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Sunshine 60 Observatory Tenbou Park Entry Ticket
4.6 (48) · from $4.43
The only one of the Sunshine 60 tickets I found is the $4.43 entry ticket for the Tenbou-Park observatory, rated 4.6 from 48 reviews, which makes it both the cheapest and the most reviewed option. The deck is on the 60th floor, 251 m above sea level, per the Sunshine City site. I’d go in the late afternoon and stay for the sunset.
| Tour | From | Rating | Length | Free cancellation | Book |
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| Sunshine 60 Observatory Tenbou Park Entry Ticket | $4.43 | ★ 4.6 (48) | 24-hour ticket | Yes | Check availability |
Sunshine 60 sits in Ikebukuro, on the north side of Tokyo, and a ticket for the Sunshine 60 observatory is a cheap way to get a skyline view without the crowds of the bigger decks. The numbers below come from Wikidata, Wikipedia and the listing.
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Observatory | 60th floor, indoor, 251 m above sea level per the Sunshine City site |
| Address | 3 Chome-1-2 Higashiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo (per Google Maps) |
| Opening hours | 11:00 to 21:00 daily, last admission 20:30, per the Sunshine City site; Google Maps shows 10 am to 8 pm for the building |
| Google rating | 4.1 from 35,319 reviews for the Sunshine 60 listing (per Google Maps) |
| Time to allow | The ticket is valid for one day, so you decide how long to stay |
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There is one product behind these Sunshine 60 observatory tickets: the Sunshine 60 Observatory Tenbou Park Entry Ticket from LINKTIVITY Inc., at $4.43 per person. It is a plain entry ticket, not a guided tour. It includes admission to the observatory, and an audio guide only if you pick the Audio Guide Included option when booking. Transport and food are not included.
You do not book a time slot. On the day you walk to the observatory entrance and show the voucher QR code. The listing describes the deck as a sky park that suits people of all ages, including infants, and as a pleasant visit even on rough weather days.
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My pick: My pick, and the only one: a very cheap entry ticket, 4.6 from 48 reviews, with free cancellation. Add the audio guide only if you will bring a phone and earphones.
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Cancellation is free up to 24 hours ahead, and the ticket is valid for 24 hours, so a change of weather plan costs nothing if you decide in time. That flexibility is the main reason I’d book a ticket for Sunshine 60 a day or two ahead rather than on the spot: you can watch the forecast and still cancel for free.
If you are searching for Sunshine 60 observation deck tickets, this entry ticket is the one to book. Sunshine 60 observation deck tickets are sold as this single entry product, so there is no standard versus premium choice to make. I found no fast-track, no combo with a tour and no city pass that includes the deck. For Sunshine 60 tickets that means the choice is only whether to add the audio guide, and the listing warns that without a smartphone and earphones on the day no refund is given for that option. If you want the dining or the shops in the complex, you pay for those separately.
The observatory is one part of the Sunshine City complex, and Google Maps lists the Sunshine 60 place under several categories, among them shopping mall, aquarium and museum. The ticket I describe covers the observatory only. For anything else in the complex, check the Sunshine City site, because I have no prices for it.
At $4.43, Sunshine 60 tickets are among the cheapest skyline entries on this site. For the amount you would pay at the desk, Go Tokyo lists general admission at 700 yen and notes that it changes with the season or time period, so the official figure may differ from the online one. The group calculator below gives the total and links to the booking page.
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from per person, before any child or group discount
Prices are the lowest per-person prices on GetYourGuide when I last checked; the final price depends on the date, time slot and age.
Before you buy Sunshine 60 tickets, the reviews are worth a minute. The listing holds 48 reviews at 4.6. Most praise the calm and the view, and a few point out the weak spots. One reviewer wrote that there are fewer tourists and more locals, another that the deck is decorated beautifully with plenty of photo ops, and a third found it very child oriented. I would read that as a family deck with a quiet corner for everyone else.
Its a little bit difficult to find the right elevator, but keep looking for the right sign or ask anyone around.
Two warnings from the reviews. A French reviewer also called the lift access unclear, and an Italian reviewer was turned away at 10:00 because entry began at 10:30. Official hours now read 11:00, so check the time before you set off with your Sunshine 60 tickets.
The Sunshine City site gives the observatory as 251 m above sea level. Wikipedia’s list of public observation decks gives 237.6 m above ground, and Wikidata gives the whole building as 239.7 m with 60 floors, opened in 1978. The gap between 251 and 237.6 is mostly the elevation of the ground at the site, so I use the ground figure for the horizon below.
For a first visit to Tokyo, Sunshine 60 tickets make most sense if you are staying around Ikebukuro or heading to Shinjuku, since the deck is 3 minutes on foot from Higashi-ikebukuro Station according to Go Tokyo. The Shining Elevator reaches the 60th floor in about 35 seconds, the same page says. On clear days Go Tokyo says you can see Mt. Tsukuba, the Nikko mountains and Mt. Fuji. Google Maps shows the area around the building as a busy shopping district, so allow time to find the lift lobby when you arrive with your Sunshine 60 tickets. Coming from Shinjuku or Shibuya, I would plan on a short train ride north and leave a margin before your slot in the evening, since the last admission is 20:30.
Buying Sunshine 60 tickets means going up a tall piece of Tokyo history. The tower opened in 1978, with Mitsubishi Estate listed as architect on Wikidata. It was the tallest building in Asia until 1985. Today it is a mixed-use skyscraper next to the Sunshine City complex, so you ride up through an office and shopping environment, and that is why the entrance can feel hidden.
These Sunshine 60 tickets are named after Tenbou-Park. Tenbou-Park is the name the operator gives the revamped deck, and it is the product name on the ticket. Go Tokyo calls the space an indoor garden in the sky, with events such as art exhibitions and character shows, and seasonal decor such as cherry blossoms in spring. If you buy Sunshine 60 tickets for a day with a show, expect noise. One reviewer described crying children, a piano and loud play, and could not follow the audio guide.
Timing matters less for Sunshine 60 tickets than for sunset-only decks, because the ticket is valid all day. Open-Meteo’s 2025 data shows January as the clearest month at 35% average cloud cover, followed by February at 37% and December at 38%, according to Open-Meteo. May was the cloudiest at 86%, then October at 79% and June at 72%. Sunset runs from 16:28 in December to 18:58 in June, always before the 21:00 close. I’d arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset, which in winter means being inside by about 15:30 even though the deck opens at 11:00.
| Month | Sunset (Tokyo time) | Cloud cover | Sunshine a day | Rainy days |
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| Janclearest | 16:50 | 35% | 8.1 h | 3 |
| Febclearest | 17:22 | 37% | 9.1 h | 2 |
| Mar | 17:48 | 65% | 6.9 h | 16 |
| Apr | 18:14 | 62% | 8.2 h | 15 |
| May | 18:39 | 86% | 6.5 h | 16 |
| Jun | 18:58 | 72% | 9 h | 13 |
| Jul | 18:57 | 61% | 10.9 h | 10 |
| Aug | 18:30 | 61% | 10.9 h | 10 |
| Sep | 17:48 | 64% | 8.7 h | 17 |
| Oct | 17:05 | 79% | 5.3 h | 15 |
| Nov | 16:34 | 44% | 7.5 h | 5 |
| Decclearest | 16:28 | 38% | 7.4 h | 7 |
Pick your date below before you book Sunshine 60 tickets, to see the sunset time and the entry time to aim for.
Sunset planner
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book this entry time (50 min before sunset)
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typical cloud cover that week
Sunset and cloud cover for the same dates in 2025 at the deck (Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5), 2025); sunset moves by about a minute between years.
From the deck height of 237.6 m the calculator below shows how far the horizon is on a perfect day. Haze and cloud usually cut that, so treat it as a maximum.
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238 m · 781 ft
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with typical atmospheric refraction
Geometric horizon d ≈ 3.57 × √h (km, h in metres); refraction adds about 8%. Haze and clouds usually limit the real view first. Formula: Distance to the horizon.
Straight-line distances from the building: Shinjuku Gyoen 4.9 km (3.1 mi), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building 5.1 km (3.1 mi), Meiji Jingu 6.1 km (3.8 mi), Senso-ji 7.1 km (4.4 mi), Shibuya Scramble Crossing 7.9 km (4.9 mi), Shibuya Sky and Hachiko 8.0 km (5.0 and 4.9 mi), Tokyo Tower 8.2 km (5.1 mi) and Tokyo Skytree 8.5 km (5.3 mi).
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4.6
11 Naitomachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0014, Japan
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4 Chome-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan
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Sunshine 60 tickets are the budget end of a crowded field. The decks below have their own guides: Shibuya Sky, Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower and Tokyo City View. Ratings are from Google Maps.
| Place | Google rating | Reviews | Distance from Sunshine 60 | Free or paid |
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| Sunshine 60 | 4.1 | 35,319 | n/a | Paid, $4.43 entry |
| Shibuya Sky | 4.6 | 27,452 | 8.0 km (5.0 mi) | Check locally |
| Tokyo Skytree | 4.4 | 120,486 | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) | Check locally |
| Tokyo Tower | 4.5 | 101,654 | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) | Check locally |
| Tokyo City View (Roppongi Hills) | 4.4 | 3,500 | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) | Check locally |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, north deck | 4.5 | 9,378 | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) | Check locally |
Sunshine 60 tickets look weaker on Google than the rest of the table. The Sunshine 60 rating is for the whole building listing, so it mixes shoppers and office visitors with deck visitors. Weigh the 4.6 on the ticket more. On price alone, Sunshine 60 tickets beat every deck in the table, but they buy a quieter, more family-focused visit than the bigger decks offer.
The only product I found is the Sunshine 60 Observatory Tenbou Park Entry Ticket on GetYourGuide at $4.43, rated 4.6 from 48 reviews. The Go Tokyo guide lists general admission at 700 yen and says it changes by season, so check the official site for your date.
Go Tokyo lists the observatory as open daily from 11:00 to 21:00, and the Sunshine City site shows 11:00 to 21:00 with last admission at 20:30. Hours change with the season, so confirm on the official site before you go.
The Sunshine City site puts the observatory on the 60th floor, 251 m above sea level. Wikipedia's list of public observation decks gives 237.6 m above ground. The two figures differ because one starts at sea level and the other at street level.
I think so for the price. It is a calm indoor deck with a 360 degree view, and reviewers on the listing mention fewer tourists than at the big Tokyo decks. It is also set up for children, so it suits families more than photographers chasing an open-air view.
Yes. The listing offers free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund. The ticket is valid for one day, so you choose when to go up once you have it. Bring the voucher QR code to the observatory entrance.
Go Tokyo says to take the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Higashi-ikebukuro Station, exits 6 and 7, then walk about 3 minutes. Reviewers say the right elevator is hard to spot inside the mall, so follow the observatory signs.