Tokyo Tower
Minato City
Tokyo Tower, also known as the Japan Radio Tower is a communications and observation tower in the district of Shiba-koen in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, completed in 1958. At 332.9 m (1,092 ft), it was the tallest tower in Japan until the construction of Tokyo Skytree in 2012. It is a lattice tower inspired by the Eiffel Tower, and is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.
The tower's main sources of income are tourism and antenna leasing. FootTown, a four-story building directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants, and shops. Departing from there, guests can visit two observation decks. The two-story Main Deck (formerly known as the Main Observatory) is at 150 m (490 ft), while the smaller Top Deck (formerly known as the "Special Observatory") reaches a height of 249.6 m (819 ft). The names were changed following renovation of the top deck in 2018. The tower is repainted every five years, taking a year to complete the process.
Photo: Akonnchiroll (CC BY-SA 4.0); The National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan (Public domain); Masahiro Hayata (CC BY-SA 2.0)
The tower's main sources of income are tourism and antenna leasing. FootTown, a four-story building directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants, and shops. Departing from there, guests can visit two observation decks. The two-story Main Deck (formerly known as the Main Observatory) is at 150 m (490 ft), while the smaller Top Deck (formerly known as the "Special Observatory") reaches a height of 249.6 m (819 ft). The names were changed following renovation of the top deck in 2018. The tower is repainted every five years, taking a year to complete the process.
Photo: Akonnchiroll (CC BY-SA 4.0); The National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan (Public domain); Masahiro Hayata (CC BY-SA 2.0)