Tokyo Sky Tree draws tourists

Tokyo Sky Tree draws tourists

TOKYO, Japan - Women pose for a photo in front of a fish-eye mirror at the foot of the Tokyo Sky Tree tower, under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on Dec. 26, 2010. The mirror, placed on the roadside by a volunteer, enables visitors to take photos of themselves with the soaring tower in the background. Sky Tree is slated to reach 634 meters in March 2011 and be the world's tallest stand-alone communications tower, and to open commercially in the spring of 2012. (Kyodo)

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