Tokyo Tower is a telecommunications and observation tower in Tokyo , Japan
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Tokyo Tower is a telecommunications and observation tower located in the Shiba Park area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 332.9 m high, it is the second tallest structure in Japan. It is a lattice tower inspired by the Eiffel Tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations .
Built in 1958, its main sources of income are tourism and antenna rental. More than 150 million people have visited the tower since its inauguration. FootTown, a four-story building located just below the tower, houses museums, restaurants and shops. From there, visitors can also access the two viewpoints: the main viewpoint ( Main Deck ), which has two floors and is 150 m high; and the smaller Top Deck, which is located at a height of 249.6 m.
The tower acts as a support structure for a telecommunications antenna. Initially intended for television broadcasting, radio antennas were also installed in 1961, but currently, the tower broadcasts signals from Japanese television networks such as NHK , TBS and Fuji TV . After the transition to digital television in Japan, planned for July 2011, the height of the Tokyo Tower was not sufficient to support a complete broadcast of digital terrestrial television to the area, so on February 29, 2012 it was built a taller digital broadcasting tower, called Tokyo Skytree.
Thanks and credit to Google Earth Studio.
Built in 1958, its main sources of income are tourism and antenna rental. More than 150 million people have visited the tower since its inauguration. FootTown, a four-story building located just below the tower, houses museums, restaurants and shops. From there, visitors can also access the two viewpoints: the main viewpoint ( Main Deck ), which has two floors and is 150 m high; and the smaller Top Deck, which is located at a height of 249.6 m.
The tower acts as a support structure for a telecommunications antenna. Initially intended for television broadcasting, radio antennas were also installed in 1961, but currently, the tower broadcasts signals from Japanese television networks such as NHK , TBS and Fuji TV . After the transition to digital television in Japan, planned for July 2011, the height of the Tokyo Tower was not sufficient to support a complete broadcast of digital terrestrial television to the area, so on February 29, 2012 it was built a taller digital broadcasting tower, called Tokyo Skytree.
Thanks and credit to Google Earth Studio.