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Tokyo Skytree: A Timeless Landmark

  • The old and the new: Tokyo Skytree seen from Sensōji temple’s Hōzōmon gate.

    The old and the new: Tokyo Skytree seen from Sensōji temple’s Hōzōmon gate.

  • This first-floor window offers a close-up view of the west tripod forming one of the three corners of the structure’s triangular base. The thickest steel girder in the assembly is 2.3 meters in diameter.

    This first-floor window offers a close-up view of the west tripod forming one of the three corners of the structure’s triangular base. The thickest steel girder in the assembly is 2.3 meters in diameter.

  • The triangular girder arrangement, twisting as it rises, is visible through the glass floor of the Tenbō Deck observatory 340 meters up.

    The triangular girder arrangement, twisting as it rises, is visible through the glass floor of the Tenbō Deck observatory 340 meters up.

  • At left, the Skytree appears symmetrical when viewed from the Yanagishima pedestrian bridge over the Kitajukken River, but looks broader at the base and seems to lean to the right when seen from the Sumida municipal office.

    At left, the Skytree appears symmetrical when viewed from the Yanagishima pedestrian bridge over the Kitajukken River, but looks broader at the base and seems to lean to the right when seen from the Sumida municipal office.

  • Looking upward from the fourth-floor main entrance, reveals the central shinbashira.

    Looking upward from the fourth-floor main entrance, reveals the central shinbashira.

  • LED projectors installed around the west tripod. Small and versatile, they can be set up almost anywhere.

    LED projectors installed around the west tripod. Small and versatile, they can be set up almost anywhere.

  • The tower is lit up in modulated shades of white for one hour after sunset. The Sumida Riverwalk, a pedestrian walkway connecting the Skytree area with Asakusa across the Sumida River, runs below the railway bridge span. The structure to the right is the Sumida municipal office.

    The tower is lit up in modulated shades of white for one hour after sunset. The Sumida Riverwalk, a pedestrian walkway connecting the Skytree area with Asakusa across the Sumida River, runs below the railway bridge span. The structure to the right is the Sumida municipal office.

  • The lighting equipment is invisible from below. LEDs emit no ultraviolet light and attract fewer insects.

    The lighting equipment is invisible from below. LEDs emit no ultraviolet light and attract fewer insects.

  • Newly-installed downward-facing projectors enhance illumination. The miyabi lighting theme is seen here from the rooftop terrace of the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center.

    Newly-installed downward-facing projectors enhance illumination. The miyabi lighting theme is seen here from the rooftop terrace of the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center.

  • At the main entrance, visitors are greeted by a digital picture scroll of the Sumida River. Tokyo Skytree is the crown jewel of tourism to Sumida, the center of Tokyo’s shitamachi area and its lively traditional culture.

    At the main entrance, visitors are greeted by a digital picture scroll of the Sumida River. Tokyo Skytree is the crown jewel of tourism to Sumida, the center of Tokyo’s shitamachi area and its lively traditional culture.

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