Located just a little outside central Tokyo, the Sky Tree is now the tallest freestanding tower in the world. The Burj al Khalifa in Dubai is even taller still but it's a building and doesn't count on the list of towers. To me this is a little semantic trickery in order to claim a "tallest in the world" status. Still it's an impressive structure and I'm looking forward to this. I was warned by people who had visited yesterday that the wait in the later part of the day could be hours and that it was better to show up at 8 AM. They were right.
I was rushed immediately into the elevator waiting area (which is all black in order to heighten the dramatic tension) and the up to the main deck at 350 meters. From here the 360 degree views of Tokyo and Mount Fuji are spectacular. I'm not done yet though. I now have to line up for another ten minutes to buy a 1000Y ticket to go to the 450 metre level (the first deck costs 2000Y).
Once at 450 meters, a winding path takes you around the top of the tower and provides you with the most spectacular views of all. The perspective from here is a unique experience and unlike in Toronto the denseness of Tokyo provides endless amazing things to look at.
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