Tokyo Tower, a symbol of Tokyo and major sightseeing spot,
was built in 1958 as a broadcasting tower to cover a 100-kilomete zone in the
Kanto area. Costing a total of 3 billion yen at that time, it required a year
and a half and mobilized 220,000 workers in total for completion.
The tower has the main observatory at 150 meters and the
special observatory at 223.5 meters, both enabling visitors to enjoy a
360-degree panoramic view of Tokyo, such as high-rise buildings in the nation's
capital, the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower which began operating in 2011 and
Tokyo Bay. If it is fine, visitors can also see the Boso peninsula, Mt. Tsukuba
and even Mt. Fuji far in the distance. From the observation cafe at night,
visitors can overlook the dazzling night view of Tokyo while drinking tea. On
the Club 333 special stage set up next to the tower, jazz, pop and other music
events are held under the concept of night scenery and music.
The four-story FootTown building directly under Tokyo Tower
houses Tokyo Tower Aquarium, souvenir shops and Asia's biggest wax museum where
visitors can meet world-famous people. Visitors should not miss the
illumination of Tokyo Tower that begins at sunset. In addition to the
conventional pattern of illumination, seven lighting colors illuminate the
tower by means a mechanism called "Diamond veil" to match promotional
and other events, spellbinding viewers.
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