My Space: Tokyo Tower & Zojo-ji Temple

Tokyo Tower is a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 333 meters (1,091 ft), it is the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world and the tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.

Tokyo tower(background) at night

Built in 1958, the tower's main sources of revenue are tourism and antenna leasing.

Tokyo tower at night

There are two levels to Tokyo Tower, one at 150m which has gift shops and the such, and one at 250 which costs a little extra but well worth the view on a clear day To go to both observation decks costs Y1,420 (820+600)

View from deck - foot ball court

View from the observation deck (Rainbow Bridge)

Directions:
Take the Yamanote line to Hamamatsucho Station. From there, just follow the signs for Tokyo Tower. The route takes you through Zojo-ji temple.

Zojo-ji Temple properly known as the San'en-zan Kodo-in Zojoji, this is the main temple of the Jodo (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism established by Honen in 1175. Zojoji was founded in 1393 and moved to its present site in 1598 by Tokugawa Ieyasu. It became the family temple of the Tokugawa family and an administrative center governing the religious studies and activities of Jodo sect. The mausoleum of 6 Tokugawa shoguns entombed there and several temples were destroyed by air raids during World War II.

Zojo-ji temple

Sangedatsumon, Zojoji's main gate was built in 1622 and designated by the State as important cultural property. It is one of the largest temple gate in Tokyo, measuring 21m in height, 28.7m in width and 17.6m in depth. The name 'Sangedatsumon' means "gate delivering from three earthly states of man : greed, anger and stupidity.