Vista & View · Nishi-Shinjuku

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatories 東京都庁 展望室

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 on clear days.

About

Kenzo Tange's 1991 Tocho, the seat of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, splits into twin towers at the 33rd floor, each topped by a 45th-floor observatory at 202 m. Express lifts whisk you up in 55 seconds, free of charge. The South Observatory has a café and a piano painted by Yayoi Kusama that visitors can play at set times; the North Observatory typically closes earlier but is quieter. From the windows you see Shinjuku's skyscraper forest at eye level, Meiji Jingu's dark forest, Skytree and Tokyo Tower, and on crisp winter days, Mount Fuji. Separately, the building's east façade hosts 'Tokyo Night & Light', a projection-mapping show that's one of the largest in the world, visible free from the Citizens' Plaza.

Highlights

• Free 45th-floor observatories at 202 m
• Kenzo Tange's Gothic-inspired twin-tower architecture
• Yayoi Kusama–painted piano in the South Observatory
• Mount Fuji visible on clear winter days
• Projection-mapping show on the façade in the evenings

Tips

• South deck is open until 22:00 (last entry 21:30), so go after dark for a free night view without the sunset queue.
• Security check and queue are at the ground floor of the main building No.1, weekdays move fastest.
• Check the closure calendar: South closes on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday, North on the 2nd & 4th Monday.
• Combine with Omoide Yokocho or the Godzilla Head in Kabukicho, 15 min walk east.

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Nearby

• Tokyo Tourist Information Center · Tokyo Metropolitan Government BuildingTourist Info · 10 m away
• Tokyo Night & Light Projection Mapping from Tomin PlazaPhoto Spot · 80 m away
• Shinjuku Sumitomo Building (Sankaku Hiroba)Landmark & Tower · 180 m away
• Eau de Vie (Hyatt Regency Tokyo)Bars & Nightlife · 190 m away
• Shinjuku Central ParkPark · 250 m away
• Memorial Museum for Soldiers, Detainees in Siberia, and Postwar RepatriatesMuseum · 270 m away
• Kumano Shrine (Shinjuku Juniso)Shrine · 350 m away
• Zauo ShinjukuRestaurant · 380 m away