flag Observation Decks of Tokyo City Hall

a-tochou New for webBuilt in 1991, Tokyo City Hall is a ten-minute walk from Shinjuku Station. Designed by architect Kenzo Tange,it rises 243 meters and looks similar to a Gothic cathedral. The observation decks are on the 45th floor (202 meters high) of each tower (north and south).  Admission is free. You can see a panoramic view of Tokyo and , depending on the weather, Mt. Fuji in the background.  The observation decks are open from 9:30am until 11:00pm throughout the year except from December 29 to January 3.

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a-Sky treeThe Tokyo Sky Tree is a broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower  in Sumida Ward, which is located in the northeastern part of central Tokyo.  It was completed in early 2012 and became open to the public in May, 2012.  The project has been led by Tobu Railway and a group of six broadcasting companies (headed by NHK, Japan’s national public broadcaster corporation).  It is 634 meters high, the tallest broadcast tower in the world.  The main purpose of the tower is to give complete digital terrestrial television broadcasting coverage to the Tokyo metropolitan area.  Tokyo’s current broadcasting tower, Tokyo Tower is no longer tall enough because it is surrounded by too many high-rise buildings.  The Sky Tree’s design was developed to represent the essence of advanced structural design technology and ensure the highest grade of structural safety. You would be well advised to visit the tower early in the morning during week days, for example, between 8am and 9am although you might have to make a line to get your ticket for 10 to 30 minutes. If you would like to visit it on week ends, you might have to wait for at least one hour to get your ticket.

Open : 8am to 10pm  , everyday of the year except for days of a stormy wind

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a-Tokyo Tower for webTokyo Tower is a communication and observation tower located in Minato ward. Visitors can ascend to the main observatory at 150 meters and the special observatory at 250 meters to get a spectacular view of Tokyo.The model is an Euffel Tower. The lattice tower is painted white and international orange to comply with safety regulations. An wax museum and several more attractions can be found on the ground floors of the tower. A taller digital broadcasting tower, known as Tokyo Sky Tree, was completed in May 2012. Although the new Tower provides tourists with a fantastic view from the higher observation decks ,Tokyo Tower is still very popular for tourists as it is located at the center of Tokyo which is half an hour from Tokyo station,Shinjuku and Shibuya using subway or train.

Open    9am to 9pm   Year around

Admission   Main Observatory(150m) :  820Yen

Special Observatory(250m) : 600Yen

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