until 1974, when it was surpassed by the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building.
The Keio Plaza Hotel tower was the tallest building until 1974, when it was surpassed by the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building.

final_sentence: Keio Plaza Hotel was the tallest building in Tokyo until 1974.
final_sentence: Keio Plaza Hotel was the tallest building in Tokyo until 1974, when it was surpassed by the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building.
final_sentence: The Keio Plaza Hotel tower was the tallest building until 1974, when it was surpassed by the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building.