For some unknown reason, it never crossed the minds of *Shinta and I to go to Tokyo Tower during our many visits to Tokyo. This time round however, we were with a friend who had never been to Tokyo before, so we decided to pay a visit there.
We eventually ended up in the vicinty twice, and managed to take many different shots from different angles. The first time was still in 2011, we rushed over and managed to get there just before sunset. According to *Shinta, it's international standard that telecommunication towers must be painted alternating red and white.
We decided to take the elevator all the way to the top (another post on that later...) and by the time we came back down, it was night.
Tokyo Tower at night looks totally different but just as gorgeous.
The second time we were there, was to go to Zojoji Temple for the New Year Countdown. The place was super packed... At the stroke of midnight, everyone releases balloons with their wishes tied to it into the air.
This time, Tokyo Tower was lit differently from the other night. Notice how the date has changed to 2012!
One last shot of the Tower from Roppongi...
1 comment:
Hey
lovely pictures.
I run a small childrens magazine about travel.
Would love to use your Tokyo Tower New Year picture.
Please do let me know if I can.
Jay
mrmalhotra [at] gmail [dot] com
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