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87 places(showing 1–24)
Tokyo
At 634m, the tallest tower in Japan with sweeping city views.
Osaka
Twin towers joined by a Floating Garden rooftop observatory.
Tokyo's beloved 333 m red-and-white lattice tower, with two observation decks over the Minato skyline.
Open-air rooftop observatory 229 m above Shibuya, looking straight down on the Scramble Crossing.
Free 202 m observation decks atop Kenzo Tange's cathedral-like Shinjuku city hall.
60th-floor observatory above Ikebukuro, reimagined as the 'Sky Circus' with VR and mirror attractions.
A free 105 m civic-building deck with a celebrated sunset view of Mt. Fuji behind Shinjuku.
A free 26th-floor deck above Sangenjaya station, with a low-key westward Mt. Fuji view.
A free upper-floor sky lobby in Ebisu with an easy view over south-west Tokyo and Tokyo Tower.
A 599 m forested mountain an hour from Shinjuku, with summit views of Mt. Fuji and blazing autumn colour.
Nara
A graceful hexagonal pavilion floating over Sagiike Pond in Nara Park, mirrored in the water for classic reflective views.
Kyoto
A vast wooden stage 220m above the city on the Higashiyama ridge, offering Kyoto's most sweeping panorama.
A short hike above Ginkaku-ji to the giant bonfire site, with one of Kyoto's best free city panoramas.
The 848m ridge above Kyoto, offering rare twin panoramas of the city and Lake Biwa, home to Enryaku-ji.
Arashiyama's iconic 155m wooden bridge over the Katsura River, framed by cherry and maple-clad hills.
Kyoto's tallest peak at 924m, a demanding pilgrimage hike to a fire-god shrine with wide views over the city.
The 'poet's mountain' above Arashiyama at 296m, with quiet trails and views over the Hozu River gorge.
A quiet forested hill by Kyoto University with an easy climb to a clearing facing the Daimonji mountain.
A 112m hill in northern Kyoto, the ancient survey point for Heian-kyo, with an easy climb to a city panorama.
Japan's second-tallest building crowns Osaka with a 300-metre glass observatory and 360-degree Kansai views.
A 252-metre bayside tower with a glass-walled observatory over Osaka Bay, open late for glittering night views.
Free rooftop terraces and gardens above Osaka Station with open views over Umeda and the platforms below.
Osaka's highest mountain at 1,125 metres, with summit views over the whole prefecture and rare winter snow.
One of Japan's largest wooden pedestrian suspension bridges, floating 50 metres above a forested Osaka valley.
