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Words and phrases

ÊÀ½çÒ» (¤»¤«¤¤¤¤¤Á) world¡¯s No. 1

¸ß¤¤ (¤¿¤«¤¤) tall

늲¨Ëþ (¤Ç¤ó¤Ñ¤È¤¦) broadcasting tower

Öª¤é¤ì¤ë (¤·¤é¤ì¤ë) known

–|¾©¶¼Ä«ÌïÇø (¤È¤¦¤­¤ç¤¦¤È¤¹¤ß¤À¤¯) Sumida Ward in Tokyo

5ÔÂ22ÈÕ (¤´¤¬¤Ä¤Ë¤¸¤å¤¦¤Ë¤Ë¤Á£© May 22

é_˜I £¨¤«¤¤¤®¤ç¤¦) opening

5ÖÜÄê (¤´¤·¤å¤¦¤Í¤ó) fifth anniversary

Ó­¤¨ (¤à¤«¤¨) welcomed, commemorated

Ó›Äî (¤­¤Í¤ó) commemoration

¶à¤¯¤Î (¤ª¤ª¤¯¤Î) many

ÈË (¤Ò¤È) people

ñl¤±¸¶¤±¤¿ (¤«¤±¤Ä¤±¤¿) came rushing

»¨ (¤Ï¤Ê) flower

¥Ä¥Ä¥¸ azalea

Ö²˜ä (¤·¤ç¤¯¤¸¤å) plant trees

¸ß¤µ (¤¿¤«¤µ) height

¤Á¤Ê¤ó¤À associated with, related to

ÏÈ×Å634ÈË (¤»¤ó¤Á¤ã¤¯¤í¤Ã¤Ô¤ã¤¯¤µ¤ó¤¸¤å¤¦¤è¤Ë¤ó) the first 634 people to come

¥á¥â¥ê¥¢¥ë¥Á©`¥Õ memorial handkerchief

¥×¥ì¥¼¥ó¥È¤µ¤ì¤¿ given as a present

»áˆö (¤«¤¤¤¸¤ç¤¦) venue

¤ª×£¤¤¥à©`¥É (¤ª¤¤¤ï¤¤¤à©`¤É) celebratory mood

°ü¤Þ¤ì¤¿ (¤Ä¤Ä¤Þ¤ì¤¿) covered with

É̘IÊ©ÔO (¤·¤ç¤¦¤®¤ç¤¦¤·¤»¤Ä) commercial complex

º¬¤à (¤Õ¤¯¤à) including

ŽÚˆóÊÂ„Õ¾Ö (¤³¤¦¤Û¤¦¤¸¤à¤­¤ç¤¯) press office

½ñÄê3ÔÂÄ© (¤³¤È¤·¤µ¤ó¤¬¤Ä¤Þ¤Ä) end of March this year

¼s2600ÍòÈË (¤ä¤¯¤Ë¤»¤ó¤í¤Ã¤Ô¤ã¤¯¤Þ¤ó¤Ë¤ó) about 26 million people

¥¿¥¦¥óÈ«Ìå (¤¿¤¦¤ó¤¼¤ó¤¿¤¤) the whole town

¼s1ƒ|8ǧÍòÈË (¤ä¤¯¤¤¤Á¤ª¤¯¤Ï¤Ã¤»¤ó¤Þ¤ó¤Ë¤ó) about 180 million people

À´ˆö¤·¤¿ (¤é¤¤¤¸¤ç¤¦) visited

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Translation

Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo¡¯s Sumida Ward, known as the world¡¯s tallest broadcasting tower, celebrated its fifth anniversary, with many people flocking to an event marking the occasion.

The venue was filled with a celebratory mood, with azalea trees being planted ¡ª azalea is Sumida Ward¡¯s symbolic flower ¡ª and 634 people, the same figure as the tower¡¯s height in meters, receiving memorial handkerchieves to mark the fifth anniversary.

According to the press office of Tokyo Skytree Town, which includes the commercial complex Tokyo Solamachi, about 26 million people visited the Skytree between its opening and the end of March, with about 180 million having visited the ¡°town¡± as a whole.

Answers

1) What sort of tower is Tokyo Skytree?

늲¨Ëþ¡£ A broadcasting tower.

2) How high is the Tokyo Skytree?

634¥á©`¥È¥ë¡£ Six hundred thirty four meters.

3) What took place at the commemorating event?

¥Ä¥Ä¥¸¤ÎÖ²˜ä¤ä¥á¥â¥ê¥¢¥ë¥Á©`¥Õ¤Î¥×¥ì¥¼¥ó¥È¤Ê¤É¡£ Planting of azalea trees and giving out memorial handkerchieves.

4) How many people visited the Tokyo Skytree town?

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About 180 million people.