富士山 Mt. Fuji from 東京タワTokyo Tower

Tokyo Tower is similar to the Eiffel Tower, except that this one is the largest freestanding steel structure in the world. The views from Tokyo Tower at night are supposed to be great but the timing worked out that it was better to go there in the morning, and randomly today happened to be clear enough to see Mt. Fuji. If you ever go and the weather is clear, pay the extra money and plan to wait a bit longer on the main observation deck to go up to the top. They have a good queuing system that lets you wander around the main deck until your number is allowed to go up to the top level. At the lowest floor on the main level there is a window that you can look straight down to the people and traffic far below...Around part of the base of the tower there is a children's play area with rides, and oddly, a trained monkey show. He/she was rather talented to the delight of the crowd and was sporting some shorts and a hawaiian style t-shirt.

都庁 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

This building is the heart of Tokyo's government, and has free observation decks in each of the towers. The glass is super reflective and tripods wouldn't really help (if they are allowed, a monopod could help) so here are some ISO3200 1/30 shots with a bit of noise reduction, glass reflection, hand shake, etc. :) The view is pretty captivating and the subway line has an exit straight into the building which makes it hard to miss.