Tokyo Photo Gallery

The Tokyo Sky Tree, currently under construction in Sumida Ward, has risen to a height of over 200 meters. Utilizing the latest technology, traditional Japanese construction techniques including the use of a central column with dynamic damping effects—a method taken in five-story pagodas—were revived in the tower, which will be 634 meters tall upon completion. Tokyo Sky Tree is scheduled to begin operations as a terrestrial digital broadcasting tower in the spring of 2012, and is highly anticipated to become a new sightseeing spot in the metropolis.