Passers-by stop and stare at the ramshackle, hand-built concrete tower that looks like it has been lifted right out of a Japanese animation and dropped onto a real-life Tokyo street. Its creator ...

Tokyo’s Skytree soars 634 metres upwards ... architects went even bigger and the Skytree was certified as the world’s tallest tower by Guinness World Records when it opened in 2012.

The colourful Children’s Day koinobori carp streamers are an annual sight at Tokyo Tower, and this year you can see them at the main entrance from March 25 through Golden Week until May 6.