Tokyo Tower's Milkyway Illumination

 The most remarkable symbol of Tokyo is definitely Tokyo Tower, as everybody knows.

Let me tell you about Tokyo Tower a little bit.

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Official Name: Japan Radio Tower

Street Address: 4-2-8 Shibakouen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 

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The heights of Tokyo Tower is 333m. Total cost is 30 hundred million yen.

It's a tower which was completed in one and a half year with personnel of 219,335 people.

Now, Tokyo Sky Tree is the tallest building (634m) of Japan, but until then, Tokyo Tower was the  tallest building of Japan for 51 years. 

From the distance, Tokyo Tower's height is obviously high enough. 

As obstacle markings, the painting of Tokyo Tower is colored alternately white and red of the vertex, and this color has been established as a symbolic color of the Tokyo Tower.

Although the role of the Tokyo Tower is no longer in use now, Tokyo Tower is still a popular tourist spot as an observation tower. The view from the observation deck of the tower is great.

In fact, it is possible to see the Tokyo Sky Tree from the observation deck of Tokyo Tower. 

Some people say that it's a better view to see the Tokyo Sky Tree from the Tokyo Tower's observation deck rather than viewing the Tokyo Sky Tree from close position because the Sky Tree's lighting up is beautiful from Tokyo Tower. 

Also, sometimes Tokyo Tower changes its lighting color during special lighting up period. 

During the period of June 1st to July 7th, Milky Way lighting up event is held as regular annual event. 2014 is 10th anniversary, so this time it's a special one.  52000 of lights bulb will illuminate the Tokyo Tower imaging the Milky way. 

If you are planning to come to Tokyo, don't miss the chance to see the special Tokyo Tower that only seen for now.

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Tokyo Tower's Milky Way Illumination 

-Lighting period: June 1 (Sun) to July 7(Mon) 

-Lighting time: 5pm to 10pm

-Lighting place: 1st floor observation deck

                     Outside stairs to the large observation deck

                     (about 600 steps) 

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See you next time!