Comments on: Tokyo Sky Tree

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By: mitaker

mitaker — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:44:32 +0000

Tokyo Sky Tree really represents the current trend in valuing environmental protection/preservation. Right now, it’s cool to be green. I wonder if the name will eventually become a nostalgic reminder of our generation decades from now.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:42:04 +0000

AGREE with the “NEW” added to the existing tower’s name! On the same note…I think the new name is weak and doesn’t quite have the ring to it that matches it’s cool design.

Since they renamed it, I think “Tokyo” should have been left out of the name. And at the same time, take Tokyo out of Disneyland and Narita Airport (as they aren’t in Tokyo!!!!).

By: SukiDayo

SukiDayo — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:15:39 +0000

Deary me……….

why do they do this?

Who in the heck picked out these names in the first place? There’s nothing wrong with the “New” attached to the name, is there?

Sky Tree? How embarrassing………

How about Terrorist Target Pole? Might as well call it what it is………
How about Terrorists’ Target Tower?
How about Hit It Here?
How about No, Over Here, Idiot?

By: helical

helical — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:15:28 +0000

Such a conicidence… I was thinking of exactly that, the Wii, as I was writing that comment.

By: Ersum

Ersum — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:14:08 +0000

Is that freakishly cheap-looking Kirby holding a gay pride balloon the mascot?

By: StoneJack

StoneJack — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:02:57 +0000

Calling it lame is easy, coming up with a better name that 30000 people will agree is better…

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:08:08 +0000

“I agree it’s a lame name, but I’m sure we’ll all get used to it in no time and think it’s perfectly normal”

Agreed – case in point, the Nintendo Wii. Target of dick jokes for months, and then everybody kind of just accepted it after that.

By: helical

helical — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:41:18 +0000

The name is the English word Sky Tree, or rather, Sukai Tsurii as it would be ~~mangled~~pronounced

By: Joey T

Joey T — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:47:25 +0000

Is the name in Japanese or English?, I see Tokyo Sky Tree written in English in a banner in the video, is this for the benefit of English speakers or are Japanese people supposed to refer to it by this English name too?, I haven’t been to Japan myself so I don’t have much knowledge of English usage there.

By: Xacur

Xacur — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:44:30 +0000

the difference between the winner and the runner up is really enormous, and I think Tokyo Sky Tree is a great name, Rising East Tower is good too, but Tokyo Sky Tree is way better, I don’t know what you see bad in that.
What is horrible is that logo, I guess is not a final logo.

By: max hodges

max hodges — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:18:30 +0000

how about calling it Tokyo Probe?

By: max hodges

max hodges — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:18:02 +0000

better poll question: do you think Japan PROBE is a good name?

By: helical

helical — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:08:56 +0000

I agree it’s a lame name, but I’m sure we’ll all get used to it in no time and think it’s perfectly normal … until someone else comes along and reminds us how Japan-ized our sense of word choice has become

Just a quick note for James; I think the name in English should be Yumemi Yagura if you’re going to separate it into two words IMO.

By: ダビ

ダビ — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:07:07 +0000

*sigh* more silly Japanese English… What’s wrong with a Japanese name??

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:50:28 +0000

Interesting is that the motivation for building it is that too many tall buildings in Tokyo limit the coverage of the old broadcasting tower.

Maybe a move to cable TV would be more energy efficient and cause less cancer in migrating birds? (Ok, I made this up)

A broadcasting tower is so, well, turn off the 20th century.

By: phil

phil — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:42:57 +0000

That was probably the worst name, but I guess it sounds cool in Japanese….