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Tokyo Skytree

#2sur 10 lieux à visiter à TokyoTokyo, Kanto, Japan

Aussi appelé 東京スカイツリー

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Horaires d'ouverture : 10:00–21:00, last entry 20:00. Entrée : ¥1,800. Comptez 1.5 hrs. Meilleure période : 16:30–18:30.

Mis à jour le 18 septembre 2026 · Rédigé par Traveliac, avec assistance IA · 4 min de lecture

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Photo: Kakidai / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Horaires d'ouverture: 10:00–21:00
Prix d'entrée: ¥1,800; Billet à partir de
Durée nécessaire: 1.5 hrs
Meilleur moment de la journée: 16:30–18:30
Meilleurs mois: Mar – Apr, Oct – Nov
Adresse: 1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0045, Japan

À propos de Tokyo Skytree

Tokyo Skytree stands 634 metres tall, making it the tallest structure in Japan and the tallest freestanding broadcasting tower in the world when it opened in May 2012. The tower carries two public observation levels: the Tembo Deck at 350 metres, split across three floors with a glass-floor section on the lower level, and the Tembo Galleria at 450 metres, a sloped glass corridor that spirals upward to the tower's highest publicly accessible point. The structure's core is a cylindrical reinforced-concrete shaft that separates from the surrounding steel lattice frame, a seismic design that allows the two structures to move independently and absorb earthquake motion — engineers cite this as the tower's central technical achievement, adapted from the vibration-damping principle of traditional five-storey pagoda construction.

Meilleur moment de la journée : 16:30–18:30. In autumn/winter to see the city by daylight transition into night illumination in a single visit.

Horaires de Tokyo Skytree

Tokyo Skytree ouvre à 10:00 et ferme à 21:00. Ces horaires valent aussi le samedi et le dimanche.

Horaires d'ouverture: 10:00–21:00; Mon–Sun 10:00–21:00
Fermé le: Ouvert tous les jours

Mon–Sun	10:00–21:00

Horaires d'ouverture établis à partir de tokyo-skytree.jp et de sources publiques, mis à jour le 18 septembre 2026. Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides

Prix d'entrée de Tokyo Skytree

Entry fees for Tokyo Skytree
Billet	Prix
Billet standard	¥1,800
Tarif réduit (étudiant / senior)	¥900
Enfants	¥900

Tembo Deck (350m) weekday adult from ¥1,800, weekend/holiday from ¥2,100, under dynamic pricing introduced in 2026. Combined Tembo Deck + Tembo Galleria (450m) ticket from ¥2,700 weekday / ¥3,100 weekend. Children 4–11 pay roughly half; free under 4. A ¥500 per-ticket surcharge applies at the walk-up 4th-floor counter — online booking avoids it. As of 2026, verify current dynamic pricing at the official site.

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Meilleure période pour visiter Tokyo Skytree

Moderate
Busy
Very busy

10:00–12:00
Morning OpeningBest time to go
Ticket counter queue manageable; clearest air-quality visibility of the day, best chance of seeing Mount Fuji in winter.
Moderate
12:00–16:00
Midday
Day-tripper and school-trip volume peaks; elevator queues for both decks lengthen.
Busy
16:30–18:30
Sunset Window
Most heavily booked slot online, especially October–February; tickets for this window often sell out days in advance.
Very busy
19:00–21:00
Night Illumination
City lights fully visible; queues thin after 19:30 as day visitors depart, though last admission is 20:00.
Moderate

Histoire de Tokyo Skytree

Tokyo Skytree was built to replace Tokyo Tower as the region's primary digital broadcasting mast, after Tokyo Tower's 333-metre height proved insufficient for reliable terrestrial digital signal coverage once new high-rise construction began blocking transmission lines in the 2000s. Construction began in July 2008 on a site in Sumida, across the Sumida River from Asakusa, and the tower topped out at its full 634-metre height in March 2011, days before the Great East Japan Earthquake — the still-unfinished structure sustained no reported structural damage from the magnitude-9.0 quake, an early real-world validation of its seismic design.

The tower opened to the public on 22 May 2012. Its height of 634 metres was chosen deliberately: read as 6-3-4 in Japanese, it can be pronounced 'mu-sa-shi,' an old name for the Musashi provincial region that historically included the site. The base includes Tokyo Solamachi, a shopping and dining complex, and an aquarium, developed alongside the tower as a commercial district anchor for the Oshiage neighborhood, which had limited tourist draw before construction began.

Règles et étiquette à Tokyo Skytree

Tripods and monopods are prohibited on both observation decks without prior written permission from tower management, and selfie sticks are restricted in the more crowded sections of the Tembo Deck. Large luggage and oversized bags must be checked at coin lockers on the 4th floor before boarding the elevator; the elevators themselves are fast, reaching 350 metres in under 50 seconds, and can trigger mild ear pressure.

Timed-entry tickets booked online specify a boarding window, and arriving significantly outside that window can mean rejoining the walk-up queue, which on weekends and holidays regularly runs 30–60 minutes at the ticket counter alone, before the elevator queue. The glass floor panels on the Tembo Deck's lower level are a frequent hesitation point for visitors with a fear of heights; staff do not require anyone to step on them.

Conseils pour visiter Tokyo Skytree

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Clear-weather days, especially in winter when humidity is lowest, offer visibility toward Mount Fuji to the southwest — a view not guaranteed even on nominally clear days due to haze. Sunset tickets sell out first on the online booking system during the October–February period when sunset falls in the late afternoon and coincides with typical visiting hours.
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The Tembo Galleria's spiral glass corridor at 445–450 metres is frequently underused relative to its view quality, since many visitors stop at the Tembo Deck and do not purchase the combined ticket; the corridor gives an unobstructed 360-degree vantage with fewer people per square metre than the lower deck. Tipping is not practised in Japan and does not apply to any staff at the tower, restaurants, or Solamachi shops below.
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Asakusa's Senso-ji Temple is a 20-minute walk or five-minute taxi across the Sumida River, making a same-day pairing straightforward; the river promenade between the two offers a clean sightline back to the tower for photography.

Comment se rendre à Tokyo Skytree

L'étoile rouge indique Tokyo Skytree ; les repères numérotés sont les 7 lieux les plus proches de nos guides, chacun avec son classement dans sa ville. Touchez un repère pour plus de détails.

1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0045, JapanItinéraire sur Google Maps

Depuis Haneda Airport (HND)
20 km · 45–60 min
¥650–¥720
Depuis Narita Airport (NRT)
55 km · 55–70 min
¥1,300–¥2,600
Depuis Asakusa Station
2 km · 5–20 min
¥180 by train / free on foot

Aéroport le plus proche

Depuis Haneda Airport (HND)

20 km, approximately 45–60 minutes via Keikyu/Toei Asakusa Line to Oshiage, or monorail plus JR transfer.

Gare la plus proche

Depuis Tokyo Skytree Station (Tobu Skytree Line) or Oshiage Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Keisei Oshiage Line)

direct basement-level access.

FAQ — Tokyo Skytree

How much does it cost to go up Tokyo Skytree?

Adult Tembo Deck (350m) tickets start from ¥1,800 on weekdays and ¥2,100 on weekends under 2026 dynamic pricing. A combined ticket including the Tembo Galleria (450m) starts from ¥2,700 weekday and ¥3,100 weekend. A ¥500 surcharge applies to walk-up counter purchases, so booking online in advance is cheaper.

What are Tokyo Skytree's opening hours?

Tokyo Skytree is open 10:00 to 21:00 daily, with last admission at 20:00. There are no scheduled closed days, though hours can be affected by maintenance or severe weather.

Can you see Mount Fuji from Tokyo Skytree?

Yes, on clear days, particularly in winter when humidity and haze are lowest. Visibility is not guaranteed even on apparently clear days, and Mount Fuji is roughly 100 km southwest of the tower.

Is Tokyo Skytree or Tokyo Tower better to visit?

Tokyo Skytree is taller (634m vs 333m) and newer, with panoramic views that can include Tokyo Tower itself in the frame; Tokyo Tower offers a more central location and a view that includes Skytree. Many visitors with time for only one choose based on which tower they want visible in their photos.

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