Tokyo Sky Tree is located in Sumida Ward, Tokyo City, Japan. Tokyo Sky Tree is the tallest tower in the world at a height of over 600 meters (over 1800 feet). Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world at a height of over 800 meters but Tokyo Sky Tree gets the distinction of being the tallest tower. Any tall structure in Japan, needs to be built with extra strength to withstand massive earthquakes that country suffers. The Tokyo Sky Tree passed this test with flying colors, when largest earth quake in Japan's history hit in March of 2011. The Sky Tree shook but stood firm. The designers and the builders attribute this strength to the way the base of the tower is built. The base of the tower has concrete and steel columns that stretch out like tree roots, which provide extreme strength to this tower. The tower officially opens in March of 2012 for visitors. When I made the video in the Fall, 2011, the workers are putting finishing touches to the area around the Tokyo Sky Tree. Hope you get a chance to visit Tokyo Sky Tree during your visits to Japan.