Tokyo Tower
東京タワー
The best vantage point in the area — go up, then stay for the night view.
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Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Untitled — 東京太郎 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Syced · CC0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Joi Ito · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Tokyo Tower (東京タワー, Tōkyō Tawā), also known by its official name Japan Radio Tower (日本電波塔, Nippon denpatō) is a communications and observation tower in the district of Shiba-koen in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, completed in 1958. At 332.9 meters (1,092 feet), it was the tallest tower in Japan until the construction of Tokyo Skytree in 2012. It is a lattice tower inspired by the Eiffel Tower, and is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Views
Nearby station
Nearby station: Akabanebashi, about 450 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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