The 45th floor observatory of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office (City Hall / Tochō) in Shinjuku offers sweeping views of Tokyo and across the Kanto Plain to Mount Fuji (on clear days).
Entrance is free.
Take the observatory elevator from the 1st Floor of Main Building Number 1.
Hours of operation: 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
The nearest subway station is Tochōmae Station on the Oedo subway line.
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