Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower

Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 31, 2013, shows Tokyo Skytree (L back) and Tokyo Tower in the Japanese capital. Tokyo Skytree took on the role of full-fledged broadcasting tower for the greater Tokyo region as six TV stations started airwave transmissions at 9 a.m. the same day. Skytree took over the function from Tokyo Tower, which had beamed airwaves for TV viewers since 1959.

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  • 2013/5/31 00:00:00
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