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Tokyo Skytree – All the way up!

  • Last updated: January 15, 2020
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View from Tokyo Skytree

After our brunch at Denny’s, Rieko’s husband took Saki home and Rieko and I went to visit Tokyo Skytree. International visitors have the opportunity to purchase fast-line tickets (and bring their Japanese friends) so that’s what we did.

I don’t think it took more than 20 minutes from we purchased the tickets and until we were ready to take the elevator up. The view was really amazing. Tokyo is a big city, but it’s first when you see it from above that you realize how huge it really is. Contrary to what you might think, most of the buildings in Tokyo aren’t skyscrapers, but a mix of low-rise and mid-rise buildings.

It was a bit hazy that day, but we could still see Mt Fuji. I’ve visited Japan many times, but I’ve never climbed Fuji-san. While looking at the mountain from Tokyo Skytree, I made a promise to myself, that next year, I will do it.

We had tickets to go all the way to the top of the tower, and the last path was a walkway spiraling to the top. You can’t go outside, but the floor-to-ceiling windows mean that there are plenty of opportunities to take photos.

Tokyo Skytree, 1 Chome-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida City, Tokyo

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    Rieko and I
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Welcome to my Tokyo blog. Tokyo is one of those cities I never get tired of. I've been back many times over the years, and every visit leaves me with a longer list of places I want to try next time. For me, Tokyo has always been about the food. It's the city where I'll happily get up early for a sushi breakfast, where some of the best meals are served at tiny ramen counters with barely enough seats for a handful of people, and where I can spend hours wandering from one café to the next without any real plan. What keeps drawing me back, though, is the atmosphere. Tokyo somehow manages to feel calm and intense at the same time. You can stroll through quiet residential streets lined with small shops and neighborhood cafés, then suddenly find yourself in the middle of Shibuya, surrounded by flashing signs, crowds, and nonstop energy. Those contrasts are part of what makes the city so special, and no matter how often I visit, I always come across somewhere new. On my Tokyo blog, I've gathered the places I've genuinely enjoyed. Restaurants I'd recommend to friends, cafés worth making a detour for, neighborhoods I love exploring, and hotels I'd stay at again. Whether you're planning your first trip to Tokyo or your fifth, I hope you'll find plenty of inspiration, along with practical tips to help you make the most of your visit.

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