A tower which has a height of 333 meters was completed built in 1958 in Japan, this tower is known as Tokyo tower. Tokyo tower is located in Minato region, more precisely in the 4-Chome 2-8 Shibakoen, Minato, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan. Tokyo tower was built by an architect named Tachu Naito along with structural engineer named Nikken Sekkei Ltd. The cost required to build the Tokyo tower is JPY 2.8 billion or approximately USD 8.4 million at the time. Tokyo tower height is able to defeat the height of the Eiffel tower in Paris. Cat orange as dominant color which is owned Tokyo tower makes this building look more majestic. At night, Tokyo tower will provide a more beautiful sight because this tower is bathed in colored lights. Besides as a tourist attraction, tower Tokyo also serves as transmitter antenna of an analog TV , local digital TV, FM radio, and the radio antenna emergency systems on trains belonging to East Japan Railway.
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Tokyo Tower in the evening
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Tokyo tower is equipped with two main observation floor and a floor of a special observation. The special observatory lies at an altitude of 250 meters, is used to see the sights of the city of Tokyo from the top. Visitors also can see the vehicles passing through the floors made of glass. Lamp lighting system that adorn Tokyo tower installed since 1989. Until this time, Tokyo tower decorated with lights from sunset until 12 pm. Color lights that are in the Tokyo tower is colorful depend the season. During the spring, fall and winter, the color of the lights are lit on the Tokyo tower is orange. Meanwhile, during the summer, white color lights adorn the Tokyo tower. At certain events, Tokyo tower decorated with different colors lights, for example blue for the promotion of local digital TV and green colors for promotion of film Matrix Reloaded. At the bottom of the tower, there is a building that has a 5 floors. Inside the building there is a museum Guinness World Records of Tokyo, holographic exhibition, exhibition of three-dimensional painting, souvenir shop, and restaurant. Design of the Tokyo tower is similar to the Eiffel tower, but higher and lighter.
Tokyo tower entrance tickets can be purchased at the ground floor. The admission price of Tokyo tower is varies depending on age. Ticket for ages 16 years and older is JPY 820, for ages 13 to 15 years is JPY 460, and for 4 to 12 years is JPY 310. The ticket price is only valid for up to two observation floors. Visitors who want to visit a special observation must buy a ticket in the floor 2F main observation, it is JPY 600 for those aged 16 years and above, JPY 400 for those aged 13 to 15 years, and JPY 350 for 4 to 12 years (updates prices for 2015, USD 1 = about JPY 120). Tokyo tower is open daily from 10 am to 10 pm. Access to the Tokyo tower is very easy. Visitors can use the train to the nearest station from the Tokyo Tower, which is Hamamatsucho JR station. From the station Hamamatsucho, visitors can go directly to Tokyo tower on foot for 10 minutes.
