Where is Tokyo Tower?
Tokyo Tower is in Tokyo, Japan, in Asia. The game uses the reference point shown below: 35.6586°, 139.7454°. A guess within 25 km earns the full distance score before any hint deduction.
The marker identifies Tokyo Tower in Minato, Tokyo. Tokyo Skytree is a separate tower in a different part of the city.
Map loading. Coordinates: 35.6586°, 139.7454°.
The story behind the landmark
Designed by Tachu Naito, Tokyo Tower was completed on 23 December 1958 after roughly a year and a half of construction. The operator's historical gallery places it within Japan's postwar recovery and the growth of television broadcasting. Its familiar skyline presence began as a practical transmission project.
The tower operator explains that the 333-metre height was chosen with broadcasting coverage in mind. It also records the founder's ambition to exceed the Eiffel Tower's height. This connects its recognizable lattice outline with technical needs and a deliberate desire to create a prominent modern landmark.
How to recognise it
- An orange-red and white lattice steel tower
- Four widely spreading legs beneath a pointed upper shaft
- A rectangular observation section partway up the tower
Look twice: a useful comparison
The Eiffel Tower shares a broad-legged lattice silhouette but lacks Tokyo Tower's characteristic orange-red and white bands. Tokyo Skytree is taller and much more slender, with a different observation-deck shape. Identify the structure before using the city skyline to confirm Tokyo.
A detail worth remembering
The operator links the tower's 333-metre height to the broadcasting coverage required for the surrounding region. The repeated threes are memorable, but the original choice was an engineering decision rather than simply a pleasing number.
