Tokyo Tower Review

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Tokyo Tower

  • Address: 4-2-8 Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo
  • Phone: 03/3433-5111

Fodor's Review:

In 1958 Tokyo's fledgling TV networks needed a tall antenna array to transmit signals. Trying to emerge from the devastation of World War II, the nation's capital was also hungry for a landmark—a symbol for the aspirations of a city still without a skyline. The result was the 1,093-foot-high Tokyo Tower, an unabashed knockoff of Paris's Eiffel Tower, but with great views of the city. The Grand Observation Platform, at an elevation of 492 feet, and the Special Observation Platform, at an elevation of 820 feet, quickly became major tourist attractions; they still draw some 3 million visitors a year, the vast majority of them Japanese youngsters on their first trip to the big city. A modest art gallery and a wax museum round out the tower's appeal as an amusement complex. Enjoy live music and stunning views on the main observation floor café during Club 333, an in-house radio show, featuring live jazz, R&B, and bossa nova performances on Wednesday evenings and a live DJ show on Friday evenings; both evenings are from 7-9 and at no extra charge.

  • Cost: ¥920 for Grand Observation Platform, ¥600 extra for Special Observation Platform; aquarium ¥1,000; wax museum ¥870
  • Open: Tower, daily 9-10. Wax museum, daily 10-9. Aquarium, Sept.-July, daily 10-7; Aug., daily 10-8
  • Subway: Hibiya subway line, Kamiyacho Station (Exit 2)
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