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The Tokyo Skytree, a new broadcast antenna in northern Tokyo was opened in May 2012.It’ 13 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower of Paris and the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower. Completed in the year 1958 as a symbol for Japan's rebirth as a major economic power, and serves as a television and radio broadcast antenna and tourist attraction. You can enjoy a view of the entire city of Tokyo from the main observatory at 150meters and the special observatory at 250 meters to get a bird's eye view of Tokyo. Under good weather conditions, Mount Fuji can be seen in the distance.
Zojoji Temple which worships 3 generation of Tokugawa Shogun family . It was built in the year 1393 and moved to its present location in 1598 by Tokugawa Ieyasu who selected it as his family temple. A mausoleum of the Tokugawa family can be found on the temple grounds. Japanese Garden(Rikugien ) the Tokyo's most beautiful Japanese landscape garden. Rikugien literally means ""six poems garden"" and reproduces in miniature 88 scenes from famous poems. Built around 1700 for the 5th Tokugawa Shogun. The garden is a good example of an Edo Period strolling garden and features a large central pond surrounded by manmade hills and forested areas, all connected by a network of trails.
Meeting/pick-up point: Pick-up at the Hotel in Tokyo area
Duration: Four hours.
Languages: English.