Tokyo Skytree opens

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.

Tokyo Sky Tree to have Japanese surroundings

Tokyo Sky Tree to have Japanese surroundings

TOKYO, Japan - Sorakara, an official character of Tokyo Sky Tree, poses near the 634-meter telecommunications tower on Nov. 27, 2011, when reporters were given a tour of the tower and adjacent facilities under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. A path leading to the tower, which will open in May 2012, and a commercial complex beneath it will welcome visitors with true Japanese style, the operator said.

300 more days before Tokyo Sky Tree's opening

300 more days before Tokyo Sky Tree's opening

TOKYO, Japan - The countdown board on the rooftop of a building in Tokyo's Taito Ward shows 300, the number of days left before the opening of the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree (L in background), on July 27, 2011, during a ceremony to light up the board, with the tower's official mascots (from L to R) Teppenpen, Sorakara-chan and Sukoburuburu attending. The world's tallest self-standing tower is scheduled to open for visitors on May 22, 2012.

300 more days before Tokyo Sky Tree's opening

300 more days before Tokyo Sky Tree's opening

TOKYO, Japan - The countdown board on the rooftop of a building in Tokyo's Taito Ward shows 300, the number of days left before the opening of the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree (L in background), on July 27, 2011, during a ceremony to light up the board, with the tower's official mascots (from L to R) Teppenpen, Sorakara-chan and Sukoburuburu attending. The world's tallest self-standing tower is scheduled to open for visitors on May 22, 2012. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Skytree opens

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. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Sky Tree to have Japanese surroundings

Tokyo Sky Tree to have Japanese surroundings

TOKYO, Japan - Sorakara, an official character of Tokyo Sky Tree, poses near the 634-meter telecommunications tower on Nov. 27, 2011, when reporters were given a tour of the tower and adjacent facilities under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. A path leading to the tower, which will open in May 2012, and a commercial complex beneath it will welcome visitors with true Japanese style, the operator said. (Kyodo)