Akita Port Tower Selion

Tower building in Akita, Akita prefecture, Japan

39°45′9.8″N 140°3′39.6″E / 39.752722°N 140.061000°E / 39.752722; 140.061000Opening8 April 1994CostJPY 1.43 billion^[2]OwnerCity of AkitaHeightArchitectural143.6 m (471 ft)Observatory100mTechnical detailsFloor count5Floor area4,747m² ^[3]Design and constructionMain contractorObayashi Corporation
TOA Construction CorporationJapanese nameKanji秋田市ポートタワーHiraganaあきたしぽーとたわー

Transcriptions
Romanization	Akitashi Pōto Tawā

Roadside Station Akita Minato
Roadside Station Akita Minato

Roadside Station Information
Road	Japan National Route 7
Registered number	05028
Opened	31 July, 2010
Parking	199 spaces
Toilets	29
Address
9-1, Nishi1-chome. Tsuchizakiminato, Akita City
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The Akita City Port Tower Selion (秋田市ポートタワーセリオン, Akitashi Pōto Tawā Serion)^[4]^[5] is one of the landmarks in the city of Akita, Japan.^[6] The sightseeing tower with 6,272 tempered glasses was completed in 1994. It is located in the Tsuchizaki District, Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The steel tower is the tallest structure in the 3 northern Tohoku prefectures with its observation deck at 100 metres (328 ft) and its spire at 143.6 metres (471 ft). The viewing platform provides a 360-degree panorama of the city and the mountains of Oga Peninsula, Taiheizan, and Mt. Chokai are visible. Cable Networks Akita received the TV-U Yamagata broadcast from Takadateyama, Tsuruoka at this landmark in the past.^[7]

Events

Cue sports at the 2001 World Games

Gallery

Selion Rista
Selion Plaza

References

^ "Akita Port / CRUISE PORT GUIDE OF JAPAN". www.mlit.go.jp.
^ "セリオン - 広く浅く".
^ "「（参考資料）これまでの経緯と施設の概要について」（秋田市商工部・2007年2月）" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
^ "セリオン公式サイトホーム". Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
^ "ポートタワー・セリオン：施設の紹介（セリオン公式サイト）". Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
^ "あきた港-国土交通省東北地方整備局". www.thr.mlit.go.jp.
^ conversation with CNA employee