• SiewchSingapore & Tokyo | 2018Traveler
    Olympics logo at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
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    Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office

    November 25, 2018 in Japan ⋅ 12 °C

    After this initial disappointment, I thought maybe Shinjuku Gyoen might have better fall foliage. I decided to make my way there on foot. En route, I started thinking that it looked like a clear day by Tokyo standards. During prior visits, I’d paid good money to visit the viewing platforms at Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Skytree, and Mori Tower, only to be a tad bit disappointed that my views of the far horizon were obstructed by haze. I realized that the free viewing platform at the Shinjuku Government Office was on the way to the gardens, so I made a short diversion and found that the 45th floor observatory was open. I joined the queue and started getting my hopes up that I might be able to see Mount Fuji. Unfortunately, my hopes were dashed as soon as I stepped out of the elevator - it was hazy; I had been deceived by the blue skies at ground level. Nevertheless, I still had an enjoyable time surveying the Tokyo megalopolis from yet another vantage point.

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