• When this iron tower was planed to be constructed, the authority of the electric wave science was concentrated and an elaborate, careful survey has been done. It was found that the height for the iron tower was 333 meters to serve seven VHF televisions of the Tokyo district and future UHF TV stations. The tower of 333m in height having opened a business in 1958(=33 years in Showa era) becomes a coincidence if it sees thus.
  
  Q: When the light bulb has burnt out, is it always changed even if it is only one bulb?
  A: The light has been lit since January 1st of 1989. It is composed from 12 lights for the digital antenna, 12 for the special observatory upper part, 40 from the special observatory to the large observatory, 16 for the lower part of the large observatory, 84 from the large observatory to the tower building rooftop, 12 for the tower foot part, and 176 lights in total. Lights are changed twice a year. Color of spring, autumn and winter is orange (high pressure sodium vapor lamp), silver light (metal halide lamp) in summer. There is no blackout, but the lamp will be exchanged directly by person's hand when the bulb is burnt by any chance.
  
  Q: How much is the electricity bill for the lights?
  A: 24,000 to 25,000 yen per day average.
  
  Q: What time is the light of Tokyo Tower turned off?
  A: 00:00AM is lights-out. The lighting time is not fixed. It lights while seeing timing that the sun sets by the weather.
  
  Q: Why is Tokyo Tower painted in red and white?
  A: To tell the truth, they are "International orange" and white. The colors are provided by the air law and cannot be changed without permission.
  
  Q: How at how much cycle is paint repainted though naturally it comes off when time passes?
  A: Once every five years, the external coating is repaired by one whole year. It puts up scaffolding from the body of tower up to 270m except the antenna in the uppermost part sequentially, and the undercoat, intermediate coat, final coating, and 3 processes are done. Brush is used for the painting by person's hand.
  
  Q: How much is spent for all paintings?
  A: Using the paint 28,000 liters and 8,100 people in total work, it costs about 800 million yen to the coating of externals 78,000 square meters.
  
  Q: Does it shake terribly at the earthquake?
  A: The tower is designed in a flexible structure according to the climate in quake-prone Japan, then it has a mechanism the the gradual shake spends time, and absorbs gradually. The iron tower is a design that can endure the velocity of the wind of about 90 m/s, and stand the earthquake more than Great Kanto Earthquake.
  
  Q: When was it shaken up to now by the typhoon and how big was it?
  A: Having shaken by about 90�p in the maximum width at the Ise bay typhoon (1959)(the maximum instantaneous wind speed 52m/s) was the highest.
  
  Q: How many people are visiting Tokyo Tower?
  A: The record (5.2 million people a year in 1959, 710,000 people (August, 1959) in month, and 40,000 people a day (March 30, 1960)) has remained in the all-time high in the past. Achievement of 130,000,000 in total visitor in 1998. It almost becomes a calculation where every Japanese went up Tokyo Tower.

Gate of Zojo-ji Temple	Bell of Zojo-ji Temple	West directed goddess of mercy of child-nurturing easy delivery and child-nurturing 1,000 guardian deity of children
There is a grave yard of the Tokugawa family in Zojo-ji Temple		The big hall was constructed in 1974	Big hall of Zojo-ji Temple and Tokyo Tower
The direction of main entrance	It turns from the front to the left	Left corner	Go to left further, left side viewing from front
Looking up at the left side	Draw back from the left side	Getting close to just below the tower	Looking up at 333 meters high
Zojo-ji Temple near the tower	Iron frame and cable	Painted by people's hand with brush	176 lights in total
Lower floor of Large observatory, Eastern, Zojoji Temple direction	Walking around on the 1st floor by clockwise	Southern, Bay of Tokyo direction	Western direction, Roppongi Hills Building which is tall on the right
Lower floor is 145 meters high	North, Diet Building and Imperial Palace	Tall building in center is Atago Green Hills	Be back where to start in white Tokyo Prince Hotel
Upper floor of Large Observatory, East, Zojoji Temple direction	Walking around on Upper floor by clockwise	Southern, Bay of Tokyo direction	West direction with Roppongi Hills on the right
Upper floor is 150 meters high	North, Diet building and Imperial palace	Tall building in center is Atago Green Hills	Be back where to start in white Tokyo Palace Hotel
Special Observatory, East, Zojoji Temple direction	Walk around by clockwise	Southern, Bay of Tokyo direction	Western, tall building is Roppongi Hills
Round Special Observatory, view from 250 meters high	North, Diet Building and Imperial Palace	Lower side is Tokyo Prince Hotel	To be back to Zojoji Temple direction to walk around
Windows of the observatory	Just in front of Atago Green Hills	Illuminated clearly in the dark sky by 176 lights

2007/01/01