Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observation Decks

More Information about Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observation Decks

Street address

2-8-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

About TOKYO

Access

Route1

• Tochomae Station on the Toei Subway Oedo Line

Route2

• 12 minutes by foot from the West Exit of Shinjuku Station on JR and other lines

Opening Hours

Opening hours
(last admission is 30 minutes before closing time)
9:30 - 22:00
* The North Observation Deck closes at 17:30
(22:00 on days the South Observation deck is closed)

Closed

South Observation Deck:
First and third Tuesday of each month
North Observation Deck:
Second and fourth Monday of each month
* When a regular closing day falls on a national holiday, the observation deck will open on the holiday and close the following day.
* Both observation decks are closed during the end-of-year and New Year holidays (December 29 - 31 and January 2 - 3), and on building inspection days.

Website

https://www.gotokyo.org/en/tourists/info/observatory.html

Best season

All year

Point

Visitors can enjoy 360-degree panoramic views by walking around the perimeters of both the North and South Observation Decks. Views of the nearby group of towering skyscrapers to the northeast, in Nishi-Shinjuku, can only be enjoyed from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. The observation decks also offer views of TOKYO SKYTREE (to the northeast) and Mt. Fuji (to the west) on clear days.