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The Fascination with Tokyo Tower. I never knew Tokyo had an Eiffel Tower called the Tokyo Tower. Well, I was ignorant, until I started watching Japanese dramas in 1999/2000. What's that red tower in the middle of nowhere?? How come it's always so prominent? I mean, Over Time, Love 2000, Friends. This tower is there. So because of J-drama, I came to know of Tokyo Tower and yesterday, I finally made my way there... I was lucky, because this serviced apartment I was visiting was right in front of the tower. Can u imagine living in the serviced apartment and seeing the tower everyday? Actually there isn't really much to see. Surrounded by residential and office buildings, Tokyo Tower has lost its attraction as a look out point offering panoramic views of the city. Places such as Mori Tower, Tokyo Midtown, which at 50++ stories overlooked the Tokyo Tower. Having said all these however, I still think that Tokyo Tower remains an important landmark within Tokyo, despite being overshadowed by the many tall big buildings around. Why so, you may ask. Well, first of all, it is red. Who the hell will painttheir building BRIGHT RED. This alone makes Tokyo Tower really really prominent. Secondly, it looks different from all the rest of the buildings around. Just like Shanghai has the Pearl Tower, London has the Gherkin (I can't think of a better example), NY has the Empire State Building (actually Tokyo has one of those as well), Paris with its own Eiffel Tower, well, I guess you can say that the Tokyo Tower is one of the defining landmarks of the city. Take a look at this.   You see what I mean? You have to admit it is rather impressive isn't it? One thing I think was done better than London and Shanghai is that Tokyo Tower isn't immediately surrounded by tall skyscrapers around it. That's what makes it so impressive. And of course, I have to make sure I record down this moment where my fascination and curiosity with Tokyo Tower is satisfied.  Labels: Work An Impression Was Left @ 4:11 pm
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