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Our guide
Midland Square, officially the Toyota-Mainichi Building, is a skyscraper in the Meieki district of Nakamura Ward, Nagoya, opened in early 2007. At 247 m it is the tallest building in Nagoya — slightly taller than the nearby JR Central Towers — and, as of 2025, the ninth-tallest in Japan. It houses offices of companies including Toyota, Towa Real Estate and the Mainichi Shimbun, a shopping centre with 60 brand stores, two car showrooms and a cinema. It holds the record for the highest open-air observation deck in Japan, reached by unusual double-deck lifts that take only 40 seconds to the top. The name comes from the Chūbu, or “central”, region, of which Nagoya is the capital.
Nagoya Station is about 150 m away, and Noritake Garden about 1 km. We have not checked the observation deck's hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- MIDLAND SQUARE (2), Meieki Nakamura Ward Nagoya 2022 — Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Skyscrapers of Meieki (2016-01-11 with note) — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Nagoya (2015-11-03) — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Midland Square Cinema 2014 — Wpcpey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Midland Square Basement Entrance 2014 — Wpcpey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Midland Square 42-F Sky Lobby 2014 — Wpcpey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Midland-Square-and-Nagoya-Building-2 — Evelyn-rose · CC0 · source · resized
- Sakura Dori exit of JR Nagoya Station — Gnsin~commonswiki (uploader on Commons) · CC BY 2.1 jp · source · resized
- Midland Square Atrium 2014 — Wpcpey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Double elevator at Midland Square Nagoya — Chris 73 (uploader on Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Midland Square (ミッドランド スクエア), officially called Toyota-Mainichi Building (豊田・毎日ビルディング), is a skyscraper located in the Meieki district of Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It opened in early 2007. It is the tallest building in Nagoya and the ninth tallest building in Japan as of 2025. At 247 m (810 feet), it is slightly taller than the nearby JR Central Towers. Midland Square houses offices of many companies including Toyota Motor Corporation, Towa Real Estate and Mainichi Shimbun. It features a shopping center with 60 name-brand stores, two automobile showrooms and a cinema. It also holds the record for the highest open-air observation deck in Japan. Also of note are the unusual double-floored elevators, which take only 40 seconds to rise to the top. The name of the building derives from the Chūbu region (which means "central region") of which Nagoya is the capital.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information · Official visitor information
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Nearby station
Nearby station: Nagoya, about 150 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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