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Tokyo
Tower
officially
called
(Japan
Radio
Tower")
is
a
communications
and
observation
tower
in
the
Shiba-koen
district
of
Minato,
Tokyo,
Japan.
At
332.9
meters
(1,092
ft),
it
is
the
second-tallest
structure
in
Japan.
The
structure
is
an
Eiffel
Tower-inspired
lattice
tower
that
is
painted
white
and
international
orange
to
comply
with
air
safety
regulations.
Built
in
1958,
the
tower's
main
sources
of
income
are
tourism
and
antenna
leasing.
Over
150
million
people
have
visited
the
tower.
FootTown,
a
four-story
building
directly
under
the
tower,
houses
museums,
restaurants
and
shops.
Departing
from
there,
guests
can
visit
two
observation
decks.
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).
The
names
were
changed
following
renovation
of
the
top
deck
in
2018.
The
tower
acts
as
a
support
structure
for
an
antenna.
Intended
for
television
broadcasting,
radio
antennas
were
installed
in
1961,
but
the
tower
now
broadcasts
signals
for
Japanese
media
outlets
such
as
NHK,
TBS
and
Fuji
TV.
Japan's
planned
digital
television
transition
by
July
2011
was
problematic,
however;
Tokyo
Tower's
height,
332.9
m
(1,092
ft)
was
not
high
enough
to
support
complete
terrestrial
digital
broadcasting
to
the
area.
A
taller
digital
broadcasting
tower,
known
as
Tokyo
Skytree,
was
completed
on
29
February
2012.
Every
five
years
Tokyo
Tower
is
repainted.
It
takes
one
year
to
repaint
it.
Since
its
completion
in
1958,
Tokyo
Tower
has
become
a
prominent
landmark
in
the
city,
and
frequently
appears
in
media
set
in
Tokyo.
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