Location: Shiba Park, Minato, TokyoHow to get there: The closest subway stations to Tokyo Tower are Onarimon Station on the Mita Subway Line and Akabanebashi Station on the Oedo Subway Line. You can also walk there from Hamamatsucho Station on the JR Yamanote and JR Keihin-Tohoku Line in about 15 minutes.
We came here on the ad-hoc basis, while on the way back from Mt Fuji. While we still have time before returning the rental car, we just came here to have the night view of Tokyo Tower. We parked the car quite far actually, and it was a good view from far away to the tower.
Surprisingly, Tokyo Tower is higher by 13 metres than Paris' Eiffel Tower at 332.5 metres (1,091 ft). The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower. The tower was built in 1958 as a symbol for Japan's rebirth as a major economic power. The main income are tourism as well as antenna leasing.
There are 2 observatory, where the Main Observatory is located at 150 metres while the Special Observatory is located at 250 metres. We decided to go to the Main Observatory to have an eagle view of Tokyo. One need to purchase the ticket in order to goes up.
While in Main Observatory level, there is a transparent glass floor. We can step on it (if you dare) and see directly to the street. However, not able to get a nice photo as all photos taken there is shaky.
Besides that, there are other attraction on the ground floor which we didn't visit. There is an aquarium, wax museum and separate entrance fees is required.More information is available through http://www.tokyotower.co.jp/english/index.html.
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