Talk:Tokyo Tower

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Reviewed version: April 4, 2008

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[edit] Video game appearance

The comment regarding the fact that the Tokyo Tower can be seen in a videogame appears appropriate in the context of the article; it appears that someone just wishes to mention their favorite videogame; would consider editing out. "The tower can also be seen in Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Zero when driving on the C1 route." Eastend 15:22, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comment from a passer-by

Regarding the cliche of Tokyo Tower being used in movies, manga, etc., perhaps an editor should add that it is the scene of the final battle in CLAMP's X animated movie. I assume that it is the scene of the final battle in the X:1999 manga and the animated series as well, but I cannot confirm that, as I've never seen or read them. -Mira Firefly

And maybe some one could note that Tokyo Tower is commonly destroyed in fiction, just using Digimon Series 2 and several series of Gundam as examples. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.9.99 (talk) 23:23, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Illumination hours: dusk to midnight?

The article read "From dusk to 12 PM, the tower is brilliantly illuminated in orange." I assume this was meant to read "From dusk to 12 AM," i.e., from dusk to midnight, and have changed it accordingly. Could someone please confirm this? (Although, it makes no sense to illuminate the tower once the sun comes up.) HEL 03:33, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images

There's a couple of nicer images on Commons. What do you think? -- Jungletiger 11:09, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Facilities

This part of the article indicated that the tower was an antenna, which it is not. It is a structure that supports antennas. I've made the appropriate change. -- hosikawafuzi 20:06, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Highest shrine in Tokyo?

The article presently states that the shrine in the tower is the highest in Tokyo. Is that correct? There is a shrine, Musashi Mitake Jinja, on Mount Mitake. I'm not sure just how high up the mountain it is, but the mountain (929 m) is quite a bit higher than the tower (333 m) so the shrine could be higher than Tokyo Tower's. The latitude and longitude of the shrine are given in the article in the Japanese Wikipedia at 武蔵御嶽神社. Anyone have a topographic map handy? Fg2 (talk) 21:41, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Hmm though I'm not done sourcing that section yet, I got that bit of info from the official site. The exact quote is: "Located at the highest spot in all 23 wards of Tokyo, this Shinto shrine grant the faithful divine favors such as success in love, successful passing of academic examinations and traffic safety." Torsodog (talk) 08:16, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Ah, mystery solved. They were precise in saying 23 wards, not in Tokyo. Thanks Fg2 (talk) 20:58, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA Review

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

I have quick failed this article for several reasons. One, you should never send an article for GA when it is still undergoing peer review. The peer review for this article was started 4 days before this GA was sent. Until the peer review is done, the article should not be sent to GA or FA. Additional issues found have been noted below.

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose quality:
    A section named introduction seems to violate the overall Wikipedia MOS. The lead should be an article's introduction. The content of the intro section should be incorporated into other relevant sections, such as history and maybe appearance or facilities. May also want to request some guideance from Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture to get an idea on the appropriate sections to include, or take a look at some FA level articles such as Michigan State Capitol. The list of events is not formatted in an easy to read way and needs tweaking.
    B. MoS compliance:
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. References to sources:
    B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
    C. No original research:
    Multiple sentences appear to be completely unreferenced. Including almost all of the intro section.
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects:
    Quite a bit of information appears to not be included. Its architecture and construction is reduced to only a brief mention of being based on the Eiffel Tower and a single paragraph in the Appearance section. Again recommend touching based with Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture for guidance on what an article on a structure should include. I also notice a complete lack of cultural information. While a list of every cultural appearance would, of course, be inappropriate, the tower is regularly seen in Japanese media such as films and television, so some note would seem to be worthy of inclusion.
    B. Focused:
  4. Is it neutral?
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
    B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:

Collectonian (talk) 02:29, 4 April 2008 (UTC)