Japan, an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean with compact cities, historical magnificent palaces, hilly national parks, and a lot of shrines and temples to visit. This nation has been the apple-of-the-eye of travellers and tourists for quite a long time due to its variety of tourist spots that suit the appetite of its visitors, the wide selection of food, and more importantly, the people and its culture that makes it unique. Evidently, in 2015 alone, Japan opened its doors to a multitude of nearly 20 million visitors. While a lot of us have had their slice of Japan, it is true that not all can experience everything that Japan has to offer, thanks to its efficient National Tourism Organization, travellers have more and more reason to go back each time they visit this island nation. As an addition to their list of places to visit, the Tokyo Skytree, one of Japan’s newly opened landmarks, was introduced to travellers back in 2012. It was designed by the renowned sculptor Mr Kiichi Sumikawa and has a mind-boggling height of exactly 634 meters which became the reason of its recognition as the world’s tallest tower by Guinness World Records on November 11, 2011. As of writing, it is recognized as the second tallest freestanding structure in the world. There are truly lots of exciting things to do at the iconic tower that has become a new symbol of Tokyo, besides going up and just enjoying the view, visitors can shop and dine in the tower as well. Let’s take a quick look at what Tokyo Skytree can offer: Tokyo Skytree – Interesting Facts Albeit the recognition of Tokyo Skytree as the world’s second tallest tower, its initial function is to really replace the main radio tower of Tokyo which was in the position since 1958. Because there are a lot of other buildings that sprung since the 1950s, it resulted in a negative impact on the Tokyo radio tower’s performance. It was the reason why they saw the need for a new radio tower to be built. There were several considerations in building Tokyo Skytree, and one of them was giving the tower its unique name. The term “Tokyo Skytree” came from the image of an enormous tree that aims to the skies. Numerous names – Rising Tower, DreamTower, and Edo Tower – were suggested, but it was decided by the public in 2008 because the name “Skytree” is prevalent of the warm and hopeful image that it suggests. The number “634” – the exact height of the tower in meters – can be read as “mu-sa-shi,” a very familiar number to the people. It is also a meaningful reminder of the Musashi Province – the old name of the huge region that covered part of Tokyo, Saitama, and Kanagawa. Going deeper with numbers, the tower has a total of 2,523 steps when taking the stairs, the number of stairs from the first floor to the Tembo Deck (340th Floor) is 1,929, plus the Tembo Galleria (445th Floor) which is 594.  The total weight of the steel framework of the tower which includes the observation deck is 36,000 tons. Just imagine 200 pieces of 180-ton jumbo jets stacked on each other, making it strong enough to accommodate about 2,900 people in the Tembo Deck and Tembo Galleria at any given time. Tokyo Skytree – How to get there? The exact address of the tower is 1 Chome-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida, Tokyo 131-0045 and you can access the map here: There are several options to choose from in getting to the tower. Visitors can either opt to go by car, by train, or by shuttle...