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Visitors to Tokyo Skytree complex top 100 million

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to the Tokyo Skytree commercial complex pose for a commemorative photo as their number exceeded 100 million on Sept. 17, 2014, following its opening in May 2012. It was the 849th day since the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters opened on May 22, 2012, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.

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Tokyo Skytree illuminated on 2nd anniversary of opening

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest tower at 634 meters, is illuminated to commemorate the second anniversary of its opening on May 22, 2014.

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Lightning flashes above Tokyo Skytree on 2nd anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Lightning flashes above Tokyo Skytree, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest tower at 634 meters, lit up on the second anniversary of its opening on May 22, 2014.

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Tokyo Skytree marks 2nd anniversary with diverse lighting

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest tower at 634 meters, is decorated with six different illumination patterns to commemorate the second anniversary of its opening on May 22, 2014.

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Skytree lit up by colors in red, white, blue

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, is lit up by LED lights in red, white and blue -- the colors of the Stars and Stripes flag -- on April 23, 2014, as U.S. President Barak Obama arrived in Tokyo for a three-day state visit to Japan.

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Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, on Dec. 6, 2013. The number of visitors to the observatory deck of the tower topped 10 million the same day since its opening on May 22, 2012.

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Summer refreshment

TOKYO, Japan - Drinkers raise a toast at a beer garden on the rooftop of a commercial facility called "Ekimise" in Tokyo's Asakusa district on July 8, 2013. Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, is visible in the background.

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Summer refreshment

TOKYO, Japan - Women raise a toast at a beer garden on the rooftop of a commercial facility called "Ekimise" in Tokyo's Asakusa district on July 8, 2013. Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, is visible in the background.

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Tokyo Skytree to mark 1st anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, lit up in blue on the night of May 21, 2013, the eve of the first anniversary of its opening.

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Tokyo Skytree to mark 1st anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, on May 21, 2013, the eve of the first anniversary of its opening.

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Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Komine (4th from L) and his wife and children pose for photos at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2013, with Michiaki Suzuki (far L), president of Tobu Tower Skytree Co., the tower's operator, as one of them became the 6.34 millionth visitor to the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening.

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Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Komine and his wife and children are applauded at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2013, as one of them became the 6.34 millionth visitor to the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening.

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Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Skytree, part of which is unseen in rain in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2013. The number of visitors to the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, reached 6.34 million the same day, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening.

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Skytree attracts visitors in New Year holidays

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2013, shows Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. The number of visitors to the world's tallest broadcast tower at 634 meters and its adjacent commercial complex Tokyo Solamachi came to 910,000 on New Year's Eve and the first three days of the new year, the tower's operator said on Jan. 4, 2013.

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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.

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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.

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Millionth visitors to Tokyo Skytree deck

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a family from Nagano Prefecture pose for photos in front of the Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcast tower at 634 meters, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 1, 2012. They became the one millionth visitors to the tower's 350-meter-high main observation deck.

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Tokyo Skytree sells tickets without reservations

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors line up as the operator of Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward started selling same-day tickets for the world's tallest broadcast tower at 634 meters on July 11, 2012.

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Tokyo Skytree sells tickets without reservations

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors line up as the operator of Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward started selling same-day tickets for the world's tallest broadcast tower at 634 meters on July 11, 2012.

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Tokyo Skytree sells tickets without reservations

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors line up as the operator of Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward started selling same-day tickets for the world's tallest broadcast tower at 634 meters on July 11, 2012.

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Tokyo Skytree draws over 5.8 mil. visitors during 1st month

TOKYO, Japan - Women pose for photos in front of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on June 22, 2012, one month after its opening to the public. Its operator put the number of visitors to a new commercial complex featuring the landmark during the month at more than 5.8 million in total.

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Tokyo Skytree draws over 5.5 mil. visitors during 1st month

TOKYO, Japan - People pose for photos in front of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on June 22, 2012, one month after its opening to the public. Its operator put the number of visitors to a new commercial complex featuring the landmark during the month at more than 5.5 million in total.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is illuminated in purple on the night of May 22, 2012, its opening day. Sensoji temple can be seen in the foreground.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is illuminated in blue on the night of May 22, 2012, its opening day. Sensoji temple can be seen in the foreground.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is illuminated in purple on the night of May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is illuminated in blue on the night of May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Dolls of Sorakara-chan, the official mascot of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, are on sale at the facility on May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Staff at Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, take photos of visitors sitting next to a replica tower on one of the facility's two observation decks on May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the inside of an elevator at Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows admission tickets to an observation deck at Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''Sky Soft,'' a dessert on sale in a cafe on an observation deck of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the tip of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on the night of May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Cruise boats float on the Sumida River as Tokyo Skytree (in background), the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is illuminated in blue on the night of May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held to illuminate Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on the night of May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in February 2012 shows Tokyo Skytree (back), the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, and Tokyo Tower, the 333-meter broadcasting tower in the Japanese capital's Minato Ward.

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Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in February 2012 shows Tokyo Skytree (back), the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, and Tokyo Tower, the 333-meter broadcasting tower in the Japanese capital's Minato Ward.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Morimoto smiles in front of a dish resembling Tokyo Skytree that he ordered at Soba Dokoro Kamimura, a Japanese restaurant near the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on May 22, 2012, its opening day. The 1,800-yen dish is a bowl of rice topped with deep-fried prawns and vegetables. The prawns are leaned against the bowl's lid to create a tower-like figure.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - A group of high school students from Kanagawa Prefecture pose for photos in front of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - A woman takes a photo of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors view the landscape from a 350-meter-high observation floor at Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, as it opened in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 22, 2012.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held in the rain for Tokyo Skytree Town, a commercial complex at the foot of Tokyo Skytree (back), the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, in the capital's Sumida Ward on May 22, 2012. The tower also opened to the public the same day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 8:31 a.m. on May 22, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, prior to its opening the same day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 8:31 a.m. on May 22, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, prior to its opening the same day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - A man with a hairstyle in the shape of Tokyo Skytree (back), the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, visits Tokyo Skytree Town, a commercial complex at its foot, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 22, 2012, prior to its opening the same day.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - People queue to enter observation floors of Tokyo Skytree (back), the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 22, 2012, prior to its opening the same day.

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Tokyo Skytree to open May 22

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 21, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, and Tokyo Skytree Town, the 37,000-square-meter commercial complex at its base, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on the eve of their opening to the public.

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Tokyo Skytree to open May 22

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 21, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on the eve of its opening to the public.

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Tokyo Skytree to open May 22

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 21, 2012, shows two observation decks, one at 350 meters (bottom) and another at 450 meters above ground, of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on the eve of its opening to the public.

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Tokyo Skytree to open May 22

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 21, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on the eve of its opening to the public. The Sumida River can be seen in the background.

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Tokyo Skytree to open May 22

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 21, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, and Tokyo Skytree Town, the 37,000-square-meter commercial complex at its base, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on the eve of their opening to the public. The Sumida River can be seen in the upper left corner.