Fodor's Expert Review Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Dominating the western Shinjuku skyline, this grandiose, Kenzo Tange–designed complex is clearly meant to remind observers that Tokyo's annual budget is bigger than that of the average developing country. Locals either love or hate the building, but on a clear day, from the observation decks on the 45th floors of both towers (663 feet above ground), you can see all the way to Mt. Fuji and to the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture. Several other skyscrapers in the area have free observation floors, but city hall is the best of the lot. The Metropolitan Government website, incidentally, is an excellent source of information on sightseeing and current events in Tokyo.