Glass floors
150 metres up.
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A communications and observation tower in Minato, completed in 1958 at 332.9 metres, and Japan's tallest tower until Tokyo Skytree was built in 2012. Its lattice design was inspired by the Eiffel Tower, and it is painted white and international orange to comply with air-safety rules, repainted every five years. It has two observation decks: the two-storey Main Deck at 150 metres, with glass floor panels to look straight down, and the Top Deck at 249.6 metres, reached on a special tour. At its base is a five-storey building with restaurants and souvenir shops. The tower looks its best at night, lit in orange, and the temple gardens and streets around it give lovely views, especially in cherry-blossom season. It opens daily 9:00-23:00 (last entry 22:30). Main Deck tickets are 1,200 yen at the counter and 1,500 yen online, and the Top Deck Tour 3,300 yen online or 3,500 at the counter, according to the official site.
150 metres up.
Orange over the city.
At 249.6 metres.
Shiba-kōen, Minato ward
The Main Deck is 1,200 yen at the counter and 1,500 yen online, and the Top Deck Tour 3,300 yen online; it opens daily 9:00-23:00, according to the official site.
