The (formerly but still referred to as the ) is a TV tower in

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most po ...

, central

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History

It is the oldest TV tower in Japan, and was completed in 1954. It is located in the centre of

Hisaya Ōdori Park The Hisaya-ōdōri Park (久屋大通公園) is located in Sakae, Nagoya, in central Japan. History The park was laid out after the devastation of World War II by the mayor of Nagoya, in order to create green space in the middle of the city. ...

. The tower is 180 metres high, and has two main observation decks at the heights of 90 metres (the indoor Sky Deck) and 100 metres (the outdoor Sky Balcony). The tower also includes a restaurant and gallery at 30 metres. Nagoya TV Tower closely resembles the

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. Recently, the tower became known under the nickname of "Thunder Tower" due to the nighttime illumination. The tower also included a bowling alley at the top. In May 2021, the tower was given a new name, the Chubu Electric MIRAI TOWER.

In popular culture

The famous movie monster,

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pulled the tower down in '' Mothra vs. Godzilla'' (1964), and twenty-eight years later, it was destroyed again in the 1992 remake, '' Godzilla vs. Mothra''. This time around, it is demolished by the monster

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, when the creature attacks Nagoya. In the anime

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, the tower makes a brief appearance in episode 5 of season 2, where characters Yoichi Saotome and Shinya Hiragi use the tower as their sniping point in their mission to assassinate vampire noble Lucal Wesker.

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Official Website
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