Tokyo City View Tickets

Tokyo City View tickets start at $11.39 for the Hanatour Japan listing, which is also the most reviewed at 4.42 from 374 reviews; the Linktivity ticket costs $12.66 and is rated 4.51 from 47 reviews. The indoor deck sits on the 52nd floor of the 238 m Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. I’d go around sunset and arrive about 45 minutes before it.

Both Tokyo City View tickets are plain admission tickets, so there is no tour to compare and the choice is small. The official Tokyo City View site sells its own tickets too, and I could not read its prices, so I won’t quote them. What the GetYourGuide pages give me for a Tokyo City View ticket is a price in US dollars, a rating and a way in. Every figure here comes from those listings, checked in October 2026. Links open GetYourGuide in a new tab, and I earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you.

Tokyo City View at a Glance

Tokyo City View is the indoor observation deck of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, which opened on 25 April 2003 and was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and The Jerde Partnership, per Wikipedia. The numbers behind these Tokyo City View tickets are below, each with its source.

“The best view of Tokyo!! Spectacular views of the sunset, goosebumps, and thrills.”

A few details sit outside the stats grid.

What	Detail
Level	52nd floor, indoor deck, per the official site and the listings
Rooftop	A separate open-air roof deck on the 54th floor, per Wikipedia
Address	Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6 Chome-10-1 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032, per Google Maps
Opening hours	10:00 to 22:00, last admission 21:30, per the official site
Google Maps rating	4.4 from 3,500 reviews
Time to allow	Not stated in either listing; the Hanatour ticket is valid for 24 hours

Hours and closures change, so before you buy Tokyo City View tickets check the official site for the day you plan to go.

Tokyo City View Observation Deck Tickets

If you want the cheapest of the Tokyo City View observation deck tickets with the most reviews behind it, this is the listing I’d book. Hanatour Japan sells the Roppongi Hills Observatory Ticket for $11.39. It is rated 4.42 from 374 reviews, which is almost eight times the review count of the other option. It is a standard ticket: the only inclusion is admission to the observation deck, and the listing says it is valid for 24 hours.

The catch is the exchange. You show your printed voucher at the ticket office on the 3F floor and swap it for a real ticket, so leave a few extra minutes at the base of the tower. The listing also mentions a limited postcard, which you can claim only on the day while you are still at the venue, and it names events at the Sky Gallery. The ticket is non-refundable, so I’d book once your date and the weather forecast look right.

HANATOUR JAPAN CO.,LTD.

Roppongi Hills Observatory Ticket

• ★ 4.4 (374 reviews)
• 24-hour ticket

My pick: My pick for most visitors: $11.39, 4.42 stars from 374 reviews, a standard admission ticket you swap at the 3F ticket office.

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Tokyo City View Tickets and Prices

The prices of the two Tokyo City View tickets are $11.39 and $12.66, a gap of $1.27. For that you get a ticket with a better rating but far fewer reviews, and a simpler entry. Linktivity’s Tokyo City View (Indoor Observation Deck) Admission Ticket is rated 4.51 from 47 reviews and its voucher is a QR code that you open on your phone and show to the staff, so your phone needs a data connection at the door.

The listing says a student ticket exists for people in university, vocational school or high school, and those buyers must show a valid student ID. It also warns that last admission is one hour before closing and that you may queue to enter if the deck is crowded. The voucher works only on the date and time you chose when you booked, and it is non-refundable. Reviewers describe it as not crowded, and one wrote this.

“We didn't have to wait at all and the windows are also super big and you have a wonderful view.”

LINKTIVITY Inc.

Tokyo City View (Indoor Observation Deck) Admission Ticket

• ★ 4.5 (47 reviews)

My pick: Pick it for a timed QR entry: $12.66, 4.51 stars from 47 reviews, with a student ticket option.

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How Much Is a Ticket to Tokyo City View?

On GetYourGuide, tickets for Tokyo City View cost between $11.39 and $12.66 per person, in US dollars, and both are the same kind of product: indoor admission only. Neither listing includes a guide, a meal or a drink. The Tokyo City View entry tickets on the official site may be priced differently, since that is the owner’s own price list, and I could not read it, so compare before you pay. If you travel as a pair or a family, the group calculator above gives the total.

Tokyo City View Indoor Observation Deck

Tickets for the Tokyo City View indoor observation deck cover the 52nd floor of the tower, and the Hanatour listing describes it as a facility with sprawling views of the city skyline. Because it is enclosed, a rainy or windy day affects it less than a rooftop. Reviewers highlight the large windows and the Tokyo Tower view, and one mentions a cafe on the deck. What you give up is the open air, which is why the roof matters in the next sections.

Roppongi Hills Tokyo City View Tickets

Tokyo City View tickets are sold under two names. Roppongi Hills Observatory is the name on the Hanatour listing, and Tokyo City View is the name on the official site. They are the same 52nd floor deck inside the same tower, so tickets for either name get you through the same door. Wikipedia lists the 52nd floor deck as Tokyo City View and the 54th as an open-air roof deck, so a search for Roppongi Hills Tokyo City View tickets should land on this page.

Tokyo City View Sky Deck Closed

The Sky Deck is the open-air roof of the tower, and neither of the Tokyo City View tickets on GetYourGuide includes it: both say admission to the indoor deck only. If you want to stand outside, buy that add-on on the official site and check for closures first. I have no sourced rooftop price or season, so I won’t guess one. The official site also carries a notice titled Tokyo City View Operations in October and November 2026, which I could only see as a headline. Since both tickets are non-refundable, read it before you pick a date.

Tokyo City View at Night

Night is the other reason to buy a Tokyo City View ticket. The deck closes at 22:00, with last admission at 21:30, so a late visit leaves time to see the city lit. Reviewers recommend the evening: one wrote that it is wonderful as soon as the sun goes down, and a French visitor found the night view splendid. I’d book the last two hours before closing in winter, when the sun is down by 16:29 in December.

Tokyo City View Observation Deck Height

The tower’s roof is 238 m high, per Wikipedia, which also lists the observation deck at 229.3 m. The Hanatour listing says the deck is 250 meters above sea level, a figure that adds the ground elevation. I’d quote 229.3 m for how high you stand above the street. The calculator below uses that figure.

Best Time to Visit Tokyo City View

Season matters more than the day of the week when you use Tokyo City View tickets. In the 2025 Open-Meteo data for this site, January was the clearest month with 35% cloud cover, followed by February at 37%, and May was the cloudiest at 87%, then October at 78%. Sunset is as early as 16:29 in December and as late as 18:58 in June, so book a different entry time for your month. I’d arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset to watch the city change from daylight to lights.

Month	Sunset (Tokyo time)	Cloud cover	Sunshine a day	Rainy days
Janclearest	16:50	35%	8.1 h	3
Febclearest	17:22	37%	9.1 h	2
Mar	17:48	64%	7 h	16
Apr	18:14	61%	8.2 h	14
May	18:39	87%	6.5 h	16
Jun	18:58	73%	9.1 h	13
Jul	18:57	60%	10.9 h	11
Aug	18:30	60%	10.8 h	9
Sep	17:48	63%	8.7 h	17
Oct	17:06	78%	5.3 h	14
Nov	16:34	44%	7.2 h	5
Decclearest	16:29	39%	7.3 h	7

What You Can See From Tokyo City View

Tokyo Tower is the view people come for, and it is the closest landmark on the list at 1.5 km (0.9 miles) from the deck. The calculator shows how far the horizon is from the deck height.

Straight-line distances from the deck, from Google Maps coordinates, are below.

• Tokyo Tower: 1.5 km (0.9 miles)
• Shibuya Scramble Crossing: 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
• Meiji Jingu: 3.3 km (2.1 miles)
• Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden: 3.3 km (2.1 miles)
• Shinjuku Golden-Gai: 4.4 km (2.7 miles)
• Godzilla Head in Kabukicho: 4.6 km (2.9 miles)
• Senso-ji: 8.6 km (5.3 miles)
• Tokyo Skytree: 9.2 km (5.7 miles)

Tokyo City View vs Other Observation Decks in Tokyo

Tokyo City View has the cheapest tickets I found, and it is in the middle of the pack by rating. The table compares it with the other decks in my data. Distances are straight lines from this deck.

Deck	Google rating	Reviews	Distance	Free or paid
Tokyo City View	4.4	3,500	-	Paid, $11.39 to $12.66
Tokyo Tower	4.5	101,619	1.5 km	Check locally
Shibuya Sky	4.6	27,432	2.5 km	Check locally
Caretta Shiodome Sky View	4.4	520	3.0 km	Free viewing space, per its Google Maps address
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building North	4.5	9,375	4.7 km	Check locally
Tokyo Skytree	4.4	120,487	9.2 km	Check locally

If you want to compare Tokyo City View tickets with other decks, my guide to Tokyo observation decks sets them side by side.

How I’d Choose

• Cheapest of the Tokyo City View tickets: the Hanatour Japan ticket at $11.39, which is also the most reviewed at 374.
• Sunset: either ticket, booked for about 45 to 60 minutes before sunset; the Hanatour ticket at $11.39 is valid for 24 hours.
• Smoothest entry: the Linktivity ticket at $12.66, because the QR voucher needs no exchange at the 3F desk.
• Students: the Linktivity listing, which says a student ticket is available with a valid student ID.
• First visit to Tokyo: the Hanatour ticket at $11.39, then Tokyo Tower on another evening.
• Open-air view with Tokyo City View tickets: the Sky Deck add-on on the official site, which neither listing includes.