Sky tree also known as the new tokyo tower, is the new broadcasting center of japan. It basically replaces tokyo towers job, but better signal and the inputting of the new digital television usage in japan, where all analogue TV becomes useless. (so plasma TV, LCD is needed). Although the construction not yet finished, many people tours over to sumida-ku (墨田区）which is the area of where the sky tree is. A good sight viewing for sky tree is at the Oshiage station, you can easily walk it from there. the hight is 634 meters- 2080ft. Once finished at december 2011, it will become the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world.
It will be opened publicly spring 2012, where you can go in and view tokyo and japan, while eating inside the restaurant as there will be, indeed restaurants in there.
