The third and fourth floor of FootTown is home to the Guinness World Records
Museum and Tokyo Wax Museum. Both require a small charge to enter.
Observation Decks
Tokyo Tower has to observation decks. The Main Observation and Special
Observation both offer a 360 degree view of Tokyo and surrounding areas. The two
floor Main Observation is 150m above the city and has a small coffee shop and club
called Club 333. The lower of the two floors has glass floors viewers can get a sicking
feeling looking down. The Special Observation deck is 250m above and offers nothing
more than a higher view of the city.
How to get there:
Tokyo Tower can be accessed from the following:
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Tokyo Tower
Raido Station / Observatory
Tallest self supporting steel tower in world
Built 1958
4-2-8 Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan 105-0011
Daily 9am-10pm
Main ¥820 / Special ¥1420
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Brief History:
Tokyo Tower was constructed in 1958, Tokyo Tower soars 333 meters, making it the
tallest self supported steel structure in the world. 13 meters higher than the Eiffel
Tower. The tower weighs about 4,000 ton and over 28,000 liters of paint was used
orginially on the tower. The tower also acts as a radio tower broadcasting 24 waves
around the Tokyo area.
What to see:
Tokyo Tower is seperated into 3 sections.
FootTown
Located at the base is a 4 story bulding
called FootTown. The first floor includes an
Aquarium Gallery, a reception hall, 400
person "Tower Restruant". The second
floor consists mainly of smaller food chains
such as McDonalds and Pizza-La in addition
to a large number of souvenir shops.
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View from below tower
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View from nearby gardens
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Station / Exit
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Distance
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Oedo Line (Subway)
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Akabanebashi St. - Main Exit
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5 min. walk
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Hibiya Line (Subway)
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Kamiyacho St. - Exit 1
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5 min. walk
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Mita Line (Subway)
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Onarimon St. - Exit A1
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5 min. walk
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Asakusa Line (Subway)
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Daimon St. - Exit A6
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10 min. walk
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JR Yamamote Line
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Hamamatsucho St - North Exit
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15 min. walk
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