Tokyo Skytree Town visitors top 1 million
Yomiuri Shimbun, Asia News Network, Tokyo | Travel | Mon, May 28 2012, 11:00 AM
Visitors wait in front of the entrance of the Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark opened to the public on Tuesday.(AP)The number of visitors to the Tokyo Skytree tower and surrounding facilities has topped 1 million in the five days since their Tuesday opening, main operator Tobu Railway Co. said Sunday.
About 1,132,000 people have visited the Tokyo Skytree Town commercial complex, including a record of about 272,000 on Saturday, the company said.
Tobu expects about 32 million people to visit the complex in its first year.
