This is one of the amazing project that I have ever seen. Maybe it looks like a toy but this is real. Actually, Nippon Television City Corp. is preparing to make Tokyo Tower higher in what is being viewed as a desperate bid to prevent TV broadcasters from switching to a much taller transmitting tower planned to be built in Sumida Ward.

The operator of the 333-meter landmark, which will be vying with a new 610-meter competitor dubbed “New Tokyo Tower,” has drafted a plan to extend its digital broadcasting antenna by 80 to 100 meters.

To boost the height of Tokyo Tower’s antenna by 100 meters, however, the structure itself will have to be lengthened by 20 meters, which would cost around ¥4 billion and be fully covered by the company.

Now watch the video after the jump.


source:japantimes.