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Tokyo Tower

Local name: 東京タワー

Located in Minato-ku, Tokyo Coordinates: 35°39′31″ N 139°44′43″ E

Tokyo Tower
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Nearest town
Minato
0.6 km E
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport13 km
NRT Narita International Airport59 km

About Tokyo Tower

Tokyo Tower is a landmark. Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo.

From Wikipedia

Tokyo Tower (東京タワー, Tōkyō Tawā; pronounced [toːkʲoː taꜜɰᵝaː] ), also known by its official name Japan Radio Tower (日本電波塔, Nippon denpatō) is a communications and observation tower in the district of Shiba-koen in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, completed in 1958. At 332.9 meters (1,092 feet), it was the tallest tower in Japan until the construction of Tokyo Skytree in 2012. It is a lattice tower inspired by the Eiffel Tower, and is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1957
Opened
1958
Architect
Tachū Naitō
Heritage designation
Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Height
333 m
Official website
en.tokyotower.co.jp

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Tokyo Tower

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 95 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 49 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 69 km southwest19°
  • Mishima · 96 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
September (206 mm)
Driest month
December (44 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Tokyo Tower
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°13°18°23°25°28°30°26°21°17°12°
Average low (°C)1°2°5°10°14°18°22°23°20°14°9°4°
Precipitation (mm)49631131291371841561572061799544

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Tokyo Tower

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 13 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Minato, 1 km to the east.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 13 kmsouth
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 59 kmeast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 84 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Minato Population: 260.5K 1 kmeast
  • Chuo Population: 169.2K 3 kmnortheast
  • Nakano City Population: 344.9K 9 kmnorthwest
  • Kita-ku Population: 332.1K 10 kmnorth
  • Ōta-ku Population: 748.1K 11 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

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