The proposed solution was the construction of one large tower capable of transmitting to the entire region. This communications boom led the Japanese government to believe that transmission towers would soon be built all over Tokyo, eventually overrunning the city. Private broadcasting companies began operating in the months following the construction of NHK's own transmission tower. Since its completion in 1958, Tokyo Tower has become a prominent landmark in the city, and frequently appears in media set in Tokyo.Ī large broadcasting tower was needed in the Kantō region after NHK, Japan's public broadcasting station, began television broadcasting in 1953. A taller digital broadcasting tower, known as Tokyo Skytree, was completed on 29 February 2012. The height of the tower was not suitable for Japan's planned terrestrial digital broadcasting planned for July 2011 for the Tokyo area. They are used for radio and television broadcasting and now broadcast signals for Japanese media outlets such as NHK, TBS, and Fuji TV. In 1961, transmission antennae were added to the tower. The tower is repainted every five years, taking a year to complete the process. The names were changed following renovation of the top deck in 2018. The two-story Main Deck (formerly known as the Main Observatory) is at 150 meters (490 ft), while the smaller Top Deck (formerly known as the "Special Observatory") reaches a height of 249.6 meters (819 ft). Departing from there, guests can visit two observation decks. FootTown, a four-story building directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants, and shops. Over 150 million people have visited the tower. The tower's main sources of income are tourism and antenna leasing. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations. At 332.9 meters (1,092 ft), it is the second- tallest structure in Japan. The Tokyo Tower ( 東京タワー, Tōkyō tawā, officially called 日本電波塔 Nippon denpatō "Japan Radio Tower") is a communications and observation tower in the Shiba-koen district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, built in 1958. The Tokyo Tower Company (controlling shareholder: Toei Company and Mother Farm)
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