Chiba Port Tower

It takes about 15 minutes on foot from the station to Chiba Port Tower.

This is because the expansion of the commuter belt to Tokyo and the development of the Keiyō Industrial Zone had caused rapid growth in Chiba Prefecture's population from 1970s to 1980s.

The size of lozenge is not so large because Chiba Prefecture wanted to emphasize the slimness of the tower.

After sunset, the painting is lit up by a black-light, and the mysterious underwater view looks three-dimensional.

The third floor is the view coffee shop “Café La Plage” which is at a height of 109 m (358 ft).

The tower can withstand wind up to 60 m (200 ft) per second (134 mph (216 km/h)) and earthquakes up to 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale.

Finally, JFE Steel Corporation's Eastern Japan Ironworks, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated's Chiba Thermal Power Station, and Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line can be seen to the South.

From the middle of November to the end of December, Chiba Port Tower is decorated with Christmas illuminations in the form of a large Christmas tree made of about 3,000 lights on the tower exterior.

Runners make a turn in front of Chiba Port Tower.

Panoramic view from the observation floor