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  TOKYO TOWER / Tokyo Tower Data
Paint used for the Tower was 28,000 liters, equal to 140 drums.
The Tower is painted orange and white according to the Civil Aeronautic Law.
The Tower is illuminated with an orange light in winter and white incandescent light in summer, delighting visitors and passers-by.
www.tokyotower.co.jp /english   (246 words)

  
 Metropolis - Big in Japan: Tokyo Tower   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chiefly a relay tower for nine TV stations and five FM radio stations, the tower is better known as the city's preeminent kitsch tourist destination.
Surrounded by Tokyo Tower tea towels and key rings, the first floor houses an aquarium - home to 50,000 (rather small) fish - the third floor a wax museum and the Mysterious Walking World, and the fourth floor the decidedly low brow Trick Art Gallery.
The object of attacks from Godzilla, Tokyo Tower, which was snapped in half by the creature, has been forever lodged in pop culture folklore.
www.metropolis.co.jp /BigInJapan/biginjapaninc.htm   (501 words)

  
  Tokyo Tower   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tokyo Tower was completed in 1958, and is 333 metres tall - slightly higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which inspired its design.
Tokyo Tower viewed from the neighbouring Zojo-ji Temple, the family temple of the Tokugawas.
The two viewing platforms of Tokyo Tower are clearly visible - the 150 metre one is the lowest white section of the tower, extending beyond the structure of the tower; the 250 metre one is above that, three blocks of colour higher.
www.japantravelworld.com /?n=TokyoTowerjapan   (0 words)

  
 TOKYO TOWER   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tokyo Tower (東京タワー Tōkyō tawā) is a tower in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, at 35° 39′ 30″ N 139° 44′ 43″ E, whose design is based on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Tokyo Tower and Zōjōji Temple by Sekicho in spring of 2000
Tokyo Tower can be seen from many points in Tokyo; recently, one of the best vantage points for viewing the Tower has been the Roppongi Hills complex, which has an outdoor terrace offering a panoramic view of the Tower and surrounding skyline.
www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /tokyo/tokyo_tower.htm   (0 words)

  
 Sister City Program
Located at the head of Tokyo bay on the largest of the islands of the Japanese archipelago, Tokyo is Japan’s financial, industrial, commercial, educational, and cultural center.
The historic districts of Tokyo are mainly to the north and east of the Imperial Palace.
Tokyo is the national center for modern and traditional performing arts, which includes the traditional Japanese drama styles of no and kabuki.
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 Tokyo Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tokyo Tower (東京タワー Tōkyō tawā) is a tower in Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (35°39′31″N, 139°44′44″E).
The tower was completed by the Takenaka Corporation in 1958 (69 years after the Eiffel Tower) at a total cost of ¥2.8 billion.
The planned opening of the taller Sumida Tower in 2011 is expected to further depress Tokyo Tower's profits as broadcasters move to the new tower.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tokyo_Tower   (701 words)

  
 Tokyo Tower
The Tokyo Tower is a red tower in Minato-ku[?], Tokyo.
The tower is 333 meters tall, making it the world's highest self-supporting iron tower.
The tower only weighs a 4000 tons which is extremely light compared to the 7000 ton Eiffel Tower in France.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Tokyo_Tower.html   (0 words)

  
 Metropolis - Big in Japan: Tokyo Tower   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chiefly a relay tower for nine TV stations and five FM radio stations, the tower is better known as the city's preeminent kitsch tourist destination.
Surrounded by Tokyo Tower tea towels and key rings, the first floor houses an aquarium - home to 50,000 (rather small) fish - the third floor a wax museum and the Mysterious Walking World, and the fourth floor the decidedly low brow Trick Art Gallery.
The object of attacks from Godzilla, Tokyo Tower, which was snapped in half by the creature, has been forever lodged in pop culture folklore.
metropolis.co.jp /biginjapan/biginjapaninc.htm   (501 words)

  
 Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower was built during the bubble years and completed in 1958 after politicians preening about Japan's new economic might decided they needed to commemorate it somehow.
Tokyo Tower is has three levels: foot, main observation deck and special observation deck.
Tokyo Tower may be inexplicably expensive but it does have probably the best overall view of all viewing platforms in the city.
apike.ca /japan_tokyo_tower.html   (854 words)

  
 Tokyo Tower   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tokyo Tower was built in 1958 as a radio wave tower.
It was the tallest self-support iron tower in the world when it was built.
But Japanese is building a new tower (600m, which will be tallest in the world) because of the interference from skyscrapers.
stu.cofc.edu /~sueda/tower.htm   (0 words)

  
 Tokyo Travel: Tokyo Tower
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 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.
Tokyo Tower is also a 10 minute walk from Hamamatsucho Station on the JR Yamanote and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e3009.html   (301 words)

  
 Tokyo Tower
Moreover, light is installed at each tower, and light is raised in winter in the orange color, summer by noon optical color.
The guidance of Tokyo tower which it came this time in the thing that it wasn't limited only when a day when you may start over again and to come clears away to in the rainy day.
An observatory is the scenery of Tokyo of the rain which it looked at from the big observatory of the ground 150m, too.
www.chowchow.gr.jp /inova/tokyo/etokyo.html   (795 words)

  
 Tokyo Tower
It also apperently weighs half as much as the Eifel Tower because it was built seventy years later and uses lighter, stronger steel.
In the Winter time the Tower is bathed in amber light, which I think is better than the white light that is used in the Summer time.
Lastly, the reason the tower is so damn ugly with that rust/white paint job is due to national law that states transmission towers of a certain height or more (and I am sure Tokyo Tower exeeds that ten times over) have to be painted that way.
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 Tokyo Diary - Day 3c - Tokyo Tower at the Dogberry Patch   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Tokyo Tower is the worlds tallest self-supporting iron tower.
Standing 333 meters high, the tower is 13 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower of Paris which it was modeled after.
At the time it was built the tower was the tallest structure in Tokyo, but it has since been superseded by several buildings.
www.garypaulson.net /archives/tokyo-diary-day-3c-tokyo-tower   (0 words)

  
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Made of prefabricated steel, Tokyo Tower is called light because it weighs only 4,000 metric tonnes.
All of Tokyo's nine television and four FM radio stations are transmitted throughout the entire metropolitan area from Tokyo Tower.
The lights of Tokyo Tower, suspending it beautifully in the night sky, are made up of 164 flood lights installed on the various parts of the tower.
www.great-towers.com /eng/towers/tokyohtml.htm   (0 words)

  
 CTV.ca | New Tokyo tower to eclipse height of CN Tower
The CN Tower is seen from the financial district in Toronto.
The tower - to be 600 metres tall - will be used for terrestrial digital broadcasting at a cost of some $420 million US, the national newspaper, Yomiuri, reported.
The tallest free-standing structure in the world currently is the CN Tower in Toronto, which was built almost 30 years ago and soars just over 553 metres.
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 tokyo tower
It is much lighter than the Eiffel tower, which weighs 7,000 tons, a result of the remarkable advancement of steel manufacturing and construction technology.
The tower is illuminated with orange light in winter and white incandescent light in summer.
Tokyo tower is open for the visitors round the year.
www.geocities.com /latha_y/tokyo_tower.htm   (450 words)

  
 TOKYO HOTELS & TRAVEL GUIDE   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Our Tokyo map highlights all the main tourist destinations and links through to their detailed pages.
The best way to get around Tokyo is via train and it all starts in the Tokyo Subway or underground.
The centre of Tokyo includes the Imperial Palace, Yasukuni Shrine and Kitanomaru Park.
www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /tokyo   (0 words)

  
 DailyTech - New Tokyo Tower to be World's Tallest Tower
The New Tokyo Tower will be built in an old railway yard, with the company that owns the land also ready to pay for part of the construction of the tower.
The broadcasters are using Tokyo Tower as a transmitter for both analog and digital terrestrial broadcasting.
The deal to finalize the plans for the second Tokyo Tower should be passed by the end of the month.
www.dailytech.com /article.aspx?newsid=1457   (0 words)

  
 TrekEarth | Tokyo Tower Photo
Tokyo Tower was based on the Eifel Tower and stands at 333m high.
Good contrast between the esthetic tower and the square building, which anyway brings a kind of dynamism in the pic, thanks to the perspective.
I had taken the night shot of Tokyo tower with 2004 displayed as well, you can see it here.
www.trekearth.com /gallery/Asia/Japan/photo32501.htm   (0 words)

  
 Tokyo Tower
The Tokyo tower weighs 4000 tons which is much lighter than the Eiffel tower which weighs 7000 tons.
The tower is painted in white and orange to meet aviation safety regulations.
The Tokyo tower broadcasts 14 signals for radio and television.
www.amphi.com /~psteffen/fmf/ttower.html   (85 words)

  
 Tokyo
I was primarily interested in Tokyo Tower, Imperial Garden and ride along the Sumida River.
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.
www.maniza.com /Asia/tokyo.htm   (621 words)

  
 Happy Jappy - Japan Travel Guide - Tokyo Tower   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The structure is used as a broadcasting tower, with radio and television stations broadcasting signals from the bright red structure.
There are two public observation decks on the Tokyo Tower, the lower one is 150 metres off the ground where 360 degree views of the Kanto Region and surrounding Tokyo are visable, while the 250 metre high observation deck will give views of Mount Fuji and Mt Tsukuba on a fine day.
The is a Tokyo Tower Carnival Mysterious Walking Zone which is an interesting attraction with three dimensional hologram techologies on show and the Tokyo Tower trick gallery where there are some very clever and funny 3d trick pictures on display.
www.happyjappy.com /tokyo/roppongi/tokyo_tower.html   (0 words)

  
 New Tokyo Tower : Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Kanto Japan :: Tokyo Architecture Info
Tokyo returns to the world's architectural stage with this massive broadcasting tower, scheduled for completion in 2010.
This tower will carry antennae for Tokyo radio and television stations, which are currently at the top of Tokyo Tower.
However, Tokyo Tower is quickly being surrounded by massive skyscrapers which cause mutltipath and other problems with analog signals.
www.tokyoarchitecture.info /Building/954/New_Tokyo_Tower.php   (271 words)

  
 Japan Atlas: Tokyo Tower   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tokyo Tower was erected in 1958 as a broadcasting tower.
Tokyo Tower is the highest self-supporting iron tower.
The tower is a famous sightseeing spot in Tokyo and it has two observatories: one at 150 m (164 yd.) and the other at 250 m (273 yd.) above the ground, that are crowded with visitors enjoying the view.
web-jpn.org /atlas/architecture/arc08.html   (252 words)

  
 Tokyo Tower: a landmark not to be missed.
Tokyo Tower: a landmark not to be missed.
Under ideal weather conditions, especially in the winter, the Boso and Miura peninsulas (on either side of Tokyo Bay); Yokohama and the Landmark Tower; Hakone and Mt. Fuji to the west; and Mt. Tsukuba to the northeast are visible.
Tokyo Tower illuminates the nighttime cityscape with its176 floodlights.
japanwelcomesyou.com /japan/tokyo-tower.cfm   (308 words)

  
 Tokyo Tower - Tokyo, Japan Travel Guide
Tokyo Tower was constructed in 1958, Tokyo Tower soars 333 meters, 13
tower is lit by 164 floodlights: orange in winter, and incandescent white in
Tokyo Tower is open all year round from 9am to 10pm.
picturetokyo.com /en/location/tokyo_tower.html   (120 words)

  
 World's tallest tower looms in Tokyo
Plans are underway to build the world's tallest tower in Tokyo, about 600 meters (1,970 feet) high, in a derelict railway yard, press reports have said.
Tokyo Tower, an orange steel structure modeled after the Eiffel Tower in Paris, has been a tourist attraction and symbol of Japan's post-war economic miracle since it was built in the center of the capital in 1958.
The broadcasters are currently using Tokyo Tower as a transmitter for both analogue and digital terrestrial broadcasting.
www.breitbart.com /news/na/060326071510.v1f5qjx5.html   (391 words)

  
 Tokyo Tower - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
The Tokyo Tower is a structure located in downtown Tokyo, Japan designed to hinder the progress of giant radioactive monsters.
After dozens of monster attacks, in 1984 the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce decided that a more effective defense than small plastic tanks was needed to repel the menace.
Soon after, in 1986, the Tokyo Tower was completed, and Cecil helped garnish it with marzipan and basil.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Tokyo_Tower   (206 words)

  
 New Tokyo Tower :: Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan :: Glass Steel and Stone
This tower will carry antennae for Tokyo radio and television stations, which are currently at the top of Tokyo Tower.
However, Tokyo Tower is quickly being surrounded by massive skyscrapers which cause mutltipath and other problems with analog signals.
The new tower will allow the broadcasters to locate their transmitters at a higher point to alleviate the congestion.
glasssteelandstone.com /BuildingDetail/954.php   (314 words)

  
 Tokyo Tower | Tokyo Sights & Activities | Fodor's Online Travel Guide
The result was the 1,093-foot-high Tokyo Tower: an unabashed (though taller) knockoff of Paris's Eiffel Tower.
The tower does provide a spectacular view of the city, and it gives Godzilla something to demolish periodically.
Tokyo Tower, located in the city's southern region, is rather removed from most of the city's other main tourist destinations.
www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=tokyo@156&cur_section=sig&property_id=336621   (355 words)

  
 Minato, Tokyo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hamamatsucho (浜松町) - Hamamatsucho Station is the terminal for the Tokyo Monorail to Haneda Airport.
Shinagawa Station, one of Tokyo's largest train stations, is located in Takanawa although it is associated with Shinagawa to the south.
Tokyo's main ferry terminal is located adjacent to Takeshiba Station on the Yurikamome, due east of JR Hamamatsucho Station.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minato,_Tokyo   (0 words)

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