東京スカイツリー
In a tale of two towers, I visited both the
Tokyo Sky Tree and
Tokyo Tower (333m) as the former has surpassed the latter as the highest structure in Japan since March.
The addition of a lightning conductor took the Tokyo Sky Tree Tower to 511m on Wednesday and when it is completed in 2012, the tower will become the world's tallest stand-alone communications tower at 634m.
Construction began on this super modern looking broadcasting tower in July 2008, and completion is scheduled for March/April 2012. But it is touted as more than just a broadcasting tower. It is also a landmark, on which much has been lavished in terms of design and technological expertise.
And it is also a "town with a tower," to become a 3 hectare complex that includes commercial, academic, and museum facilities, including a high rise building. The two observatories, one at 350m, the second at 450m, will include restaurants and shops.
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The 234m-high New Fukuoka Tower, located in the Seaside Momochi area of Fukuoka, is the tallest seaside observation tower in Japan and a striking example of
Fukuoka's modern architecture.
The New Fukuoka Tower was constructed in 1989 and designed by the Nikken Sekkei company, who were also responsible for the Kobe Port Tower.
Fukuoka Tower has a triangular cross-section and is coated in mirrored glass. Fukuoka Tower is illuminated at night. At 123 meters is an observation deck with superb 360-degree views out over Fukuoka.
Close-by are a number of shops and restaurants and the
Robosquare with displays of contemporary robots inside the TNC-TV Bldg.
Fukuoka Tower Inc.
2-3-26 Momochihama
Sawaraku
Fukuoka City
814-0001
Tel: (092) 823-0234
Admission: 800 yen for adults
Hours: April-Sept 9.30am-10pm; October-March 9.30am-9pm
Access: There are Nishitetsu buses (approx 45 mins from Fukuoka Airport; 25 mins from Tenjin Station, 30 mins from Hakata Station, and 10 minutes from Nishijin-Fukuoka Tower South entrance bus stop).
The nearest subway is Nishijin and then a 15-minute walk or short bus ride.
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東京都庁舎
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building or Tocho in
Shinjuku is a prominent
Tokyo skyscraper and landmark.
The two top-floor observation decks are free and are a popular place to look out over the sprawling metropolis below. They are open from 9.30am.
The building is also impressive at night with its orange colored lights illuminating the twin towers and the middle section of the building.
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サンシャインシティ
Sunshine City Ikebukuro is located on land formerly occupied by the infamous Sugamo Prison, which held political prisoners in the 1930s and 1940s.
Sunshine City was completed in 1978 and consists of four buildings forming "a city within a city" complete with an observation deck, aquarium, theater, planetarium, hotel and shopping mall.
The centerpiece of the development is the 240 meter tall Sunshine 60
skyscraper.
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氷山
Harajuku and Shibuya are two of the most fashionable areas of Tokyo and between them fittingly lies one of the metropolis' most fashionable buildings.
Standing seven stories above the landscape, the Iceberg is one of the more unique
skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Turquoise glass and a mashup of varying angles makes the building, designed by Creative Designers International (cdi) standout against the atmosphere on the stretch of land between Harajuku and Shibuya.
There is a transparent elevator on the front of the Iceberg, planted in the middle of opposing triangulated glass panels.
The building was designed to look like a crystal or iceberg (according to its designers), and stands in sharp contrast to the nondescript structures on either side it.
The Iceberg houses the Audi Forum Tokyo, one of the 10 Audi Fourms in the world. It was listed as one of the 7 architectural wonders in the world by the Conde Nast Traveller.
Inside are showrooms and presentation areas. The Iceberg also hosts art exhibitions as well as various Audi-related presentations.
Access: Audi Forum Tokyo 6-12-18, Jingu Mae, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo
Open from 10:00AM-8:00
A 2-minute walk from Meiji-Jingu Mae Station on the Chiyoda Line or 5 minute walk from JR Harajuku Station on the Yamanote line.
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モード学園タワーズ
The eye-catching designs of two recent skyscrapers built for fashion school Mode Gakkuen are winning plaudits from architects and the students who use them.
The two new towers are located in
Shinjuku, Tokyo and in the Meieki area of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.
The Shinjuku building, was designed by Tange Associates - the architectural firm established by the late Kenzo Tange, and the earlier 170m-tall Nagoya Station structure,
Mode Gakkuen Spiral Towers, is the work of Nikken Sekkei.
The 203m-tall Mode Gakkuen Cocoon Tower symbolizes a cocoon fostering and nurturing the latent talent inside, according to the building's proud owners. The sleek, glass tower will be the home for Mode Gakkuen and two other Tokyo vocational schools, with 10,000 students altogether using the building from April.
Mode Gakkuen1-6-2 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-0023
Tel: 03 3344 6000
4-25-13 Meieki
Nakamura-ku
Nagoya 450-0002
Tel: 052 582 0001
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世界貿易センター
Tokyo's World Trade Center is in Hamamatsu-cho a short walk from Hamamatsu-cho Station on the JR Yamanote Line and Tokyo Monorail Line or Daimon subway station on the Toei Oedo and Toei Asakusa
subway lines.
The 158m (518-foot) building is one of
Tokyo's older skyscrapers having been built in the late 1960s and completed in 1970. The building incorporates office space and conference halls.
WTC Building
2-4-1, Hamamatsu-cho
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6137
Tel: 03 3435 5651
Fax: 03 3436 4368
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