Lightening current measured at Tokyo Skytree

Lightening current measured at Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - An apparatus (pipe at C) installed 497 meters above ground to measure lightening currents is shown to reporters at the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree in the Japanese capital's Sumida Ward on Oct. 17, 2012.

Lightening current measured at Tokyo Skytree

Lightening current measured at Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - An apparatus (pipe at bottom) installed 497 meters above ground to measure lightening currents is shown to reporters at the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree in the Japanese capital's Sumida Ward on Oct. 17, 2012.

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Sky Tree tower, under construction but already the tallest building in Japan, appears in the hazy sky. The new communications tower has reached the height of 497 meters, the peak of the main building body beneath an antenna for digital broadcasting.

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25, 2010, shows the Tokyo Sky Tree tower which, although still under construction, is already the tallest building in Japan. The new communications tower has reached the height of 497 meters, the peak of the main building body beneath an antenna for digital broadcasting.

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25, 2010, shows the Tokyo Sky Tree tower which, although still under construction, is already the tallest building in Japan. The new communications tower has reached the height of 497 meters, the peak of the main building body beneath an antenna for digital broadcasting.

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25, 2010, shows the Tokyo Sky Tree tower which, although still under construction, is already the tallest building in Japan. The new communications tower has reached the height of 497 meters, the peak of the main building body beneath an antenna for digital broadcasting.

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25, 2010, shows the Tokyo Sky Tree tower which, although still under construction, is already the tallest building in Japan. The new communications tower has reached the height of 497 meters, the peak of the main building body beneath an antenna for digital broadcasting. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25, 2010, shows the Tokyo Sky Tree tower which, although still under construction, is already the tallest building in Japan. The new communications tower has reached the height of 497 meters, the peak of the main building body beneath an antenna for digital broadcasting. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Sky Tree tower, under construction but already the tallest building in Japan, appears in the hazy sky. The new communications tower has reached the height of 497 meters, the peak of the main building body beneath an antenna for digital broadcasting. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

Tokyo Sky Tree reaches 497 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25, 2010, shows the Tokyo Sky Tree tower which, although still under construction, is already the tallest building in Japan. The new communications tower has reached the height of 497 meters, the peak of the main building body beneath an antenna for digital broadcasting. (Kyodo)