Landmarks・Kyoto

Kyoto TowerKyoto Tower

Also known as: Nidec Kyoto Tower・京都タワー

The white tower in front of Kyoto Station, opened in 1964, built as a spire resting atop a building. Its design is said to evoke a lighthouse shining over a Kyoto that has no sea of its own.

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