Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower is a telecommunication tower located in Shiba Park on a 4-story building. With a height of 332.6 meters, this tower is the tallest tower in Tokyo after Tokyo Skytree. Also, Tokyo Tower is a steel tower that is the tallest self-supporting steel tower in the world. In the construction of this tower, which is in the form of a grid, it was inspired by the architecture of the Eiffel Tower. Tokyo Tower is white and orange according to aviation safety regulations. It is also repainted every 5 years, which takes one year. The next painting of the tower is scheduled to be done in 2019.
The construction of Tokyo Tower was completed in 1958 and its only source of income is tourism and antenna rental. First, in 1961, radio antennas were installed on the tower for television broadcasts. But the tower was not high enough with the expansion of its surroundings, and today it is only used to send Japanese media signals. The Tokyo Skytree tower was built in 2012 and replaced this tower with a higher height for television broadcasts.
Tourist Attractions
FootTown, which is located at the base of the tower, is a 4-story building with many attractions and sights on each floor. Some of these sights are:
first floor: It includes an aquarium gallery, a reception hall, a tower restaurant with a capacity of 400 people, a Family Mart store and a souvenir shop. However, the main attraction of this floor is the three-story elevator that takes you directly to the main observatory.
second floor: This floor, which is dedicated to food and shopping, includes 5 independent restaurants and a food court with 4 restaurants, including McDonald’s and Pizza-La.
Third and fourth floor: It includes Guinness World Museum, Tokyo Tower Wax Museum and galleries such as Hologram Gallery and…
Finally, this tower, which has become a landmark in Tokyo, has attracted 150 million tourists.