new tokyo broadcast tower

[ricco67]

the article can be found here;

http://www.breitbart.com/news/na/cp_u112504A.xml.html

but i found the final paragraph most interesting.

"Sumida ward beat out 15 other areas in Tokyo to host the tower, many of which were dropped after failing broadcast feasibility tests or coming up short in other ways, including the availability of mass transit."

[editor]

There's a drawing of the new tower on our sister site, Tokyo Architecture Info.

http://www.tokyoarchitecture.info/Building...Tokyo_Tower.php

Sumida is an interesting place. One of the city's most important temples is there as well as one of the best street markets (nice and clean, unlike the ones in China). One of my favorite pictures I ever took is of a ricksha driver there.

It's also where my wife thinks I contracted monkeypox. If you go, stay away from the monkeys!