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Glass-edged corner of the Shibuya Sky rooftop deck overlooking Tokyo
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Shibuya Sky

SHIBUYA SKY

An open-air rooftop 229m above Shibuya Station. With no glass in the way, feel the wind as you look down on the Scramble Crossing and out to Mount Fuji.

View over Tokyo from the Shibuya Sky rooftop observation deck on a clear day
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An observation deck on a building above Shibuya Station

Shibuya Sky is an observation facility on the 45th and 46th floors and the rooftop of the East Tower of Shibuya Scramble Square, a skyscraper directly connected to Shibuya Station. The building has 47 floors and is about 230m tall. It was developed jointly by three companies, Tokyu, JR East and Tokyo Metro, and opened on 1 November 2019.

Its biggest draw is that the rooftop is an open-air viewing space. At most of Tokyo's observation decks you look at the view through window glass, but here you step out onto a roof 229m above the ground and take in a 360-degree view under the open sky.

Three zones and the SKY STAGE rooftop

The experience is split into three zones. SKY GATE takes you from the 14th floor up to the 45th, riding a high-speed lift with light and sound effects along the way. SKY GALLERY on the 46th floor is an indoor viewing corridor with exhibits such as city data shown in light.

The rooftop SKY STAGE covers about 2,500 square metres. From SKY EDGE on the corner you can look straight down on the Scramble Crossing. You can lie back in the cloud-shaped CLOUD HAMMOCK and gaze at the sky, and at the very highest point is the GEO COMPASS, which shows the compass directions. Part of the rooftop is a helipad.

What can you see, and when should you go?

To the north are the skyscrapers of Shinjuku, to the east Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree, to the south Tokyo Bay, and to the west, if the weather is good, Mount Fuji and the Tanzawa mountains.

The time around sunset is very popular, and reservations are reported to fill up almost every day. After dark the city lights spread out below, and at certain times of year searchlights shine up into the sky from the roof. Opening hours, prices and how to buy tickets can change, so check the official website.

Tips

  • You cannot take bags onto the roof. Anything you are not allowed to take up goes into the rooftop lockers on the 46th floor. The lockers are fairly small, so leave suitcases and other large luggage in coin lockers around Shibuya Station or at a tourist information centre's luggage storage first.
  • To stop things blowing away, hats and drinks are restricted on the roof. You can take your smartphone and a camera that hangs from your neck.
  • On the 46th floor, pushchairs are available to borrow for people visiting the roof (numbers are limited and you need photo ID).

Sources

Updated 29 September 2026. Opening hours and prices change, so check the official site before you go.

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