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Tokyo Tower

Address: 4-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato, Tokyo
Area: Tokyo, Japan

Mon: 09:00–23:00
Tue: 09:00–23:00
Wed: 09:00–23:00
Thu: 09:00–23:00
Fri: 09:00–23:00
Sat: 09:00–23:00
Sun: 09:00–23:00
Hours: Last admission is 22:30 for the Main Deck and 22:15 for the Top Deck Tour. Main Deck last admission may be earlier when crowded.
Price: Adult: Main Deck ¥1,500; Top Deck Tour ¥3,300 online or ¥3,500 at the counter.
How to visit: Present your ticket or QR code at the elevators on the first floor of Foot Town. Outdoor stairs are also available to the Main Deck; tripods are not allowed on the Top Deck, and re-entry is not permitted.
Hours: Ticket required
Hours: Good after dark
Hours: About 60 min

Why it is worth the detour

Tokyo Tower in Minato.

Tokyo Tower is a prominent communications and observation tower in Minato, Tokyo, inspired by the Eiffel Tower. It offers panoramic views of the city from its observation decks and houses various attractions in its base building.

What else is close by

The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.

300 m
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Roppongi Hills
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Hamarikyu Gardens
This former shogunal duck-hunting ground contains Tokyo's last surviving seawater tidal pond and frames old Edo landscaping against skyscrapers.
1.6 km
Prime Minister's Official Residence (Former Prime Minister's Office)
Rebels stormed this 1929 building seeking Prime Minister Okada Keisuke but killed his brother-in-law, Matsuo Denzō, after mistaking him for Okada. The prime minister hid inside for more than a day and escaped among visitors arriving to mourn his supposed death; the historic building was later shifted within the compound and converted into the official residence.
1.7 km
Old Shimbashi Station
Japan's first railway terminus opened here in 1872, burned after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, and disappeared beneath the vast Shiodome freight terminal. Redevelopment uncovered its foundations in 1991; the reconstructed station now stands above protected remains that can be viewed through a glass floor.
1.7 km
Hibiya Park
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