Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower is one of the stand-out features of the Tokyo skyline. It looks like the Eiffel Tower in Paris but is in fact 9 metres taller - while being over 300 tonnes lighter.
..Hah, there’s an example of how Japan takes things from around the world and remakes them to be better, cheaper and more efficient.
It’s been painted bright orange and white as an air traffic safety precaution but I really wonder if it needs it? Oh well, at least it stands out.
There seems to be a lot of, well, not exactly hatred of the Tower, but foreigners living in Tokyo in particular seem to just roll their eyes at it. I don’t know why, I kinda like it. It’s also the tallest structure in Japan so on a clear day tyou’d have a great view from the top.
Unlike the Eiffel Tower, there is a building as part of the structure which house, among other things, an aquarium, art gallery and even a wax museum. It can be very crowded though and there have been hundreds-of-metres-long queues to get in, particularly on public holidays. It costs upwards of 800 yen for an adult to get to the observation deck.
You could probably spend the whole day there, if you visited all of the attractions. It’s not too expensive and you would have an idea place to watch the sunset.
Links:
Wikipedia’s article on Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower official site (English)
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