Our tour group took us to the Tokyo Skytree, an enormous observation tower in the middle of Tokyo. A cute robot guided our group to the elevator and we all squeezed inside. There are several decks to view and it was quite busy and congested inside. There is an escalator to ride as well.
The tower offers a unique way to experience 360 degree, unobstructed views of Tokyo, the largest city in the world, with its 37 million people. We have been to the CN Tower in Toronto as well and it is similar. It was a big smoggy, so you can’t see as well as you might like. The views are spectacular though. Stick together though, as it is very busy.
It is a little difficult to leave as well, because of the crowds, but our tour group managed to all exit together. Going down the elevator there is a great gift shop with all kinds of cool Japanese goodies and gifts.
There was also more shopping and restaurants at the exits, but we unfortunately didn’t have time to explore. Give yourself extra time to poke around, as when we were there it was all decorated for Halloween and looked like fun.
We didn't really have a plan for the day so we decided to give the Skytree a chance. Definitely recommend booking tickets in advance since we had to wait 1 hour after we bought the tickets. There was also a line for the tickets so we had to stand in a line there for 20-30 minutes, but that's our own fault for not planning better. Luckily there are tons of shops and places to get food and drinks so the wait wasn't too bad.
Once it was our scheduled time we had to enter yet another queue for the elevator up, but it moved fairly quickly so we only had to wait 10-15 minutes. The elevator up goes so fast we got airplane ears but it was over as soon as we got out of the elevator. There's also a light show to distract you while going up.
Once you're up the view is absolutely breathtaking and you can see all of Tokyo. There was no time limit for how long you could stay there so feel free to take your time and there are plenty of windows so you get a full 360° view, and people are always moving so you shouldn't have to wait long until you can go up to the window. You go from the lower deck and make your way upwards to the upper deck before you go back down and take the elevator all the way back to "ground" floor. There's also a glass floor before you make your way down so you can look straight down the tower.
It was a really nice attraction and definitely worth the money. :)
I went in the morning, although a lot of people but everything was smooth, waiting time was short to the first observation deck (350m), and to the second observation deck (450m), however took 15 minutes to line up in the queue to get into the lift when coming down from the 1st observation deck to the glass floor at 340m. The view was better at 450m, less crowded too. The view of Mount Fuji is accessible from both decks but the view looks better at 450m.
Great views, but if you've already done the Tokyo Eiffel Tower, there's but really much more to see. Gets very busy, and a tip for getting closer to the window (it gets very crowded), is to go over floor down from the main observation deck which is much less busy and your are more likely to get a window view. There's a big mall at the bottom of the tower with lots of gifts / food.
A really beautiful place to view the city. In winter a crisp day will offer you a great view of Mt Fuji, and around 4:30pm the sun will set and that’s so beautiful as well!
I would recommend getting a ticket that allows you access to both levels as 100m does make a big difference.
I purchased my tickets on Klook and they had a machine to redeem them there.
