Japanese man nabbed after climbing Tokyo landmark

[sligoman]

A Japanese man made his way to a spot about 100 metres (328 ft) above ground on a famous Tokyo landmark on Sunday in what may have been a reckless attempt to impress a girl.

Japanese private broadcaster TV Asahi showed footage of a man standing on an iron frame on the exterior of the 333-metre Tokyo Tower and unfurling a banner adorned with a large red heart and words that appeared to be the name of a girl.

"Maybe he intended this as a message for someone... I suspect that's the case since it had a heart on it," a Tokyo police official said.

The man, who claims to be 31, came down from a spot around 100 metres high after being persuaded by police and was arrested for trespassing, the police official said.

Just how he managed to get up there remains a mystery.

"It's not clear how he got in...and where he began his climb," the police official said. A Tokyo Tower official said there was no way to get to where the man had climbed from the inside.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/02102005/80...-landmark.html

[paul_oshea]

is there a pic of the building?

[pete]

is there a pic of the building?

Yeah story kind of loses meaning without picture...

[harpskid]

See HERE

[pete]

Its no O'Connell St Spike is it!

Those Japanese have no originality about them do they.

Impressive climbing that though.