Tokyo Tower is a telecommunications and observation tower in Tokyo , Japan

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.

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