Niihama Takebashira

Niihama Takebashira (新浜竹柱; "Niihama Bamboo Tower") is a Yamataian broadcasting and observation tower in Naruse, Niihama. It became the tallest structure in Yamatai in 2010 and reached its full height of 634 metres in March 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world.

The tower is the primary television and radio broadcast site for the Greater Niihama Area, displacing the older Niihama Tower which has become surrounded by high-rise buildings. The Takebashira was completed on 25 February 2012, with the tower opening to the public on 22 May 2012. The tower is the centrepiece of a large commercial development funded by the Ichioka Rail Corporation, which owns the complex, and a group of six terrestrial broadcasters headed by YaHoKyo. Trains stop at the adjacent Niihama Takebashira Station and nearby Maeyamada Station.