![]() ![]() With more and more high-rise buildings built near the tower, the height of Tokyo is no longer tall enough to transmit the high quality signals for some remote areas in Tokyo, a new broadcasting tower known as Skytree was built in 2012 and has replaced Tokyo Tower as the main structure for transmitting the signals for television and radio stations. Tokyo Tower appeared in 1960s, when Tokyo has no high-rise buildings. In addition, Japan was in its postwar boom at that time, a tower of that size can serve as an symbol to demonstrate its economic power. Tokyo Tower was built in 1958, to change the circumstance in Tokyo that none of antennas is high enough to handle the signal transmission for entire Kantō region. With approximately 660 steps, the stairway is an alternative to the tower's elevators and leads to the Main Observatory. On weekends and holidays, visitors can go to the roof of FootTown to access the tower's outside stairwell. Night view of Tokyo and Tokyo Bay seen from Tokyo Tower observation deck The elevator will take visitors to the 2-story Main Observatory first, after visiting the deck, visitor can choose to board another set of elevators from the second floor of the Main Observatory to reach the highest observation deck below the antenna. Visitors need to visit the 4-story building directly under the tower first, named FootTown, it houses museums, galleries, souvenir stores and an aquarium, the elevators that reach the observation decks can be accessed from the first floor of FootTown. The Special Observatory of Tokyo Tower Inside the Special Observatory On some clear days, the Mount Fuji in the distance can be seen from the observation deck.Ībove it a smaller observation deck is set at a height of 223.5 meters (733 ft), right below the antenna of the tower, it's called Special Observatory. The Main Observatory of Tokyo Tower Inside the Main Observatory The Main Observatory has two stories, the second story is at 125 meters (410 ft) high from the ground (most other sources falsely claim the height to be 150 meters). There are several observation decks on Tokyo Tower, offering spectacular aerial views of Tokyo in 360 degrees, the observation decks attract 3 million tourists every year, over 150 million people have visited the observation decks since the completion of the tower. The tower constitutes a clear reference point in the chaotic skyline of the city center, in both daytime and nighttime. Now the regulations no longer restrict the colors of tall structures in Tokyo, but the original colors of Tokyo Tower is retained, as the colors of red and white have become an indispensable feature of this landmark. Many other smaller broadcasting towers in Tokyo (mostly are built atop buildings) are also painted in same colors. In contrast to the reddish-brown color of Eiffel Tower, the lattice on Tokyo Tower is painted white and red, such bright colors is designed in accordance with the local air safety regulations of that time (when the tower was first completed, it was not painted with current colors, but with a color almost same as the Eiffel Tower). ![]() Despite the higher height, Tokyo Tower weighs only about 4,000 tons, 3,300 tons less than Eiffel Tower. The design of Tokyo Tower is based on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, but 9 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower for its longer spire. Tokyo Tower is 333 meters (1,092 ft) tall, it had long been the tallest man-made structure in Japan, until in 2010 when Tokyo Skytree was built higher than it, however Skytree Tower is located near the edge of the city, Tokyo Tower is still the tallest structure around the city center area. The tower is a prominent landmark in Tokyo, and one of the most visited tourist destinations in the city, it houses several attractions from its bottom to the upper portion.īelow are some interesting facts about Tokyo Tower. Tokyo Tower is an observation and communication tower in Minato ward, Tokyo.
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