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Tokyo Tower


This is of course one of the first places I visited in Tokyo area. Tokyo tower is a main landmark in Japan. This is mainly a communication tower. This tower is an attack built in attack to the Eiffel tower, with a height of approximately 333 meters. This was the tallest tower then but now standing at the 24th place in the world ranking at 10th place in the Asia ranking.

At the time I visited the tower, it was decorated with illumination in support For Japan who was a contestant as the 2016 Olympic host country. It was also the Christmas season which was another plus point for the glamorous illumination.




The picture below was taken at the very bottom of the tower. It was one of my childish chaleenge to capture the tip of  the tower from the tower premises and I think I succeed.

Tokyo tower has two observatories. One was at the height of 150 meters and the other at the 250 meters for a higher price. Both offers a panorama view of Tokyo and even Mount. Fuji on clear days. Below is a picture captured at the height of 150 meters. This is the Tokyo at night with the Metropolitan tower standing just in front of you.

There is a famous joke about the two Tokyo towers in Tokyo . I had never heard of this when I visited the tower but later when I got to know it , for a great luck or accident I had captured it. Check for the other Tokyo tower in the picture below this one.




This  is the where the visitors can see below. You can stand on this 3 inches of glass and look down to see the bottom of the tower. It is of course scary but always fun..




Special thanks to In Bora, Mein Heng of Cambodia and Ilham of Indonesia for sharing this great night moments.
The entry fee fro the tower was 700yen and the night was worth the price.

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