What to know before visiting Tokyo Skytree?

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Welcome to Tokyo Skytree, but don’t let long lines make you wait at the ticket counter. Secure your advance Tokyo Skytree Tickets and ascend straight to an unforgettable experience. Save time, skip the wait, and make the most of your journey to the top of Tokyo.

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Location:

It is essential to know the location before buying Tokyo Skytree TicketsThe Tokyo Skytree Tower is located in Sumida City, one of the most popular tourist spots in Tokyo’s 23 special wards. The shopping mall is famous as Tokyo Solamachi Town.

There are two stations at Solamachi Town, JR Tokyo Skytree Station and JR Metro Oshiage Station. It is only one minute walk from both stations.

Why famous:

Tokyo Skytree is the highest tower in Japan. People want to climb up to view Tokyo from the top, making the tower one of the most popular places in Tokyo. 

Thousands of people visit every day, and the counter becomes overcrowded. There are a few counters. However, most of the time, visitors stay standing in the long queue for a long time to buy Tokyo Skytree Tickets. 

Tokyo Skytree main Entrance
Tokyo Skytree main Entrance during Hatsumode

There are only a few towers in Tokyo, such as Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower, Roppongi Hills/Tower, Carrot Tower, and Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Tower.

It’s worth mentioning that the Tokyo Skytree Tower is the Highest Tower in Tokyo and the whole of Japan. It is a tower and a famous tourist spot with many exciting things. 

The Tokyo Skytree is also famous for various events and festivals. For example, it holds Tokyo Skytree Christmas Market, Sumida Firework Festivals, and Year-End festival Hatsumode.

Advance Tickets:

Most of the visitors wonder why the tower is so famous and why people buy Tokyo Skytree Tickets in Advance!

There are several reasons.

Tokyo Skytree is a big shopping mall surrounding the central Tower, including hundreds of restaurants, coffee shops, stores, food courts, and supermarkets. Besides, there is an aquarium, well-known as Sumida Aquarium.

After Tokyo Skytree Tickets counters, Waiting for lift Tembo 350
Waiting for lift for Tembo 350

Besides, the access is good. The tower is close to the stations, and visitors can come even during rainy days. So, buying Tokyo Skytree Tickets in advance is better, and they do not have to wait in a long queue for tickets.

Main Attraction:

Why do people love going up and what to see there?

The main attraction of going up is looking at surrounding area from the top of the tower.

Tokyo Skytree Tower is private ownership of Tobu Railway Corporation. The company spent about 65 billion JPY (806 million USD) on the building, which took almost 1325 days to finish construction, from July, 14,2008 to February 29, 2012.

Arrived on Tembo 350
Arrived on Tembo 350

In short, it is a Radio Tower, TV, Shopping Center, and Observation Deck. The tower has two separate decks, TEMBO DECK 350 and TEMBO GALLERIA 450. The TEMBO GALLERIA 450 tickets are more expensive than the TEMBO DECK 350.

Tokyo Skytree DECK Guide
Tokyo Skytree DECK Guide

Those who buy TEMBO GALLERIA 450 tickets can visit all decks, such as

TEMBO GALLERIA 450, TEMBO GALLERIA 450, TEMBO DECK 350, TEMBO FLOOR 345 & 340

You can look at the Tokyo Skytree DECK Guide photo to understand. I’ll explain in detail below what visitors can enjoy at the decks.

Let’s start from TEMBO DECK 350 for easy understanding. 

1)TEMBO DECK 350:

Tokyo Skytree Tickets counter is on the fourth floor. After showing the online tickets, visitors receive actual tickets and go to the lift for TEMBO DECK 350. The ride goes up at light speed, and it takes only 50 seconds for 350 meters.

Arakawa from Tembo 450
Sumida & Arakawa River from Tembo 350

Wow, what visitors see on the TEMBO DECK 350 usually get surprised. Less than one minute, they find themselves on the top, and most of the visitors get amazed when they look beautiful panorama of Tokyo from the TEMBO DECK 350.

However, the TEMBO DECK 350 is usually crowded. But, there are a few sites where kids can take photos with Japanese anime characters. Besides, few small stores are located for soft drinks or juice.

Visitors who only buy TEMBO DECK 350 can visit TEMBO DECK 350, TEMBO DECK 345 and TEMBO DECK 340.

2)TEMBO GALLERIA 450:

The surprise did not finish yet. There is one more ride for those who buy the TEMBO GALLERIA 450 tickets.

TEMBO GALLERIA 450 is the last destination. The deck is narrow compared to the TEMBO DECK 350 but enough to pass through people who stop for a photograph.

Visitors at Tembo 450
Visitors viewing from Tembo 450

The lift arrives at TEMBO GALLERIA 445, and visitors climb up to 450 on foot. The deck is like a small path of a hill, and visitors keep climbing up and strolling while enjoying the breathtaking beauty of Tokyo. 

Moreover, visitors realize on the deck that the Tokyo Skytree Tickets are worth buying because of the breathtaking views. Besides, the deck wall is decorated with various famous anime and sceneries. 

Watching at Tembo 450
Anime Characters on Tembo 450

3) TEMBO FLOOR 345 & 340:

What is TEMBO FLOOR 345 & 340?

There are two options after roaming on the TEMBO GALLERIA 450. The first option is directly going down to the 5th floor, and the second option is stopping on TEMBO 345.

Visitors take photos
Visitors take photos

Most of the tourists prefer to choose the second option. They stop on TEMBO 345 and look around. It is almost the same as the TEMBO GALLERIA 350.

But, it has some facilities. For example, tourists can have lunch at Musashi Sky Restaurant 634 and can visit Skytree Post.

Besides, visitors can go down using escalators or stairs to TEMBO FLOOR 340, where there is a lovely cafe called SKYTREE CAFE. The cafe provides season or event-wise menus, which are very popular.

Stair between Tembo 445 & 440
Stair between Tembo 445 & 340

On the other hand, tourists also can go up to TEMBO GALLERIA 350 on foot using stairs.

In a word, visitors are free to go up to TEMBO FLOOR 345 and go down to TEMBO FLOOR 340 by themselves without any help from operators.

Best site to buy Tickets:

After reading the explanation about the TEMBO floors, you probably wonder where and how to buy Tokyo Skytree Tickets.

Visitors can purchase tickets from the counters during their visit. But, sometimes, it is tough to get a ticket. Therefore, it’s advisable to buy Skytree e-tickets online beforehand.

Tokyo Skytree Tickets counter & going up
Ticket counters & going up

Many people buy tickets in advance because without going up to TEMBO GALLERIA 450, merely visiting Skytree seems to be nothing. Besides, advance tickets are much cheaper. So it saves both time and money.

To fulfill your Skytree visit, you can buy tickets online and avoid standing in the queue for a long time for tickets—several places to buy, such as KLOOK, with free cancellation 24 hours before.

Tokyo Skytree Tickets
Tokyo Skytree Ticket

Besides, visitors can buy from the Skytree website. However, sometimes, language can make it slightly difficult. However, the staff is very helpful.

Things to take:

After buying Tokyo Skytree Tickets online, you are thinking about what you should bring with you to view the beautiful scenery from the top of the Skytree.

The essential point is to bring some necessary things with you such as an excellent monocular and a mobile that you can use to take pictures.
Besides, if possible, an excellent camera.

Entry floor: 

TOKYO SKYTREE 

4th floor west entrance

Time: 10:00 – 21:00

Opening hours:

Observation Deck: 08:00 to 22:00. 

Last admission:

Tembo Deck: 21:00 

Tembo Galleria: 21:20.

But, the stores generally open at 10:00 and close at 21:00.

6F / 7F and 30F / 31F restaurant floors 11:00 to 23:00).

Some important features:

Height: 634 m

Stairs: 2523 

1st floor – Tembo Deck (Floor 340) is 1,929. 

Tembo Deck -TEMBO GALLERIA (Floor 445), 594 stairs, 

Weight: 36,000 tons

The equivalent of 200 Jumbo Jets.

Each Steel Framework weighs 180 tons.

Capacity: 2900

Tembo Deck 2,000 people 

TEMBO GALLERIA 900.

Skytree Gallery:

There is an SKYTREE GALLERY on the first floor, opened in October 2018, where visitors can enjoy learning about the structure, features, and other information about Tokyo Skytree.

Opening Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Location: 1F Group Floor
Fee: Free and Open to all visitors

Entrance near Solamachi square
Gallery Entrance near Solamachi Square

Extra attractions:

Sumida Aquarium and Solamachi Planetarium attract many tourists.

The full name of Skytree Planetarium is Konica Minolta Planetarium TENKU, which offers various types of adult entertainment with images, sounds, and aroma combinations.

It also offers Crescent Moon Seats for relaxing experience purposes. Visitors can experience the joy of being under the beautiful starry sky.

Tokyo Sky Arena.
Tokyo Sky Arena.

Besides, the Sumida Aquarium is where people can closely see several types of eels. Furthermore, the aquarium has various kinds of aquatic. Therefore, some people buy aquarium tickets and Tokyo Skytree Tickets together.

Don’t forget to check the 4th floor, called Tokyo Sky Arena, located outside of the ticket counter. Tokyo Sky Arena hosts various festivals and events every month.

Surrounding areas:

The surrounding areas visitors can enjoy from the Tokyo Observation Decks are unexplainable. In short, it is almost all Tokyo.

But, some of the famous places look very near from the top of the Skytree, such as AsakusaSensoji Temple, Asahi Beer Hall, Sumida river, Imado Shrine, Yoshiwara Shrine, and Asakusa Otori Shrine, Kameido Shrine, Ueno Park, Edo-Tokyo Museum, Sumo Stadium,  Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo Mizumachi Sumida Walkway, etc.

Tokyo Skytree Surroundings
Tokyo Skytree Surroundings

If the weather is good, Tokyo’s sceneries get brighter. Visitors can view most of the parts of Tokyo, including Odaiba, Rainbow Bride,Kasai Rinkai Ferris Wheel, Tokyo Tower, Roppongi Hills, Imperial Palace, Nishiarai Daishi Temple, and Mount Fuji.

You might be interested:

Some people spend 2-3 hours and take other tours because Asakusa is very near Skytree. It takes only 5 minutes on foot.

Asakusa is a traditional Japanese town. Many things to enjoy and many things to see.

You can also join tours like Asakusa Rickshaw Tour, Sumida Cruise Tour, and Asakusa Walking Tour.

To sum up, please do not forget to buy Tokyo Skytree Tickets online before heading to Tokyo.

Access:

Tokyo Skytree Station:
Tobu Skytree Line (TS2)
2 minutes walk

Oshiage Station:
Tobu Skytree Line (TS3)
Hanzomon Line (Z14)
Asakusa Line (A20)
Keisei Oshiage Line (KS45)

2 minutes walk

Address:

1 Chome-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0045

Official website:

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