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Fukuoka, situated on Kyushu Island will offer you a great time on your holiday. Historical sights, oriental gardens and some architectural wonders like Fukuoka Tower; Fukuoka has all what is required for a tourist destination. The Japanese people are famous for their advanced technology Fukuoka tower is really a splendid example of that. Fukuoka Tower is 234 meters tall situated in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka. This sightseeing of Fukuoka is a marvel of modern Japanese technology. Since this tower is situated on a seaside, you will have a splendid time, after touring the tower you can spend time in the beach. Amongst all the seaside towers in Japan, Tower of Fukuoka is the tallest. Fukuoka Tower was started in 1989 and the construction was finally done in 1991. The administration of Fukuoka had earlier reclaimed land out of Hakata Bay and the tower has been constructed on that land. Nikken Sekkei has designed this marvelous landmark of Fukuoka city. You will have a splendid view of the city from the observation decks of Fukuoka Tower. There are three observation decks in the tower. The first deck is at 116meters, a café and lounge deck at 120meters, the highest deck is at 123meters about the ground. One very interesting feature of the tower is that there is a triangular cross-section that has 8000 half-mirrors. The nickname “Mirror Sail” has come in to being because of these mirrors. Fukuoka Tower weighs 25,000 tons underground and 3,500 tons above ground.
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