Happy Anniversary

Tokyo Tower is 50 years old. Weighing 4000 tonnes, it is the world's tallest self-supporting steel structure at 333 metres, narrowly beating the Eiffel Tower by 13 metres.


I went up once but the observation deck isn't that fantastic; there's no outside area and the glass was too dirty to see outside. In my opinion, it's better as part of the skyline itself. Actually, that was the time I realised my camera had broken so I wasn't in the best mood for it. The night was salvaged by a trip to the other side of the city and a drink in the "Lost in Translation bar."

Here's my own favourite picture of Tokyo Tower: