Eiffel Tower of Japan

            So from my earlier post of The Eiffel Tower, I have mentioned that it was recreated several times around the world to display on their own turf. Well Japan was one of those countries to pretty much made a replica of the Tower in Paris. Japanese were inspired by the Eiffel Tower so they recreated one and it is located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The name of this beauty is called Tokyo Tower and it stands the second tallest man made structure in all of Japan at an amazing 1,093 feet. This tower was colored Orange for that is the international color and White so it will satisfy regulations of air safety. The colors of this tower is much more catchier and stands out more than the Eiffel Tower in my opinion.

Tokyko Tower Afterglow

            This Tower has been proposed for several purposes. The Japanese government had thought of this idea because they had feared for an overpopulation of lesser communication antennas that would crowd city's living spaces. The only solution was to build a bigger tower that has the radius of covering the whole region. This Tokyo Tower is also an symbolic icon to show that Japan is now one of the big economic power in the world. The owner of the Tower had hoped that this Tower would be taller that the United States' Empire State Building so it can be the tallest structure in the world, but due to not enough resources and funding, that idea did not become a reality. Tachu Naito was the person chosen to design the Tower because he was famous for designing really tall structures in Japan. This Tower has been built higher than the Eiffel Tower but it nearly weighs half the tower in Paris' weight.  Although it is no longer the tallest structure in the world due to other buildings and towers being built higher, it still stands as the tallest self-supporting steel structure worldwide.  The Tower was finally completed and opened to the public on December 23, 1958. It took about 2.8 billion yen, around 8.4 million US dollars, to construct this structure! Looks like that huge amount of money didn't go to waste other wise who knows what would have happen to this beautiful tower.

Tower's Base Construction

            Tokyo Tower pretty much has two jobs ever since t was built. It is to be used as an antenna leasing source and letting tourists come visit this landmark. This tower is now a family member of the World Federation of Great Towers broadcasting more than it was meant it. Radio antennas were attached in 1961 because it was able to support radio frequencies also, so ever since then it stopped only showing television shows, but also broadcasted radio channels. I think it's pretty neat for it to be a radio station too because now it has more than one functions and it can make more profit then ever!

Bent Antenna

            Since it's opening, more than 150 million people have came to visit this amazing structure. What is there to do at this Tower? Well there of course is a place to go for food and resting places at the bottom of the tower called FootTown. This building has four stories to it and each stories has different functions. At the first floor, there is a restaurant capable of holding 400 people and an Aquarium Gallery. Second story is pretty much a shop for snacks and water with a food court of four eating places including a McDonald  Third and Fourth floor is pretty much more tourist attractions. Then of course there are observation decks at the top to oversee the city which has pretty good views. I have been there only once but that was a long time ago when I was four years old. I don't really remember much about it but I would love to go visit it again to see what it looks like now since I can remember things more clearer as a grown up! 

      

Tower with FootTown