The TOKYO SKYTREE®, located in the city’s Sumida Ward, went into
commission on May 22 after three years of construction work which began in
July 2008. At 634 meters the TOKYO SKYTREE has displaced the 618-meter
Guangzhou (Canton) Tower in China to become the world’s tallest self-supporting
broadcasting tower. The TOKYO SKYTREE was built to replace the long-serving Tokyo
Tower to reduce the electromagnetic interference suffered by transmissions from the
Tokyo Tower and caused by the increasing number of super-high skyscrapers being built
in the center of Tokyo today. The birth of this new symbol for Tokyo, which merges
tastefully in the local area that is deeply steeped in downtown ambience, is certain to
boost business in the vicinity with the increase in visitors to the area and to the many
vantage points where the TOKYO SKYTREE can best be seen.
The TOKYO SKYTREE employs
technologies from several Mitsubishi
Companies. The structure uses a fluoric resin
paint produced by Dai Nippon Toryo which boasts superior anti-corrosive properties and
durability. Another example is the
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control systems made by a Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries group company which acts to counterbalance wind- or
earthquake-induced swaying in the upper part of the tower. |
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