Tokyo – Metropolitan Government Building & Tokyo Tower (Japan)

Today Tokyo woke us up with bright blue skies and sun, so we set off to explore the city’s sights. We had previously researched on the Internet that the Metropolitan Government Building has a magnificent view of the metropolis of millions and Mount Fuji.

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Travel Guide & Things to Do in Tokyo

In the Metro we found a very good picture about the different districts of Tokyo and their importance for the city, such as Metropolitan Luxury, Cultural Fusion, Nightlife or Cool Tokyo.

LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana in Tokyo

The first stop today was the well-known LOVE sculpture by the artist Robert Indiana. These are available in cities around the world. Among others, the artworks can be found in New York, Las Vegas, San Antonio, Montreal, Vancouver, London, Lisabon, Taipei, Sigapur, Bangkok, Shanghai and also in Tokyo in the shinjuku city district at Shinjuku I-Land Tower.

Metropolitan Government Building

Next we walked to the Metropolitan Government Building, which we could reach in a few minutes on foot from our hotel. On the 45th floor of the North and South Towers there is an observation deckfrom which you have a great view of Japan’s capital – and completely free of charge! In good weather, you can even see the 3776 meter high Mout Fuji from here, where we want to go tomorrow.

Tokyo Tower

Afterwards we went by metro to Tokyo Midtown. The central point here is the red-and-white Tokyo Tower, a television tower built in 1958 modelled on the Eiffel Tower. The tower is one of the highest self-supporting turrets in the world, with a height of 332 metres. There are 2 viewing platforms: the Main Observatory at 150 meters and the Special Obervatory at 250 meters altitude. The price for both viewing platforms is 160yen, i.e. about 14 euros. But since we were already on the free Metropolitan Government Building this morning, we are not up to the tower here.

Zojoji Buddhist Temple

Next to the tower is the Buddhist Zojoji Temple in a small park, to which we also paid a short visit.

Starbucks Global Icon City Mug of Tokyo

Seit einiger Zeit sammeln wir die Starbucks Tassen der Städte (City Mugs) und Inseln, die wir auf unseren Reisen besuchen. Die großen Tassen gibt es leider nicht von jeder Stadt, in der es auch eine Starbucks Filiale gibt. Aber wenn es eine solche Tasse gibt, dann finden wir diese ein wirklich schönes Andenken. Hierbei sammeln wir allerdings (fast) nur Städtetassen der 2008 erschienenen “Global Icon Serie”. Unsere komplette Sammlung könnt Ihr Euch hier ansehen: Starbucks – Unsere Tassensammlung der Global Icon Serie

Tokyo has several Starbucks stores, but the cup of the Global Icon series is incredibly rare. These were probably only available in limited quantities at the US Naval Base. Luckily, we were able to buy one of these rare cups on eBay and are very happy about it 🙂

Alle Reiseberichte aus Japan

Nach unseren 4 Tagen hier können wir sagen, dass uns Tokio richtig gut gefallen hat! Die Japaner sind wahnsinnig höflich und freundlich und trotz einer so riesigen Stadt kommt irgendwie keine Hektik auf. Es gibt an jeder Ecke irgendwas zu sehen, die Stadt wirkt sehr modern und ist trotzdem bodenständig. Selbst die Taxifahrer haben alle Anzug mit Krawatte an. Für eine Millionenstadt wirklich sehr überraschend. Hier hätten wir gerne noch ein paar weitere Tage verbringen wollen. » Tokio – Unser Flug von Australien nach Japan
» Tokio – Die Pandas & Seelöwen im Ueno Zoo
» Tokio – Die Ameyoko Street & der Stadtteil Shibuya
» Tokio – Metropolitan Government Building & Tokyo Tower
» Tokio – Der Kaiserpalast & der Sensoji-Tempel in Asakusa
» Arakurayama Sengen Park, die Chureito Pagoda & der Berg Fuji
» Das Shibazakura Festival – Ein Blumenmeer am Mount Fuji
» Tokio – Der Stadtteil Shinjuku & das Hibiya Oktoberfest