Hisakichi Maeda, founder and president of Nippon Denpatō, the tower's owner and operator, originally planned for the tower to be taller than the Empire State Building, which at 381 meters was the highest structure in the world.
Hisakiči Maeda, zakladateľ firmy Nippon Denpató, operátora a vlastníka veže, pôvodne plánoval vežu vyššiu ako Empire State Building, ktorá vtedy s 381 metrami bola najvyššou stavbou na svete.