Tokyo · Observatories

Best Free Observatories in Tokyo

14 places, each checked by our team.

• Bunkyo Civic Center Observation Lounge 文京シビックセンター 展望ラウンジKorakuen / Kasuga — A free 25th-floor observation lounge in a ward office with one of Tokyo's best angles on Skytree, Shinjuku and, at sunset, Mount Fuji. Currently…
• Caretta Shiodome Sky View カレッタ汐留 SKY VIEWShiodome — A free observation level about 200 m up on the 46th floor of Caretta Shiodome, looking over Hama-rikyu, Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Bay, most people…
• Ebisu Garden Place Tower Sky Lounge 恵比寿ガーデンプレイスタワー SKY LOUNGE（展望スペース）Ebisu — Free viewing space about 160 m up on the 38th floor restaurant level of Ebisu Garden Place Tower, looking toward Tokyo Tower, Skytree and Rainbow…
• Fire Museum Disaster Prevention Lounge (10F) 消防博物館 10階 防災ラウンジYotsuya — Free 10th-floor lounge in the Tokyo Fire Department's free museum in Yotsuya, with a view of the Shinjuku skyscrapers and Mt Fuji on clear days.
• Haneda Airport Terminal 2 Observation Deck & FLIGHT DECK TOKYO 羽田空港第2ターミナル 展望デッキ・FLIGHT DECK TOKYOHaneda Airport — ANA-side plane-watching from Terminal 2: a free open-air 5F deck facing Tokyo Bay plus FLIGHT DECK TOKYO, an indoor viewing floor that opens at 5:00…
• Haneda Innovation City Foot Bath Sky Deck 羽田イノベーションシティ 足湯スカイデッキHaneda (Tenkubashi) — Free rooftop deck with a foot bath at Haneda Innovation City, overlooking Haneda Airport's runways and the Tama River, popular for watching and…
• Hokutopia Observation Lobby 北とぴあ 展望ロビーOji — Free 17th-floor lobby of Kita City's Hokutopia culture center, about 80 m up, looking over Asukayama Park, Skytree, the Shinkansen tracks and Mt…
• Rokudoyama Park Observation Tower 六道山公園 展望台Mizuho (Western Tama) — Free 13 m red-brick tower on a 192 m hilltop in the Sayama Hills, with a 360-degree view over the Tama area to Mt Fuji and the Okutama mountains.
• Shibuya Hikarie 11F Sky Lobby 渋谷ヒカリエ 11階 スカイロビーShibuya — A free window lobby on the 11th floor of Shibuya Hikarie overlooking the station, the Scramble and the bus terminal, a local shortcut to a great…
• Shinjuku Nomura Building Observation Lobby 新宿野村ビル 展望ロビーNishi-Shinjuku — Small free lobby on the 50th-floor restaurant level of the Shinjuku Nomura Building, about 200 m up, with a westward view to the Tanzawa and…
• Sky Carrot Observation Lobby (Carrot Tower) キャロットタワー スカイキャロット展望ロビーSangenjaya — A free 26th-floor observation lobby above Sangenjaya Station that almost no tourists know about. Its west-facing windows look over the endless low…
• Tokyo International Cruise Terminal 東京国際クルーズターミナル 送迎デッキOdaiba (Aomi) — Free outdoor deck at Tokyo's main cruise ship terminal in Aomi, looking over the Tokyo port channel, Rainbow Bridge, container cranes and aircraft…
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatories 東京都庁 展望室Nishi-Shinjuku — Tokyo's best free view: twin 202 m observation rooms atop Kenzo Tange's cathedral-like City Hall in Nishi-Shinjuku, open until late, with Mount Fuji…
• Tower Hall Funabori Observatory タワーホール船堀 展望塔Funabori — A free 103 m observation deck on top of a community hall in Funabori, with 360-degree views of Skytree, Tokyo Bay, the Arakawa river bridges and Mt…