Tokyo Sky Tree Observation Diary 20120113 (A 2m lightning rod is installed at the top of the Tokyo Sky Tree.)
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Date of photo: 2012.01.13 (11:16)
Date of photo: 2012.01.13 (11:17)
There is a 2m lightning rod at the top of Tokyo Sky Tree. However, from here you can see an anemometer that looks to be about 4-5m high. This is a gain tower. Radio waves from six terrestrial digital broadcasting stations are transmitted from here.
Date of photo: 2012.01.13 (11:17)
Date of photo: 2012.01.13 (11:17)
This is the second observation deck. It can accommodate 900 people and the upper floor is 450m high.
There is a window cleaning gondola on the right side of the observation deck roof.
Date of photo: 2012.01.13 (11:17)
This is a dome-shaped antenna. It is a radio relay device for television broadcasting called an FPU. It faces the direction in which the broadcasting radio waves emitted by each TV station come from. It transmits the received radio waves from the tree-shaped broadcasting antenna.
Date of photo: 2012.01.13 (11:18)
This is the first observation deck. It can accommodate 2,000 people. It takes 50 seconds to reach 350m by elevator.
