In the year 2000, Tokyo Tower Which acts as a communications tower used for transmitting television signals Not high enough to send digital television signals to cover Due to the large number of buildings and tall buildings blocking the signal in the city center Therefore having a Tokyo Sky Tree construction project And officially opened in May 2012. Aside from being a communications tower, it is also a tourist attraction. On the Skytree tower on the floor 350 meters and 450 meters. There are viewpoints, cafes, souvenir shops and restaurants. There is also a decorative light on the Sky Tree building. There are usually 2 styles and can change to over 16 million colors.
In the past, Tokyo Saitama and Kanagawa in some areas Used to be called "Musashi Kuni" or the country of Musashi. It is the origin of the height of Tokyo Sky Tree at 634 meters high (number 634 reads in Japanese as "Musashi" in 2011 at the time that the construction was completed. Tokyo Sky Tree is the world's 1st tallest communication tower and the second tallest building in the world. After Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The construction took approximately three and a half years and the total cost was 65 billion yen.
The name Tokyo Sky Tree comes from activities that are open to the public to help name. There were 18,606 people interested in submitting the names, and only 6 were chosen before being re-opened for public voting in the spring of 2008, with 6 votes chosen. And got the name Tokyo Sky Tree The tower is white. The lightest color in traditional Japanese fabric dyes.
Tokyo Sky Tree has a height of 634 meters, which is about 2 times higher than Tokyo Tower.
At Tokyo Skytree, there are events held during festivals and there are activities of anime, Japanese cartoons showing. Making last year, there are as many as 4 million, 4 hundred and forty thousand tourists here It is another important landmark in Tokyo.
Right now, people may not be much like in the beginning. Waiting for the queue to go up to see the view above massively However, there are still many people on the weekend and may not be the same, but waiting in 1 hour is normal. Tokyo Sky Tree has an area of 36,900 square meters including shopping areas An aquarium and a planetarium that everyone can enjoy throughout the day. Around Tokyo Skytree, there are many people who walk and turn their necks up and look at the top, looking like a sore neck.
【Admission fees】
View Floor 350 meters
Adults 2060 yen
Youth (12-17 years old) 1,540 yen
Children (6-11 years old) 930 yen
Preschoolers 620 yen
Enter the floor 450 meters
Adults 1,030 yen
Youth (12-17 years old) 820 yen
Children (6-11 years old) 510 yen
Preschoolers 620 yen
Opening hours: 8:00 - 22:00 hrs.
Closing: Open daily
【how to travel】
20 minute walk from Asakusa
5 minutes walk from Tokyo Skytree Station [Tobu Isesaki Line]
5 minute walk from Oshiage Station [Asakusa Subway Line]
Bus
From Tokyo Station, take a bus (30 minutes, 520 yen), departing 3 times per hour.
From Ueno Station, take the bus (30 minutes, 220 yen), departing 5 times per hour.
From Tokyo Disney Resort (25-55 minutes, 720 yen), buses depart 1 round per hour.
From Haneda Airport (50-70 minutes, 920 yen), buses depart 1 round per hour.
