Which ticket to buy, 350 m or 450 m, when to go for Mount Fuji or the night lights, and every
Skytree ticket and tour compared honestly, with the 2026 rules spelled out.
New in 2026: Skytree ticket prices now change from day to day, and every ticket is for a set date and entry time. Buying at the counter on the day costs more than booking online. Official ticket rulesChecked 29 September 2026
2026 rules, statedTime slots, daily pricing and the counter surcharge explained
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Tickets & tours
Choose your Skytree ticket
In the centre, the ticket most visitors book: a timed entry to the 350 m deck, with the 450 m
Tembo Galleria as an option. On the left, both decks with a guide. On the right, the ticket bundled with a day
on the subway.
A local guide explains how the tower was built, then takes you up to both decks and helps with photos on the glass floor. Only a few reviews so far, all five stars.
What's included
Local English-speaking guide
Tickets for the Tembo Deck (350 m) and the Tembo Galleria (450 m)
A look at the Skytree Gallery on how the tower was built
The standard timed ticket for the Tembo Deck at 350 m, with an option to add the Tembo Galleria at 450 m. Morning and night versions add a drink at the Skytree Cafe.
What's included
Timed entry to the Tembo Deck (350 m) and its glass floor
The Tembo Galleria (450 m) if you choose that option
Night option: one drink at SKYTREE CAFE 350; morning option: a soft drink and a snack
Scan your voucher at the 4th-floor entrance
Full refund only if you cancel at least 31 days ahead
A timed Skytree ticket, deck only or both decks, bundled with 24 hours on every Tokyo Metro and Toei subway line. Book by the day before; it cannot be refunded.
What's included
Tembo Deck ticket, or the combo with the Tembo Galleria, as you choose
Tokyo Subway 24-hour ticket for all Tokyo Metro and Toei lines
Book by 23:59 Japan time the day before your visit
Arrive at your reserved entry time with the 2D barcode
The first row is the baseline: the official web ticket, bought on the Skytree's own site. Every
option below either adds something (an English checkout, a guide, a subway pass, a walk through Asakusa) or
shows you the tower from somewhere else.
Option
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Official web ticket
Tokyo Skytree, 4th-floor entrance
Planners happy to book on the official site, usually the lowest price
Every Skytree ticket is for a set date and entry time. Poor visibility is not a reason for
a refund, so the cancellation column matters more than usual. The go-kart, helicopter and the Asakusa snack walk do
not take you up the tower.
What the ticket pages don't tell you
Your ticket has a time slot. The weather doesn't.
Since April 2026 every Skytree ticket is for a set date and entry time, and the price changes from day
to day: weekends, holidays and sunset slots cost more and sell out first. The official site does not change or
refund tickets once bought, and a cloudy day is not a reason for a refund.
So pick the ticket by its terms as much as by its price. The deck ticket takes you to 350 m, with the
glass floor and the cafes; the combo adds the Tembo Galleria, a glass ramp 100 m higher. Most first-time
visitors are happy with the deck. Add the Galleria on a clear day, or buy the add-on up at 350 m once you see
the view.
50 s
the elevator ride from the 4th floor to 350 m, at 600 m a
minute. A second elevator takes you on to 445 m.
Tembo Deck 350 mGlass floor 340Tembo Galleria 450 mSorakara Point 451.2 m
The Tembo Deck at 350 m: windows all the way round.
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Deck or combo?
The deck is enough for most. Add the Galleria on a clear day, or decide up at 350 m.
02
When to book?
Online, as soon as your date opens, about 30 days ahead. The counter costs more.
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How long?
About 1 hour for the deck, 1 to 1.5 hours with the Galleria. No re-entry.
04
Children?
Ages 5 and under do not pay for a ticket. The child rate covers ages 6 to 14.
Your visit
From the 4th floor to 451 m
The route every visitor takes, whichever ticket you hold. Allow about an hour for the deck and
half an hour more for the Galleria, a little longer at weekends.
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Arrive on the 4th floor
The deck entrance and ticket counter are on the 4th floor. Bags are checked, then you scan your voucher.
Come 10 minutes early
02
Up in 50 seconds
Four elevators, each themed on a season, rise to the Tembo Deck at 350 m. Your ears will notice.
About 50 seconds
03
Floors 350, 345, 340
Windows all round on 350, Sky Restaurant 634 on 345, the glass floor and a cafe on 340.
About 1 hour
04
On to the Galleria
With a combo ticket, a second elevator to 445 m, then a sloping glass ramp to Sorakara Point, 451.2 m.
The ticket types, the opening hours, how to reach the tower and where to eat.
Tembo Deck ticket: the 350 m deck, including the glass floor on floor 340.
Combo ticket: the Tembo Deck plus the Tembo Galleria at 445 to 450 m, booked together.
Tembo Galleria add-on: bought on the day from machines up on floor 350, if you only hold a deck ticket.
Morning and night tickets: timed deck entry with a drink or a snack at the Skytree Cafe.
Enjoy Pack: the deck bundled with Sumida Aquarium, the planetarium or a 24-hour subway ticket.
Weekdays: 10:00 to 22:00, last entry at 21:00.
Weekends and holidays: from 9:00, closing at 22:00; last entry is always one hour before closing.
New Year and holidays: longer hours on some days; check the official calendar.
Strong wind: the decks can close at short notice, as they did for a typhoon on 21 September 2026.
Tokyo Skytree Station: Tobu Skytree Line, at the foot of the tower, 3 minutes from Asakusa.
Oshiage Station: Hanzomon, Toei Asakusa and Keisei lines, a short walk underground.
On foot from Asakusa: about 15 to 20 minutes across the Sumida River.
From the airports: direct trains to Oshiage, about 39 minutes from Haneda and 49 from Narita.
Sky Restaurant 634: Japanese cuisine on floor 345; lunch and dinner, reservations taken, deck ticket needed.
SKYTREE CAFE: on floors 340 and 350, drinks and light bites, no reservations.
Solamachi floors 30 and 31: restaurants with a high view of the tower's neighbourhood, no ticket needed.
Solamachi food halls: more than 300 shops and restaurants at the tower's foot.
634 mMu-sa-shiThe height reads "Musashi", the old name of the province around Tokyo.
2011World's tallest towerCertified by Guinness World Records on 17 November 2011.
2012Opening dayThe tower opened to visitors on 22 May 2012.
70 kmHow far you seeOn a clear day the view reaches about 70 km.
3rdTallest structureThird in the world, after Burj Khalifa and Merdeka 118.
2026Daily pricingSince 1 April 2026 every day has its own ticket price.
Where it is
Oshiage, across the river from Asakusa
Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Skytree Town
1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 131-0045
The tower stands in Sumida, on the east bank of the Sumida River, a short walk or one train stop from
Asakusa and Senso-ji. The deck entrance is on the 4th floor of Tokyo Skytree Town, above the Solamachi shops;
Sumida Aquarium and the planetarium are in the same complex.
It was amazing. 6:00 pm is an amazing hour since you can see it in daylight slowly transitioning to night.
★★★★★
The views from the top are absolutely stunning. You can see Tokyo from every direction. The structure feels very stable, and there is no swaying at the top.
★★★★★
Very nice experience, super easy to use the voucher. Basically no waiting time at all. If you want to see the city lights, check when sunset is going to start and book a bit earlier than that: you get the best of both worlds.
★★★★★
Extremely well organized with helpful staff everywhere to direct you and answer questions. Be sure to purchase the ticket for both viewing floors unless you only want to visit the 350 meter high floor.
★★★★★
Sho was amazing, taking us to spots I would never have even known about. A very magical experience.
★★★★★
Enjoyed by all in our group. Whilst crowded, the entry and exit to and from the viewing deck was well organised with signs showing the approximate wait time. There are shops and restaurants in the vicinity so we made a day of it.
★★★★★
Very nice view over the whole of Tokyo. Because of the clear sky I was even able to see Mount Fuji.
★★★★★
Lots of activities packed into the day. Knowledgeable guide. Worth it, including lunch and the trip up the Skytree.
★★★★★
A truly wonderful and memorable evening. Standing on deck seeing the twinkling lights of Tokyo and the bridges and Skytree illuminated was magical.
For the evening
The tower, from the water
From the deck you never see the Skytree itself. For the tower lit up above the river, a dinner
boat from Asakusa is the most memorable way to end the day.
Sumida River Yakatabune Dinner Cruise
★ 4.6 · 936 reviews · GetYourGuide
After the deck, see the tower from the water. A traditional yakatabune boat leaves Asakusa, serves a Japanese dinner of about 14 dishes with drinks, and stops for photos in Tokyo Bay and below the lit Skytree. Full refund only if you cancel at least 10 days ahead.
Tokyo Skytree is the tallest tower in the world and the highest view in Japan, but a good visit
depends on three choices: which ticket, which time slot and which day. Here is how to make each one well.
Which ticket
There are two main tickets. The Tembo Deck ticket takes you to 350 m, a ring of windows around the whole city,
with the glass floor, a shop and two cafes on the floors below. The combo adds the Tembo Galleria, a sloping glass
ramp from 445 to 450 m that ends at Sorakara Point, 451.2 m, the highest point any visitor can reach. The combo
costs noticeably more. If the day is clear and you love heights, it is worth it; if not, buy the deck ticket and
decide once you are up, because the Galleria can be added from machines on floor 350. Reviewers who went up both
say the same thing: the extra 100 m feels different, more open, but the deck already gives you the city.
The Tembo Galleria: a glass ramp 100 m above the deck.
Which time slot
Since April 2026 every ticket is for a set date and entry time, and the price changes from day to day. That
makes the slot the real decision. Daytime gives you distance: on a clear winter morning you can see Mount Fuji,
about 100 km away, above the rooftops. Night gives you an ocean of lights. The favourite, and the first to sell
out, is a slot 30 to 60 minutes before sunset: you arrive in daylight, watch the sky turn and stay for the lights,
as there is no time limit once you are up. Weekday mornings are the quietest and often the lower-priced days.
The honest small print: Skytree tickets are tied to a date and time, and the official site
does not refund them, not even for cloud. Tickets on GetYourGuide cost a little more than the official site on
most days, but the flagship ticket refunds in full if you cancel at least 31 days ahead, and the guided options
refund up to 24 hours ahead. Several bundles cannot be refunded at all; every card on this page says which.
Where to buy
You can buy on the official site, at 7-Eleven stores in Japan, at the 4th-floor counter on the day, or through
resellers such as GetYourGuide. The counter costs more than online and can stop selling on busy days, so book
ahead for weekends, holidays and sunset. Children aged 5 and under do not pay for a ticket; the child rate covers
ages 6 to 14 and the adult rate starts at 15. Online tickets are usually released about 30 days ahead.
After dark, the deck looks out over an ocean of lights.
Around the tower
Most visitors pair the Skytree with Asakusa, a short walk away across the Sumida River, where Senso-ji is
Tokyo's oldest temple. At the tower's foot, Tokyo Solamachi has more than 300 shops and restaurants, Sumida
Aquarium and a planetarium, and the restaurants on its 30th and 31st floors need no ticket. For the tower itself,
lit up in the evening, take a dinner boat on the river or simply walk to the canal by Oshiage station.
The tower is lit every evening, in colours that change with the season.
Straight answers to what visitors ask most about Tokyo Skytree.
How much does it cost to enter Tokyo Skytree?
Since 1 April 2026 the price changes from day to day with demand, so weekends and holidays usually cost more. The combo with the Tembo Galleria costs noticeably more than the deck ticket alone, buying at the counter on the day costs more than booking online, and children aged 5 and under do not pay for a ticket. More in where to buy Skytree tickets.
Do I need to buy tickets in advance for Tokyo Skytree?
It is not required, but it is the better plan. Every ticket is for a set date and entry time, online tickets cost less than the counter, and counter sales can stop on busy days, especially around sunset at weekends.
Can you buy Skytree tickets at the door?
Yes, at the 4th-floor counter and ticket machines, for a time slot that same day. It costs more than booking online, and popular slots can be gone by the time you arrive.
How far in advance can I buy Tokyo Skytree tickets?
Online tickets are usually released about 30 days ahead. For a sunset slot on a weekend or a Japanese holiday, book as soon as your date opens.
How much time do I need at Tokyo Skytree?
About 1 hour for the Tembo Deck, and 1 to 1.5 hours with the Tembo Galleria, longer when it is busy. There is no time limit once you are up, but there is no re-entry.
Is it worth going up Tokyo Skytree?
Yes, on a clear day. No other deck in Tokyo is as high: 350 m on the Tembo Deck and up to 451.2 m in the Tembo Galleria, with views that reach about 70 km. On a cloudy day the view can vanish, and cloud is not a reason for a refund, so check the forecast before you book.
Is Tokyo Skytree better during the day or at night?
Day gives you distance and your best chance of Mount Fuji; night gives you the city lights. A slot 30 to 60 minutes before sunset gives you both. Month by month in the best time to visit.
Can you see Mount Fuji from Skytree?
Yes, on clear days, most often in the cold, dry months from December to February and early in the morning. It is never guaranteed; haze hides it on many summer days.
Which is taller, the Eiffel Tower or Tokyo Skytree?
Tokyo Skytree, by far: 634 m against 330 m. The Tembo Deck alone, at 350 m, is higher than the tip of the Eiffel Tower.
Which is better to visit, Tokyo Tower or Tokyo Skytree?
Skytree for height: its lower deck is 100 m above Tokyo Tower's top deck. Tokyo Tower for a central location and a view of the city with the lit landmark close by. Side by side in Tokyo Tower or Skytree.
Which is better, Skytree or Shibuya Sky?
Skytree is far higher and fully indoors, so it works in any weather; Shibuya Sky is an open-air rooftop at 229 m in the middle of the city. Compared in Skytree or Shibuya Sky.
Can you eat at the Tokyo Skytree?
Yes. Sky Restaurant 634 and the Skytree Cafes are up on the Tembo Deck, so you need a deck ticket; the restaurants on the 30th and 31st floors of Tokyo Solamachi next door need no ticket. More in eating and Solamachi.
Can you go on top of Tokyo Skytree?
Not to the very top. The highest point visitors can reach is Sorakara Point at 451.2 m, at the end of the Tembo Galleria ramp.
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