Tokyo Tower(01 of23)
Open Image Modal15th December 1958: The Tokyo tower in central Tokyo which stands 1088 feet high and cost seven million US dollars to build. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) (credit:Keystone via Getty Images)
Japanese Tourists(02 of23)
Open Image ModalJapanese tourists look out from the observation platform of the 1,092-feet Tokyo Tower in Tokyo on June 20, 1967. One little boy has turned the powerful binoculars around for a close up of the observation deck, on a clear day visitors can see Mt. Fuji, some 60 miles away to the Southwest, and the Pacific Ocean some 40 miles away in the opposite direction, but this happens only two or three times a year. (AP Photo/M. Chigita) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Religion(03 of23)
Open Image ModalTwo kimono-clad women await their turn at Tokyoâs Zojoji Temple on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1985 as hundreds of people paid a New Yearâs visit to the Buddhist temple to pray for prosperity and happiness. Illuminating in the background is the 1,093-foot-high Tokyo Tower, one of major landmarks in the capital. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
tokyo tower(04 of23)
Open Image Modala view of tokyo tower from my mom\'s room, circa 1964. (credit:mioi/Flickr)
Tokyo Tower(05 of23)
Open Image Modal15th December 1958: The Tokyo tower in central Tokyo which stands 1088 feet high and cost seven million US dollars to build. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) (credit:Keystone via Getty Images)
Tokyo Tower(06 of23)
Open Image ModalTwo young girls in Kimonos in a street near the almost completed Tokyo Tower, July 1958. The tower is a TV and radio broadcasting antenna as well as a tourist attraction. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Keystone via Getty Images)
Left Foot(07 of23)
Open Image ModalIt seems that every tourist who visits Tokyo must make a photo of the iconic Tokyo Tower. This is mine.\n\nThe tower is, of course, based on similar architecture as the Eiffle Tower in France but larger. It was built in 1958 and today is used mostly for communications and tourism. (credit:Bob Owen/Flickr)
tokyo tower in 1960(08 of23)
Open Image Modal1960 april\ntaken by father-in-law,\nfor his memories.\ntokyo tower was finished 1958. (credit:shop boy/Flickr)
Mt. Fuji(09 of23)
Open Image ModalOnce the centerpiece of rustic woodblock prints, Mt. Fuji shares the vista at sunset with Tokyo Tower, a landmark in the Japanese capital on Monday, Oct. 27, 1980. A chill, clear autumn day allowed Tokyo residents a rare view of the famous mountain more than 80 miles outside the city. Haze obscures the view all but a few days each year. (AP Photo/Neal Ulevich) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan(10 of23)
Open Image ModalThe National Stadium in foreground and Tokyo Tower in background in Tokyo, Japan in March 1975. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Snow-capped Mt. Fuji and Tokyo Tower(11 of23)
Open Image ModalSnow-capped Mt. Fuji, a symbolic landmark of Japan, is clearly viewed from Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, May 15, 1980. The 3,776-meter high summit, standing at some 120 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, is seen only once in a long while from the Japanese capital which is usually shrouded with thick smog. In foreground is the 333-meter tall Tokyo Tower. (AP Photo/Naokazu Oinuma) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
TOKYO TOWER VIEW 1973(12 of23)
Open Image ModalThis is how Tokyo looks from the Tokyo Tower, facing the Ginza area of the city, Dec. 1973. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Tokyo Tower(13 of23)
Open Image ModalNine years after it was completed, the Tokyo Tower continues to dominate the changing skyline of the city, and remains probably the biggest attraction for Japanese sightseers visiting their capital, shown June 20, 1967. In the left background is a half completed skyscraper which, when completed, will be 36 stories high, tallest in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mitsunori Chigita) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan(14 of23)
Open Image ModalThe Tokyo Tower still dominates the changing skyline of Tokyo on June 20, 1967, and is probably the biggest attraction for Japanese sightseer\'s visiting their capital. The tower rises above construction for new freeways in the foreground. In the left background is a half completed skyscraper which, when completed will be 36 stories high, tallest in Japan. (AP Photo/MC) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Tokyo Buildings(15 of23)
Open Image ModalTokyo Tower is located in Shiba Park. The tower is said to be the worldâs highest independent TV tower (1,065 feet). There are elevators going up to the observation platforms. Tower with the traditional structures of Buddhist temple of Jojyoji in Tokyo, Japan on April 4, 1967. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Tokyo Buildings(16 of23)
Open Image ModalJapanâs highest manmade structure, and one of the worldâs tallest 1,088 feet into the sky was dedicated. The public named it âTokyo Towerâ it cost three million dollars and looms over Tokyoâs skyline like a giant steel needle. Four thousand tons of steel girders and 30 tons of paint went into the tower. Each leg is supported by eight concrete pillars driven to a depth of 24 yards. A night view of the giant tower as it looms over the city on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1958. (AP Photo/Mitsunori Chigita) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Religion(17 of23)
Open Image ModalTwo kimono-clad women await their turn at Tokyoâs Zojoji Temple on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1985 as hundreds of people paid a New Yearâs visit to the Buddhist temple to pray for prosperity and happiness. Illuminating in the background is the 1,093-foot-high Tokyo Tower, one of major landmarks in the capital. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Snow-capped Mt. Fuji and Tokyo Tower(18 of23)
Open Image ModalSnow-capped Mt. Fuji, a symbolic landmark of Japan, is clearly viewed from Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, May 15, 1980. The 3,776-meter high summit, standing at some 120 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, is seen only once in a long while from the Japanese capital which is usually shrouded with thick smog. In foreground is the 333-meter tall Tokyo Tower. (AP Photo/Naokazu Oinuma) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mt. Fuji(19 of23)
Open Image ModalOnce the centerpiece of rustic woodblock prints, Mt. Fuji shares the vista at sunset with Tokyo Tower, a landmark in the Japanese capital on Monday, Oct. 27, 1980. A chill, clear autumn day allowed Tokyo residents a rare view of the famous mountain more than 80 miles outside the city. Haze obscures the view all but a few days each year. (AP Photo/Neal Ulevich) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan(20 of23)
Open Image ModalThe National Stadium in foreground and Tokyo Tower in background in Tokyo, Japan in March 1975. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Tokyo Tower(21 of23)
Open Image ModalNine years after it was completed, the Tokyo Tower continues to dominate the changing skyline of the city, and remains probably the biggest attraction for Japanese sightseers visiting their capital, shown June 20, 1967. In the left background is a half completed skyscraper which, when completed, will be 36 stories high, tallest in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mitsunori Chigita) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
IMG_0020 - View from Tokyo Tower, 1966(22 of23)
Open Image ModalThese were taken by my grandfather in the 1950s and 1960s. I\'ve tried to include dates where possible, going from the stamp on the back of the slides. (credit:RepoMan84/Flickr)
Japan(23 of23)
Open Image ModalThe Tokyo Tower still dominates the changing skyline of Tokyo on June 20, 1967, and is probably the biggest attraction for Japanese sightseer\'s visiting their capital. The tower rises above construction for new freeways in the foreground. In the left background is a half completed skyscraper which, when completed will be 36 stories high, tallest in Japan. (AP Photo/MC) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)