Tokyo Skytree: the world's tallest broadcasting tower opens - in pictures

The Tokyo Skytree opens to the public on a less than clear day Photograph: Aflo/Rex Features

Visitors try to take pictures of the Tokyo Skytree Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Visitors their homemade Tokyo Skytree-like outfits celebrate the opening of the tower Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA

Visitors form a line at counters selling tickets to the observation decks Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Visitors enjoy the panoramic view of the city from the first observatory deck of the Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 metres (2080ft) Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

A reveller gets in the mood for the opening of the world's tallest broadcast tower Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images

Visitors wait in front of the entrance on a grey, rainy day Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP

Visitors take photos on their phones at the grand opening of the Tokyo Skytree Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP

Visitors have souvenir pictures taken Photograph: Natsuki Sakai/Aflo/Nippon News/Corbis

Lots of attractions grace the Skytree annexe - an aquarium, an observation deck and brand shops, selling Skytree limited-edition objects Photograph: Francesco Libassi/AFLO/Nippon News/Corbis

Receptionists at work behind their desk at the Tokyo Skytree Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Visitors queue to go up to the Tokyo Skytree observation deck Photograph: Yumeto Yamazaki/Nippon News/Corbis

A man, with a hairstyle shaped like the Tokyo Skytree, awaits entry to the tower Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters