Tokyo is promoting the elimination of utility poles with the goals of “strengthening urban disaster prevention functions,” “ensuring safe and comfortable pedestrian spaces,” and “creating a beautiful urban landscape.”
With the aim of allowing Tokyo residents to experience the benefits of removing utility poles, we held a photo contest from June 27 to October 1 to accept submissions on the themes of “sceneries that would be ‘better’ if there were no utility poles” and “sceneries that are ‘so much better’ now that utility poles are removed.” The winning entries will be announced and awarded on November 10th, “Utility Pole Removal Day” ^{[Note 1]}, as detailed below.

[Note 1] What is “Utility Pole Removal Day”?
The date is November 10, which represents the number 1 being likened to a row of electric poles, and the number being changed to 0.

The event will be streamed on Tokyo Video as follows:

1　Event Overview

（1）Date and time

Monday, November 10, 2025, 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

（2）Content

• Introduction of winning and selected works
• Awards ceremony for winners

（3）Attendees

• Winners
• Yuriko Koike (scheduled) Governor of Tokyo
• Photographers (members of the Photographic Society of Japan): Toru Takamura, Tomoko Ogawa
• Director General of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Construction

2　How to watch on Tokyo Video

You can watch the video from the following website (no registration required, free to watch ^{[Note 2]}).

[Note 2] Viewers are responsible for communication costs associated with viewing the program.

 Photo contest winners announced

For details on the utility pole removal project, please check the website.

This project is an initiative to promote the “Tokyo 2050 Strategy.”
Strategy 21: Strengthening the city: “Realizing a safe and secure Tokyo without utility poles”

Contact: Safety Facilities Division, Road Management Department, Bureau of Construction Phone: 03-5320-5305 Email: S0000407（at）section.metro.tokyo.jp *The email address has been changed to prevent spam. Please replace (at) with @ when using this email address.