Wednesday, July 7, 2010

TOKYO





With 333 meters, Tokyo Tower is 13 meters taller than its model, the Eiffel Tower of Paris, and the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower. It was completed in the year 1958 as a symbol for Japan's rebirth as a major economic power, and serves as a television and radio broadcast antenna and tourist attraction.


Visitors can ascend to the main observatory at 150 meters and the special observatory at 250 meters to get a bird's eye view of Tokyo. Under good weather conditions, Mount. Fuji can be seen in the distance.
An aquarium, wax museum and several more attractions can be found on the ground floors of the tower. Separate entrance fees apply.The day when I visited there they had Michele Jackson's memorial.
It is recommended to combine a visit to Tokyo Tower with a visit to Zojoji temple one of Tokyo's major temples, that is located just next to the tower.

4 comments:

  1. Tokyonights from the tower is also awesome :)

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  2. Tokyo nights from the tower are attract me~
    I am very interested in go to there:D

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  3. R.I.P Michael.........
    I will write about the new tower of Tokyo !!!

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  4. I was going to say, wasn't there a new being built. Is it done? looking forward to the post. I still want to get there at night though.

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