Tsūtenkaku in Osaka was designed in its current form by Tachū Naitō, known as the Father of Towers. The article does not name the architect of the original tower of 1912. A private company, Tsūtenkaku Kanko Co., Ltd., formed after World War II, owns the current tower, which opened in 1956. The page has no infobox.
The original was modeled on the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe and was 210 feet (64 m) tall, in steel that was recycled for the war effort. A 1943 fire severely damaged it, and it was dismantled. The current tower is eight-sided and 354 feet (108 m) high, with the main observation deck at 299 feet (91 m). The article gives no materials for it.
Neon lights were shut off during the 1974 to 1976 oil crisis and have since been replaced by LED lighting. Hitachi has sponsored the tower since 1957. The article gives no hours.
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