Beppu Tower | |
Native Name: | 別府タワー |
Coordinates: | 33.2817°N 131.5058°W |
Location: | 3-10-2 Kitahama, Beppu, Ōita |
Start Date: | 1956 |
Completion Date: | 1957 |
Opening: | May 10, 1957 |
Cost: | ¥280 million[1] ($777,777 in 1956) |
Building Type: | Communications tower Observation tower |
Antenna Spire: | 100m (300feet) |
Architect: | Tachū Naitō |
is a 100-metre-tall (328 ft) lattice tower located in Beppu, Ōita, Japan.[2] Initially built to help boost tourism in the area, today the tower is primarily used as TV transmission tower. It has an observation deck at a height of 55m (180feet).
Beppu Tower was built in two years, from 1956 to 1957 and was originally planned to open the Beppu Tourism Exhibition, held from March 20 through May 20, 1957. Construction was slightly delayed, however, and the tower was not completed until May 10, ten days before the exhibition ended.[2] Its original name was until 1961 when it was officially changed to Beppu Tower.
The tower first displayed advertising for National. Currently, it displays eight neon Asahi signs—four in English, four in Japanese.[2]