Japan reworks plans for tallest tower in the world!

Japan wants  to reach a world record for having the tallest tower in the world…so they changed some of the plans for that…

The international war of height continues as Japan reworks a plan to reach a new world record. Plans for the Tokyo Sky Tree have been changed in the hopes of making it the world’s tallest tower when it is scheduled to be opened in early 2012.

Tobu Railway and Tobu Tower Sky Tree, the tower’s constructors, announced on October 16th that they will extend the top antenna 24 meters (79 feet), to give the tower a new total height of 634 meters (2,080 feet) when it is finished.

Kinya Miyasugi, President of Tobu Tower Sky Tree, told reporters, “We are praying that we will be number one in the world when we are complete.”  The change is in response to the Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower in China, which took the title of the world’s tallest tower this year when it was topped out at 610 meters (2,001 feet) – the originally planned height for the Tokyo Sky Tree. Both Towers beat the CN Tower in Toronto, which stands at around 553 meters (1,815 feet). The world’s tallest structure is still said to be the Burj Dubai in the UAE at 818 meters (2,684 feet)

According to a report from the Yomiuri Shimbun, the redesigned antenna will be dubbed “Musashi”, a commemoration of the name of the to old region which Tokyo is now a part of. “Musashi” is also a Japanese play on words for the number 6-3-4 and the reason for the numerical choice of the new final height. The change to the Musashi antenna will reportedly not affect the final cost or scheduled completion date of the entire tower.

About the Tokyo Sky Tree tower

According to the Tokyo Sky Tree official website, the tower, which is being built in the Narihirabashi/Oshiage area of Sumida Ward in Tokyo, is currently at 174 meters (571 feet). When it’s completed, it will have two observation decks, one at 350 meters (1,148 feet) and another at 450 meters (1,476 feet). The Musashi antenna will broad cast digital TV signals for multiple TV stations in the area.

Source: The Examiner

This could be the tallest tower in Japan, but I dont this will ever replace their most famous tower. I think CLAMP fans will agree on this statement, if you know what I mean.

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