Tokyo sky decks offer fresh perspective

Vantage point: A file photo taken earlier this year showing Tokyo Tower from the rooftop of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Tokyo. — AFP

TOKYO: The seemingly endless sprawl of Tokyo can be hard to take in from the ground. But sky-high observation decks dotted across the Japanese capital offer a fresh perspective.

Among the most popular are the two decks at the Tokyo Skytree – the tallest structure in Japan – which attracted an average of 4.5 million visitors a year before the Covid-19 pandemic.