Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリ
Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリ is a broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010 and reached its full height of 634 meters (2,080 ft) in March 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world after the Merdeka 118 (678.9 m or 2,227 ft) and the Burj Khalifa (829.8 m or 2,722 ft). It is also the tallest freestanding structure in the OECD, the G20 and G7 countries. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. It is a forum whose member countries describe themselves as committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practices, and coordinate domestic and international policies of its members.
Merdeka 118 is in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. 4th skyscraper from the left and still in construction..
The tower is the primary television and radio broadcast site for the Kantō region; the older Tokyo Tower no longer gives complete digital terrestrial television broadcasting coverage because it is surrounded by high-rise buildings. Skytree was completed on Leap Day, 29 February 2012, with the tower opening to the public on 22 May 2012.
The tower is the centrepiece of a large commercial development funded by Tobu Railway (which owns the complex) and a group of six terrestrial broadcasters headed by NHK. Trains stop at the adjacent Tokyo Skytree Station and nearby Oshiage Station. The complex is seven kilometres (4.3 miles) northeast of Tokyo Station. In addition, there is the Sumida Aquarium in the "Tokyo Solamachi" complex.
Inside Tokyo's SKY TREE ,World's Tallest Tower
Inside Tokyo's SKY TREE ,World's Tallest Tower
Sunset from TOKYO SKY TREE.
Sunset from TOKYO SKY TREE.
Tokyo Station..
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4K/Binaural Audio] Inside Tokyo Station Walking Tour - Tokyo Japan
4K/Binaural Audio] Inside Tokyo Station Walking Tour - Tokyo Japan
Tokyo station at night.
Sumida Aquarium at the Tokyo Skytree
Sumida Aquarium at the Tokyo Skytree
CRAZY Aquascaped Aquariums! Sumida Aquarium Tour in Tokyo Japan
CRAZY Aquascaped Aquariums! Sumida Aquarium Tour in Tokyo Japan
TAKASHI AMANO × SUMIDA AQUARIUM Final Episode
TAKASHI AMANO × SUMIDA AQUARIUM Final Episode
The tower's design was published on 24th November 2006, based on the following three concepts:
Fusion of neofuturistic design and the traditional beauty of Japan
Catalyst for revitalization of the city
Contribution to disaster prevention – "Safety and Security"
Futuristic example 1
Example 2
The base of the tower has a structure similar to a tripod; from a height of about 350 m (1,150 ft) and above, the tower's structure is cylindrical to offer panoramic views of the river and the city. There are observatories at 350 m (1,150 ft), with a capacity of up to 2,000 people, and 450 m (1,480 ft), with a capacity of 900 people. The upper observatory features a spiral, glass-covered skywalk in which visitors ascend the last 5 metres to the highest point at the upper platform. A section of glass flooring gives visitors a direct downward view of the streets below.
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The tower has seismic proofing, including a central shaft made of reinforced concrete. The main internal pillar is attached to the outer tower structure for the first 125 metres above ground. From there until 375 metres the pillar is attached to the tower frame with oil dampers, which act as cushions during an earthquake. Additional resilience is achieved through an "added mass control mechanism" (or tuned mass damper) – a damping system which, in the event of an earthquake, moves out of step with the building's structure, to keep the centre of gravity as central as possible to the tower's base. According to the designers, the dampers can absorb 50 percent of the energy from an earthquake.
The exterior lattice is painted a colour officially called "Skytree White". This is an original colour based on a bluish-white traditional Japanese colour called aijiro (藍白). The illumination design was published on 16 October 2009. Two illumination patterns alternate daily. One is sky the blue Iki (chic, stylish), and the other is the purple Miyabi (elegance, refinement). The tower is illuminated using LEDs..
Sky the Blue Iki (chic, stylish)
The height of 634 m (2,080 ft) was selected to be easily remembered. The figures 6 (mu), 3 (sa), 4 (shi) stand for "Musashi", an old name of the region where the Tokyo Skytree stands.
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Purple Miyabi (elegance, refinement)
From October to November 2007, suggestions were collected from the general public for the name to be given to the tower. On 19 March 2008, a committee chose six final candidate names: Tōkyō Sukaitsurī (東京スカイツリー, "Tokyo sky tree"), Tōkyō Edo Tawā (東京EDOタワー, "Tokyo Edo tower"), Raijingu Tawā (ライジングタワー, "Rising tower"), Mirai Tawā (みらいタワー, "Tower of the future"), Yumemi Yagura (ゆめみやぐら, "Dream lookout"), Raijingu Īsuto Tawā (ライジングイーストタワー, "Rising east tower"). The official name was decided in a nationwide vote, and was announced on 10 June 2008 as "Tokyo Skytree". The name received around 33,000 votes (30%) out of 110,000 cast, with the second most popular name being "Tokyo Edo Tower".
16th October 2009: The projected height was increased from 610 m to 634 m to make it the highest self-supporting steel tower.
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Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami - 29th February 2012: Tower construction was finished. Completion was delayed two months from the original schedule because of a shortage of supplies due to the effects of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami..
A tug boat is among debris in Ofunato Japan..
It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and the fourth most powerful earthquake in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900. The earthquake triggered powerful tsunami waves that may have reached heights of up to 40.5 meters (133 ft) in Miyako in Tōhoku's Iwate Prefecture, and which, in the Sendai area, traveled at 700 km/h (435 mph) and up to 10 km (6 mi) inland. Residents of Sendai had only eight to ten minutes of warning, and more than a hundred evacuation sites were washed away. The official figures released in 2021 reported 19,759 deaths, 6,242 injured, and 2,553 people missing, and a report from 2015 indicated 228,863 people were still living away from their home in either temporary housing or due to permanent relocation.
The city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, is flooded after an earthquake-triggered tsunami swept away the area on March 11, 2011, in this supplied photo. The meteorological agency's initial warning was criticized after the disaster for underestimating the size of the tsunami. | KYODO
A tsunami reaches Miyako City, overtopping seawalls and flooding streets in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The snowfall which accompanied the tsunami and the freezing temperature hindered rescue works greatly; for instance, Ishinomaki, the city with most deaths, was 0 °C (32 °F) as the tsunami hit. The magnitude 9.1 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake occurred on 11th March 2011 at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) in the north-western Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 32 km (20 mi), with its epicenter approximately 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku, Japan, lasting approximately six minutes. The earthquake was initially reported as 7.9 Mw by the USGS before it was quickly upgraded to 8.8 Mw, then to 8.9 Mw, and then finally to 9.0 Mw. On 11th July 2016, the USGS further upgraded the earthquake to 9.1. Sendai was the nearest major city to the earthquake, 130 km (81 mi) from the epicenter; the earthquake occurred 373 km (232 mi) northeast of Tokyo.
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26th April 2012: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan inspected the Tokyo Skytree Tembo Galleria.
According to legend, Japan was founded in 600 B.C. by Emperor Jimmu, a direct descendent of Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess, and ancestor of the present ruling dynasty. While the Japanese emperor lost much of his power during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, his authority was reestablished in the Meiji Restoration of 1868. During the American occupation following World War II, the emperor renounced his divinity and Japanese sovereignty, embodied in the emperor before World War II, is now vested in the Japanese people. The emperor is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state.
Empress Michiko was born the first daughter of Eizaburo Shoda, honorary chairman of the board of Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd., on October 20, 1934. In April 1953, she entered the Department of Literature of Sacred Heart Women's University to study English literature. She met the then-Crown Prince at a tennis club in the resort town of Karuizawa in the summer of 1957 after graduating from university, and they were married in 1959. After the enthronement of Akihito, she was appointed Honorary President of the Japan Red Cross Society in January 1989.
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and his fiancee Michiko Shoda play tennis at the Tokyo Lawn Tennis Club, on December 6, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone/Getty Images
Emperor Akihito was born December 23, 1933, the first son of Emperor Hirohito (Showa). In 1952, he entered the Department of Politics and Economics of Gakushuin University. His Coming-of-age and Ceremony of Investiture were celebrated on November 10 of the same year. He married Michiko Shoda on April 10, 1959. When Emperor Showa died on January 7, 1989, he ascended to the throne as the 125th emperor of Japan.
The couple often broke with tradition, opting to raise their own children. Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone/Getty Images
KABUKI｜July 2022｜National Theatre（English Subtitles） 国立劇場令和4年7月歌舞伎鑑賞教室『紅葉狩』
KABUKI｜July 2022｜National Theatre（English Subtitles） 国立劇場令和4年7月歌舞伎鑑賞教室『紅葉狩』
22 May 2022: the 10th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo Skytree was celebrated with Kabuki by Ichikawa Ebizo XI who performed a signature technique called the "nirami" glare on a special stage atop of the tower.
Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII
Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII (十三代目 市川 團十郎, Jyūsandaime Ichikawa Danjūrō) (born December 6, 1977) is a Japanese Kabuki, film, television actor and stage producer. He is the eldest son and successor of the celebrated Ichikawa Danjūrō XII. He is known for being a renowned tachiyaku (actor specializing in male roles), in particular he specializes in aragoto roles (which is a tradition that has existed in his family since 1660 with his ancestor and founder of the Naritaya acting house, Ichikawa Danjūrō I (初代 市川 段十郎..
Kabuki (歌舞伎, かぶき) is a classical form of Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate Kumadori make-up worn by some of its performers.
Kabuki is thought to have originated in the very early Edo period, when founder Izumo no Okuni formed a female dance troupe who performed dances and light sketches in Kyoto. The art form later developed into its present all-male theatrical form after women were banned from performing in kabuki theatre in 1629. Kabuki developed throughout the late 17th century and reached its zenith in the mid-18th century.
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo performs at the topmost point of the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower on May 22 during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the tower's opening. | KYODO
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Crowds: visitors watching the opening ceremony of the 634-meter high Tokyo Skytree
As the Skytree's opening approached, people reportedly waited in line for a week to get tickets. By the opening, trips up the tower were fully booked for the first two months of operation. The opening day drew a crowd of tens of thousands, despite rainy conditions which blocked the view from the tower's observation deck. Strong winds also forced two elevators to be shut down, leaving some visitors briefly stranded on the observation deck. According to Tobu, 1.6 million people visited Skytree in its first week. Local residents reported that the influx of visitors disturbed the peace of their community and had, so far, generated little economic benefit for the local area.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko's wedding..
Kabukichō 歌舞伎町, is an entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kabuki-chō is the location of many host and hostess clubs, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the "Sleepless Town" (眠らない街, Nemuranai Machi, famous for its plethora of small bars, is part of Kabuki-cho. The district's name comes from late-1940s plans to build a Kabuki theater, and although the theater was never built, the name stuck.
Japan Walk Kabukicho at late night, Red Light District, back alley in Shinjuku, Tokyo｜歌舞伎町 新宿 4K
Japan Walk Kabukicho at late night, Red Light District, back alley in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
Tokyo's Night Joy Paradise Plus Unexpected PERMISSION 2 😲
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