Thursday, October 2, 2008

Tsutenkaku


Wikipedia


Tsutenkaku is one of the symbols of Osaka, and it is a tower which has 103 meter height. This tower was built in 1912, which was modeled on the Eiffel tower and the Arch of Triumph. However, it was removed during the Second World War, and rebuilt in 1956.
In this tower, there are an event hall, a tearoom, a stand, and an observation deck. At the fifth floor, the floor of an observation deck, there is Billiken. Billiken is a statue of god of good luck. Billiken has a tradition that if you stroke the sole of the foot of Billiken, you can have good luck.
The top of this tower, there is a neon light which turns on a light which depends on the weather. There are four colors. Sunny is white, cloudy is orange, rainy is blue, and snowy is pink. So, this is also a light equipment of the weather forecast which tells us the tomorrow weather.

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