Tokyo Skytree

Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリー, Tōkyō Sukaitsurī), formerly known as New Tokyo Tower (新東京タワー, Shin Tōkyō Tawā), is a broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower in the city of Tokyo, the capital of Japan the special ward of Sumida, not far from the Sumida River. The nearest train station is Oshiage, which is on the Toei Asakusa Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, and railway lines operated by Tobu and Keisei. The Tokyo Skytree was designed by the architects from Nikken Sekkei, a e company, the process of building the tower began in 2008 and was completed on 29 February 2012.Emperor Akihito visited the tower in advance of its official opening, and the opening ceremony took place on 22 May 2012. With a height of 634 m (2,080 ft), the Tokyo Skytree is the tallest structure in Japan. This height was chosen because it could be easily remembered. The figures 6 (mu), 3 (sa), 4 (shi) stand for Musashi Province, which is an old name of the region where the tower stands. It is the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 in Malaysia and Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It is also the tallest tower in the world, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, because there is no space in the Skytree for people to live or work in, unlike the Burj Khalifa. All of central Tokyo can be seen from special viewing platforms at 350 m (1,150 ft) and 450 m (1,480 ft). At night, it is lit up with different coloured lights. The entry to the Tembo Deck (350 m) costs about ¥2,400 for a same-day adult ticket in 2025. References Other websites Media related to Tokyo Skytree at Wikimedia Commons http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/english Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese) Skyscrapernews article on New Tokyo Tower Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine http://www.rising-east.jp/webcam/