Blog - Visit to Tokyo Metropolitan Buildings
Visit to Tokyo Metropolitan Buildings
Today we rode our bikes around west-Shinjuku to check out a few flea markets and also a big Agnès b. sale.
On our way back, we stopped at the Tokyo Metropolitan Buildings and went up to the South building's observatory on the 45th floor. This is completely free and it's at 202m, higher than Tokyo Tower's main observatory (150m (¥820), though its special observatory is at 250m (¥1420)).
I had passed by many times but it was the first time I went up. I like the buildings' architecture a lot.
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#1: Tokyo Metropolitan Buildings, going downstairs to take the elevator to the observatory
#2: The buildings' impressive architecture includes a walkway above the street connecting the assembly building
#3: Same buildings as seen on #2 now seen from above
#4: Heliport on a nearby roof
#5: Shinjuku Park Tower, of which the Park Hyatt hotel was made famous in the film "Lost in Translation"
#6: View towards the west, Nakano can be seen towards the top right (Nakano Sun Plaza is a large white triangle-shaped building)
Posted on July 17, 2004 at 20:17 | Tweet
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