Tokyo Tower

Identification

Map

Structure in general

Usage

Facts

• 164 light bulbs make sure the tower is lit up at night.
• The tower has two observation platforms. The Grand Observation Platform, at only 150m (450f), costs 820Yen (about $6), and the Special Observation Platform a further 100m (300f) up costs another 600Yen (about $4,5). The Tokyo Tower also features an aquarium, a wax museum, a Holographic Mystery Zone, and various of showrooms.
• World's tallest self-supporting steel structure.
• The Tokyo Tower is member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
• Tokyo Tower was modelled after the Tour Eiffel and is just 30 metres higher than its Parisian counterpart.
• The orange and white colour scheme is to adhere to local air safety regulations.
• Although taller than the Eiffel Tower and similar in style, at 4000 tons Tokyo Tower actually weighs less than half of its Parisian counterpart.
• The tower serves as an antenna tower for 14 local Japanese television and radio stations.
• It takes 28,000 liters of paint to cover the entire tower.
• The tower's life as a broadcasting antenna may soon be over, as Tokyo's drive to be digital by 2010 may leave this analog transmitter a tourist destination only.
• Tokyo Tower offers a "birthday special" of free admission to the 150m observatory deck as well as a free piece of cake to guests who visit on their birthday. Admission to the Special Observation Deck at 250m is not included in this offer.