Tokyo Tower facts for kids
Tokyo Tower is a tower in Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Tower is 333 m (1093 ft) tall. It the world's highest self-supporting steel tower and the tallest structure in Tokyo.
The highest number of visitors was about 5.2 million a year (1959), about 710 thousand a month (1959.8), about 40 thousand a day (1960.3.30).
The cost for lighting is about 24 thousand yen to 25 thousand yen a day. It seems to be two-tone of red and white, but actually the colors are international orange and white. The color cannot be changed to other colors because the color is decided by the law.
In 2009, the Tokyo Tower was recognized as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan which best show contemporary Japan and its culture in the Heisei period.
Images for kids
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The Special Observatory located directly below the tower's digital television broadcasting equipment
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Looking down from the glass-flooring at the Tokyo Tower
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Tokyo Tower in January 2011 with the Tokyo Skytree under construction behind.
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A Shinto shrine is located on the second floor of the Main Observatory.
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Aerial view on Shiba-koen at dusk
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The Tokyo Tower during the sunset
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The Tokyo Tower at night from Roppongi hills
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The Tokyo Tower at night
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The Tokyo Tower during a snowfall in 2018
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Illumination to celebrate the tower's 50th anniversary in 2008
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See also
In Spanish: Torre de Tokio para niños
