Tokyo In Communications

Noel Herrera

Tokyo Skytree

• Broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower

• Led by NHK or the Japan Broadcasting Corporation

• One of its main purposes is to relay television and radio broadcast signals

• Took away Tokyo Tower’s Digital Terrestrial Television broadcasting coverage*

Pictures

Miyabi Iki

Broadcasters

Observation Deck

• There are 4 ways to purchase tickets to the observation deck:– In advance online through a credit or debit card– Tickets from May 22 to July 10 are Advance

Reservation Only– Tokyo Skytree Group Reservation Center accepts

reservations for groupsof 25 or more– Use the travel plans of various travel agencies or the

accomidation plans • The website: http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/

Tokyo Tower

• A Communications and Observation Tower• The tower acts as a support structure for an

antenna• Originally intended for Television Broadcasting,

radio antennas were installed in 1961, making the tower able to broadcast signals for Japanese Media Outlets such as Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc., and Fuji TV

Cont’d

• Tokyo Tower now broadcasts analog television, digital television, radio, and digital radio

• However by July 2011, all television broadcasting is to be digital.

• The tower is considered not completely reliable in digital broadcasting because the tower is not tall enough to transmit the higher frequency waves to areas surrounded by forests or high-rise buildings.

Stations that use the Tower’s Antenna

Digital Terrestrial Television

• Going back to Tokyo Skytree, the technical evolution of Digital Terrestrial Television, we see Tokyo Tower being considered unreliable for this type of broadcasting. DTT is digital television broadcast over earthbound circuits, leaving out satellites. This allows for the circuits to be between the broadcaster and the end user, i.e., you.

Tokyo Tower This is at night and you can see how it glows and towers over the city.

Works Cited

• unofficialnetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Tokyo.jpg• http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/floor/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_terrestrial_television• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Skytree• http://www.fgautron.com/gallery/Tokyotower/tokyotower_012• http://places2explore.wordpress.com/category/tokyo-tower/• http://www.thebesttourism.com/2012/05/tokyo-tower/• http://www.tokyotower.co.jp/english/

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