Hakata Port Tower is a 103 metre high

lattice tower A lattice tower or truss tower is a freestanding vertical framework tower. This construction is widely used in transmission towers carrying high voltage electric power lines, in radio masts and towers (a self-radiating tower or as a support for a ...

with an observation deck in a height of 73.5 metres in

Hakata-ku, Fukuoka is a ward of the city of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Many of Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City's principal government, commercial, retail and entertainment establishments are located in the district. Hakata-ku is also the location o ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. Hakata Port Tower was built in 1964.

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* http://www.thejapanfaq.com/fukpic/porttower.html * http://kyushu.com/fukuoka/places_to_go/hak_port_tower/ {{coord, 33, 36, 15.6, N, 130, 23, 51.9, E, region:JP-26_scale:3000, display=title Buildings and structures in Fukuoka Tourist attractions in Fukuoka Observation towers in Japan Towers completed in 1964 1964 establishments in Japan