Before You Book Tokyo Tower: Every Cost, and What's Worth It
By the BeatTheCrowd team · Prices last checked 2 November · 3 min read
Tokyo Tower is cheaper than Skytree and closer to the city, with a view that includes the tower's own famous orange frame lit up at night. There's the 150 m Main Deck, the Top Deck Tour to 250 m, the Tokyo Diamond Tour with a lounge, open-air stairs and different prices for each age. Most of them sound worth paying for. You don't need the most expensive one to have a great visit. In this guide we walk through what each option costs, what you really get, and how to choose the right one, whether that's a quiet weekday morning or a busy Saturday evening.
At a glance
Main Deck, 150 m (adult)
¥1,500
Top Deck Tour, 250 m (adult)
¥3,300 online, ¥3,500 at the counter
Tokyo Diamond Tour (adult)
¥7,000, with lounge
High school / child / infant (4+)
Main Deck ¥1,200 / ¥900 / ¥600
Hours
Main Deck 9 am to 11 pm, last entry 10:30 pm
Quietest
Mornings, every day
Busiest
Weekend afternoons and evenings
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The real total: cheapest ticket vs what most visitors pay
The Main Deck at 150 m costs ¥1,500 for adults, among the cheapest big views in Tokyo. The Top Deck Tour, which adds the 250 m Top Deck, costs ¥3,300 online or ¥3,500 at the counter. The Tokyo Diamond Tour adds a guided visit and lounge for ¥7,000.
Visitor
What they buy
One adult
Most visitors
Main Deck
¥1,500
Higher view
Top Deck Tour, online
¥3,300
Occasion
Tokyo Diamond Tour
¥7,000
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Prices last checked: 2 November. Prices vary with the season, peak and off-peak dates and promotions, and we recheck them every month. Visitor-reported costs are marked as estimates, and US$ figures are rough conversions.
Ticket options: what each one gets you
Ticket
Adult
High school
Child (elem./junior high)
Infant (4+)
Main Deck (150 m)
¥1,500
¥1,200
¥900
¥600
Top Deck Tour, online
¥3,300
¥3,100
¥2,100
¥1,500
Top Deck Tour, counter
¥3,500
¥3,300
¥2,300
¥1,700
Tokyo Diamond Tour
¥7,000
¥6,500
¥4,700
¥3,300
Official prices, tax included. The Main Deck may close earlier when it's crowded. Tokyo Diamond Tour departures run hourly from noon to 6 pm and may be cancelled in bad weather.
The crowd tax: why weekend afternoons cost more
Our crowd data shows Tokyo Tower moderate every morning. On Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, it's busy only from about 1 to 4 pm. On Tuesday and Friday, it's busy from about noon until 7-8 pm, and at weekends from about 11 am until 8-9 pm. The price is the same all day; busy times mean queues for the lifts, and the Main Deck may close early.
When
Crowds (our data)
What to do
Morning, any day
Moderate
The calmest visit
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evening
Moderate
Night views, without the crowds
Weekend, about 11 am to 9 pm
Busy
Book the Top Deck online, or go early
Crowds by day and time
From the typical weekly visitor pattern for Tokyo Tower, based on Google’s popular-times data.
Quietest time
Which ticket is worth it?
Most visitors: the Main Deck, ¥1,500.
Highest view: the Top Deck Tour, online, ¥3,300.
Families: children and infants pay much less.
Skip: buying the Top Deck at the counter.
Short on time? What you'd regret missing
The view towards Mount Fuji on a clear winter morning.
The glass floor windows on the Main Deck.
Tokyo at night.
The tower lit up, from Shiba Park below.
Getting there
Tokyo Tower is in Shiba Park. Akabanebashi (Oedo line) and Kamiyacho (Hibiya line) stations are both a short walk away. A regular subway fare covers it.
Weather and visibility
Mount Fuji is most often visible on clear mornings in winter. Haze and rain can soften the view; the Diamond Tour may be cancelled in bad weather.
What can go wrong
You buy the Top Deck at the counter: ¥200 more.
Weekend afternoon: busy in our data, and the Main Deck may close early.
You arrive after 10:30 pm: last entry.
What one person really spends
Level
What's included
One adult
Typical
Main Deck
¥1,500
Higher
Top Deck Tour, online
¥3,300
Occasion
Tokyo Diamond Tour
¥7,000
A child (elementary or junior high) adds ¥900 for the Main Deck.
How we research: every guide is written by the BeatTheCrowd team from official sources and recent traveller reports, cross-checked against each other. Crowd figures come from our own crowd data. Prices last checked 2 November. Prices and rules change, so always confirm on the official site before you book.
Main Deck or Top Deck?
The Top Deck at 250 m is a mirrored, futuristic space 100 m higher, and costs ¥1,800 more online than the Main Deck. Our verdict: the Main Deck gives a great view for ¥1,500. Pay for the Top Deck if you want the highest view and the design, and book online to save ¥200.
The Tokyo Diamond Tour
At ¥7,000, the Diamond Tour adds a lounge to the Top Deck experience, at set times. Our verdict: for an occasion; for most visitors, the Top Deck Tour is enough.
What visitors say
Visitors like Tokyo Tower's retro charm, the view of the city close up and the tower lit up at night, and many prefer it to Skytree for value. The most common complaints are weekend crowds and the extra cost of the Top Deck, so the advice is to go on a weekday morning or evening.
