Vehicle upper body structure

A vehicle upper body structure, in which a front door (2) and a rear door (3) cover a continuous door opening (15) with no partition in a side part of a vehicle body so that the door opening (15) can be opened and closed, the front door (2) is pivotally attached at its front part to the vehicle body (1) so that the front door (2) can be opened and closed, and the rear door (3) is pivotally attached at its rear part thereof to the vehicle body so that the rear door (3) can be opened and closed, includes : a roof opening (61) which is formed in a roof portion of the vehicle body and through which a vehicle cabin leads to the outside of a vehicle (1); an opening and closing member (62) which covers the roof opening (61) so that the roof opening (61) can be opened and closed; a roof opening frame (67,68,69) which supports the opening (61) and closing member (62); and a load transmitting member (75) which transmits a load given in the vehicle-width directions, the load transmitting member (75) being disposed at a side part of the roof opening frame (69) such that the load transmitting member (75) is located between the roof opening frame (69) and a position corresponding to free-end upper parts of both doors (2,3) which are kept closed.