Tokyo Tower turns green for St Patrick's Day
 

Sunday, March 18, 2007
Tokyo Tower was lit up in green on Saturday night to celebrate St Patrick's Day. The green illumination of the 333-meter-tall television tower was also to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the bilateral ties between Japan and Ireland.

Irish Network Japan, a non-governmental organization aimed at promoting cultural exchange between Ireland and Japan, organized a photography contest of the green-lit Tokyo Tower for amateur photographers, it said on its website. Eight parades will be held in Tokyo and other cities across Japan this weekend.

333 meters tall? :eek: That is one tall tower. :)

Wonder what the historical background of this Japanese-Irish celebration is?

~annelie

*wonders the same thing*

I know you can barely see it, but I don't use photo hosting sites and have not uploaded it to my public MySpace page. So, squint as hard as you can.

It wasn't all lit up, just the areas that already have lights on them were in green. Interesting fact, Tokyo Tower is 333 meters compared with the Eiffel's 330 m.

How do they change the color?

it looks so tiny in that photo..but thanks for showing it..it looks great^^
yeah i was actually wondering the same thing..how they change the color..did they put some special lights there for that..or there already are these light that can change color.:cool:

How do you like them apples?

Oh and I have no idea how they got that color out of it. That was as close as I went to the tower that night.

Here is another one for you. Note the Irish flags. Taken near Harajuku.

awesome pictures.thanks^^i wish i could live there.
that last photo with the flags is kind of similar to my hometown.:cool:
so who's going to solve the mystery and tell us how they change those pretty lights?

i really want to know..umm i guess i have to investigate it:cool: ^^

My theory is that they train and use super-fast ninjas to changethe bulbs. That way nobody would notice. Also, have you ever seen a picture of Japan with a burnt-out light?! Mighty suspicious.

Now that you mention it, no I haven't. From now on though I will have my eyes out for those ninjas. When I find a burnt out light, I am setting up a stake out. But I need to purchase a camera that can take high speed photos in low light settings b/c surely they strike at night.