Tokyo Tower was built in Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo on December 23, 1958. The official name is the Japanese radio tower. It is known as the symbol and an important sightseeing spot in Tokyo. Even now, more than 50 years since construction, this is still working as a radio tower.
Is Tokyo Tower the highest building in Japan?
The height of the tower is 333 m. It was the tallest tower in Japan for 51 years, until the Tokyo Sky Tree (634 m) was built. Do you think it isn’t worth visiting anymore? Surprisingly, a lot of people still visit there. It is also famous for school excursion trips
what do you do there?
・Climb the Tokyo Tower by the stairs
The stairway of the tower is only open during the weekend, there are about 600 steps and you can climb 150 m above ground level . You must pay the admission though, even if you don’t use the elevator .
・Enjoy the view from the observation deck
You can overlook the city of Tokyo from the observation deck. Of course, you can see the highest tower (Tokyo Sky Tree). Besides this, you see Mount.Fuji on a sunny day.
Also, you can enjoy the night illumination at the tower. This imitates the milky way.
The theme is depending on the season. 6:30pm~10pm every day. more detail
・Look at the ground
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You can feel how high up you are, its so thrilling!
Information
Hours | Main deck (150m) 9:00am~11:00 pm, Top deck tour (250m) 9:00am~10:45pm |
Address | 4 Chome-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato, Tokyo |
Access | 5 min by walk from Akabane sation (Toei Oedo Line) |
Admission | Adults 900yen Kids 500yen(Main deck), Adults 2,800yen Kids 1,800yen (Top deck) |
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