Tokyo Tower

So we finally made it up the tower despite the hoards of Japanese school children and coach loads of tourists milling around the entrance. Originally we paid to go to the 'Main Observatory' which is 145m up. Once at this level we were so impressed with the view we paid another 600円 each to go a further 100m up to the 'Special Observatory'. 


The guide book did us proud for this visit - we went up the tower at about 6pm and the sun set whilst we were up there. The change from day to night was dramatic, once it was dark enough for car and office lights to come on the view was absolutely stunning. 


Now lots of photos of the view, none of which do it justice.

 This is looking in the direction of Odaiba, which we visited earlier. The bridge in view is the Rainbow Bridge which we took the Yurikamome line across.

 The sunset was sadly obscured by the clouds.

 There were a surprising amount of football and sports pitches in the centre of Tokyo.

 This is Zojo-ji Temple that we visited earlier. I hadn't seen the large grave yard whilst we were there.

At this point we decided to change floors and go higher. In the time it took us to do this, no more than 20 minutes (a short queue for the elevator) we sun had completely set and Tokyo was transformed.

 Here is Odaiba again with the Rainbow bridge lit up and the ferris wheel we rode earlier. It lights up all flashing colours and is a very impressive light show.

 Back down on the Main Observatory there were these glass floors (which we were now used to since our ferris wheel ride!) but they were somewhat wasted at night.

And finally, Tokyo Tower lit up at night. It was really difficult to get a decent, in focus photo of the tower lit up at night, which was a pity as it's far nicer to look at at night than in the day. 


That's the end of the photos but it wasn't the end of the day. David headed home but I met with Mark in Shibuya where we went to an izakya for some food and cheap drinks. We were adventurous and ordered off the Japanese menu which backfired as friend chicken cartilage turned up. Surprisingly, not as tasty as they sound. 


Then; home to bed. 10 hours of sightseeing followed by a few lime sours is just about my limit.