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田辺 (Tanabe) is a city of 80 thousand1 located along the southwest coast of the Kii Peninsula. It is along a pilgrimage route honored by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, particularly for the Kumano Hongū Taisha Shrine. Perhaps the tallest buildings are the three 14 story Famille Villa Tanabe towers.2
Kumano Honū Taisha Shrine, Tanabe, Nippon (Japan)
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Japan, accessed 3/25/2014.
2. Towers A, B and C1 are listed in emporis.com, accessed 5/18/2014.