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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building observatories
The city from Shinjuku
Two observatories at the top of the twin-towered city hall in Nishi-Shinjuku, with views towards Mount Fuji on clear days.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Fuji on clear days
- Address
- Shinjuku, Tokyo
- Nearest metro
- Tochomae
150 m · 2 min walk
More distances - Website
- yokoso.metro.tokyo.lg.jp
About Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building observatories
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, in Nishi-Shinjuku, has observatories on the 45th floor (Tokyo Metropolitan Government).
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building observatories, as the crow flies.
- Park Hyatt Tokyo500 m6 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building observatories are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- TochomaeE150 m2 min walk
- Nishi-shinjukuM550 m7 min walk
- Nishi-shinjuku-gochomeE650 m8 min walk
Key sights
- Meiji Jingū1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The Shibuya crossing3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 18 min
- The palace gardens5.9 kmCycle 30 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Tokyo Tower6.0 kmCycle 30 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Sensō-ji9.7 kmCar or taxi 38 min
- Tokyo Skytree11 kmCar or taxi 43 min
- Haneda Airport17 kmCar or taxi 64 min
Main railway stations
- Shinjuku Station700 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Shibuya Station3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Tokyo Station6.7 kmCycle 33 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Ueno Station8.0 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 33 min
- Shinagawa Station8.0 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 33 min
Location
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