Company Information

Name of company TOKYO TOWER Co.,Ltd
Founded May, 1957
Capital 1 billiion yen
Head Office 4-2-8 Shiba Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Main Business Activities Management of establishing comprehensive radio towers, operation of tourist facilities, real estate leasing
Number of Employees 85 employees (As of March 31, 2023)
Affiliated Companies Tokyo Tower Studio, Inc. ,
Tokyo Tower Parking Center, Inc.,
Tower Japan Corporation

Company Timeline

Company Timeline
1957

Nippon Television City Corporation established

1958

Tokyo Tower open for business

1959

Transmission of all television channels begins

1964

Tokyo Tower Broadcasting Center Building completed

1967

Special Observatory opens

1989

New tower body lighting completed
"Tokyo Tower" lighting (currently, "Landmark Light") begins (January)
100 million tower visitors recorded

1998

130 million visitors recorded

2002

Main Observatory and Special Observatory open after renewal

2005

Tokyo Tower FootTown open after renewal

2006

150 million visitors recorded

2008

New "Tokyo Tower" lighting (“Diamond Veil") begins (December)
50th anniversary since opening (December)

2013

170 million visitors recorded
55th anniversary since opening (December)

2018

180 million visitors recorded (January)
"Tokyo Tower Special Observatory" and "Tokyo Tower Main Observatory" renamed to "Top Deck" and "Main Deck," respectively
Top Deck Tour begins operation (March)
60th anniversary since opening (December)
Name changed to Tokyo Tower Co., Ltd. (December)

2019

Main Deck opens after renewal (September)

Name changed to TOKYO TOWER Co., Ltd (October)

New "Tokyo Tower" lighting ("Infinity Diamond Veil") begins (November)

PET bottle-to-bottle recycling
Antibacterial UV light emitting device