Tokyo Skytree, located in Sumida ward, is the world’s tallest free-standing broadcasting tower with a height of 634.0 meters. Opened in May 2012, Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリー) has become a new symbol of Tokyo and remains one of the city’s most popular landmark.
Usually there is a long waiting time for admission tickets. On a normal day the wait time can be around 30 minutes, while on weekends and holidays the wait time can be hours. Purchasing the tickets in advance is recommended but the website only accepts payment in Credit Card issued in Japan.
Last year when we visited Tokyo Skytree, we spent an afternoon at Tokyo Solamachi (東京ソラマチ) but didn’t get to go up to the observation decks because of the long line for admission tickets.
This time, we got there early in the morning at 8:30am to avoid long lines. We ended up waiting in line for about 15 minutes to get tickets, and a few minutes wait for the elevator to get up the TEMBO DECK (350m). Not bad at all!
It was a clear sunny day and there weren’t that many people on the TEMBO DECK so we got to take our time to enjoy the fantastic view of Tokyo.
Toky Skytree has two separate observation decks. The general admission ticket will get you to the TEMBO DECK (350m). Ticket to the second observation deck TEMBO GALLERIA (450m) can only be purchased at the Ticket Counter on the TEMBO DECK.
Around 9:30am, the crowds started to build up so we quickly went to wait in line at the Ticket Counter for tickets to the TEMBO GALLERIA (450m).
About 100 meters further up, TEMBO GALLERIA features “the world’s highest skywalk” – a glass-covered spiral walkway at 450m.
P.S. Tokyo Skytree is now offering the “Fast Skytree Ticket” for international visitor. The “Fast Skytree Ticket” can be purchased at an exclusive ticket counter on the 4th floor of Skytree with a foreign passport or IDs. Although the prices are higher than the regular tickets, it allows visitors to get to the observatory with a shorter wait compared to the regular ticket (same-day ticket).
