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JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

What do you think of the name Tokyo Sky Tree for the new tower under construction in Tokyo for terrestrial digital broadcasting?

Have Your Say Oct. 19, 2009 - 02:00AM JST ( 38 )

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38 Comments

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pawatanOct. 19, 2009 - 08:06AM JST

It's just a name.
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DisillusionedOct. 19, 2009 - 08:17AM JST
- Taller than China's tower by a 20m antenna
- Ugly steel thingy
- Mine's bigger than yours
- Tokyo phallic symbol
- Or, how about something original like, Tokyo Radio Tower?
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KallyPygousOct. 19, 2009 - 08:35AM JST

Tokyo Sky Tree would be confusing for the locals, wouldn't it? They would think it was a bird or the gate of a shrine.
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ratpackOct. 19, 2009 - 09:47AM JST

I'm surprised no company's have tried to use their name by sponsoring it......toyota tower
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societymikeOct. 19, 2009 - 10:00AM JST

Would like to see an artist rendering of this thing. Is it to be taller than Tokyo Tower? Where will it be?

What ever happened to the proposed "Sky City" 1km high mega-building to be built near Odaiba?
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AltriaOct. 19, 2009 - 10:09AM JST

Haven't we had this question before?
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abromofoOct. 19, 2009 - 10:10AM JST

I saw the ads on the subway about it last year. There were several (maybe 3) names being considered. This was the most stupid sounding one to a native English speaker.
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societymikeOct. 19, 2009 - 10:15AM JST

ok, nevermind. Google led me to the official site. It looks pretty cool, and the name for it was decided over a year ago and construction is well under way. I don't get the point of this article since there won't be a name change so any opinion is moot.
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mrsynikOct. 19, 2009 - 10:19AM JST

It's lame.
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jason6Oct. 19, 2009 - 11:13AM JST

skai- tori- it's easy to pronounce and understandable enough in even the worst japanese-accented english. verbal aesthetics aside, from a navigational aspect it would be good.
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SebastianFlyteOct. 19, 2009 - 12:13PM JST

Pathetic.
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abromofoOct. 19, 2009 - 01:29PM JST

skai- tori-

It's more like "sukai tsurii".
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MittsuOct. 19, 2009 - 01:37PM JST

rubbish. should be the tokyo tower two.
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blvtzpkOct. 19, 2009 - 01:42PM JST

"Godzilla's Toothpick"
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societymikeOct. 19, 2009 - 01:54PM JST

^^ HAHA.. best one yet!
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TSRnowOct. 19, 2009 - 02:31PM JST

jason6, it would be pronounced sukai tsurii- I think. Anyways, this is supposed to replace Tokyo Tower, so first they tried to name it new Tokyo Tower or TT2 or something. I'm glad they got a different name for it. Putting "New" infront of everything is pretty dumb.
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tkoind2Oct. 19, 2009 - 03:05PM JST

terrible name. Not surprising though.

I like "Godzilla's Toothpick" at least it has some personality.

Sky Tree????? Boring!
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S7ro9kGm3aQOct. 19, 2009 - 03:26PM JST

How about: "New Blight to Tokyo's Blighted Skyline"
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stirfryOct. 19, 2009 - 05:00PM JST

hey good question !
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mareo2Oct. 19, 2009 - 07:31PM JST

Silly name.
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Badge213Oct. 19, 2009 - 09:47PM JST

New Tokyo Tower was a better name.

Any case it might change later. Remember Tokyo Dome was known as the "BIG EGG" for a while, however the name has come into disuse now.
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tclhOct. 19, 2009 - 09:59PM JST

The product is good, the name is terrible. It really does an injustice to the new tower.
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humblesamuraiOct. 19, 2009 - 11:16PM JST

Japanese young people might start calling it (ToSuTo) TST, as its very long name for them.
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nandakandamandaOct. 20, 2009 - 01:30AM JST

Young people will drop the Tokyo bit, and then run Suka- and tsu- together for Sukatsu-, I bet!

Sky Tree sounds really naff and iRobot, as though it is hoping to get some kind of green credentials. A multi-story green park would have been a far better project.

If it truly is supposed to look like a Japanese sword as they were saying last time this question came up on JT, why not Sky Blade, for example?
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YoudontknowOct. 20, 2009 - 01:39AM JST

I think "Eyesore on the Landscape" would be a more appropriate name!
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nandakandamandaOct. 20, 2009 - 01:44PM JST

How about "Terrestrial Digit" ?
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RugbyfanOct. 20, 2009 - 02:06PM JST

If there was a contest for stupid names given to buildings and towers, this name would win hands down!!!! This is yet another example of Japan using English to try and look cool but coming out looking completely stupid. I don't know for sure but I bet they didn't consult any native English speakers when they chose this dumb name.
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societymikeOct. 20, 2009 - 04:08PM JST

I don't see how it's an "eyesore". It looks cool, check out the designs on their site. Tokyo needs some more characteristic landmarks to be recognized by. It's really a brilliant move by city planners and PR.
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SebastianFlyteOct. 20, 2009 - 04:28PM JST

How about Tokyo BinBin!
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NeoJamalOct. 20, 2009 - 05:22PM JST

What about Tsunderekaku?
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combinibentoOct. 20, 2009 - 05:38PM JST

Abominable.
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anydaynowOct. 20, 2009 - 06:19PM JST

The name Sky Tree sounds stupid but I can get use to it. Hell I got use to Tokyo Big Sight and GAS PANIC and Mega Web and MOS Burger and CowPiss and Pocari Sweat...etc!
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TriumvereOct. 20, 2009 - 11:02PM JST

Dumb.
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FoxieOct. 21, 2009 - 12:45AM JST

Tokyo Sky Tree is an excellent name. The name portrays Japan and its ideas very well to the outside world.
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telecasterplayerOct. 21, 2009 - 02:05AM JST

It's probably a lot better than the "You Wouldn't Want To Be Up On This Thing During The Next Big Earthquake (and we tend to have those) Tower)".
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resetsurvivorOct. 21, 2009 - 03:44AM JST

Throw a "Super" before it and that'll fix it. Super Tokyo Sky Tree! ..or wait, that would be dumb.