{"id":4176,"date":"2020-05-28T16:19:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T07:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/tourist-spots-to-reopen-with-social-distancing-measures-around-tokyo\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:34:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:34:16","slug":"tourist-spots-to-reopen-with-social-distancing-measures-around-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/tourist-spots-to-reopen-with-social-distancing-measures-around-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist spots to reopen with social distancing measures around Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the last of Japan\u2019s COVID-19 State of Emergency measures lifted May 26<\/a>, many of Tokyo\u2019s tourist attractions, shopping centers, and amusement districts are starting to spring back to life, but what you will find upon closer inspection will be very different from a few months ago for the time being. For starters, there is a Three-Stage Plan announced<\/a> by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. As such, reopening will not happen overnight in the capital, especially places like nightclubs, karaoke boxes, and gyms. But certain \u201clow risk\u201d zones have begun to come out of lockdown; some museums, parks, and libraries for example, but you\u2019ll want to check their individual websites first; when and how they open up shop is entirely at their discretion.<\/p>\n

Restaurants can remain open until 10pm, extended by 2 hours. Capacity, however, initially will be capped by 65 to 80% depending on the floor space available. That means a restaurant normally seating 100 may only allow 20 to 45 guests at a time.<\/p>\n

Tokyo Tower is our barometer<\/h3>\n

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I tend to gauge what\u2019s happening with the Tokyo tourism market\u00a0by checking out a few of the \u201cBig Daddy\u201d attractions \u2014 the ones that people near and far would know at first glance \u201cthat\u2019s Tokyo alright.\u201d Tokyo Tower is definitely in this category, and its sheer longevity (built 62 years ago!) usually means it can be a reliable barometer, and as such can give a window into what our \u201cnew normal\u201d will look like.<\/p>\n

They will reopen May 28<\/a> under shortened hours and special precautions as follows through mid-June:
\nMain Deck (150m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

They have made climbing the outdoor stairway (which was previously only used for maintenance and for emergencies) into part of the tour, touting \u201cEven a preschooler can make the climb in about 15 minutes.\u201d The stairway itself was open for those needing the exercise throughout the State of Emergency, by the way. Those making the ascension of all 600 steps will receive a commemorative one-of-a-kind certificate, which\u00a0is actually a good keepsake of the times we\u2019re living in, no? Oh, and you\u2019ll be making your way back downstairs via the elevators.<\/p>\n

9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (last entry at 07:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Closed during foul weather conditions
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Top Deck (250m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Access via the “Special Elevator Tour\u201d which must be booked in person on the day of admission for \u00a58000 per group of up to 4 people. There will be no binocular or multilingual guide machine rentals, and time slots must be strictly adhered to.<\/p>\n

9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. (last tickets issued at 8:15 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Official Shops<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Ground Building 3F “GALAXY”: 09:00 a.m. – 08:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Main Deck 2F “THE SKY”: Temporarily closed<\/p>\n

What about other spots?<\/h3>\n

The taller, newer, and sleeker Skytree situated across town in Sumida Ward is still closed<\/a>, and hasn\u2019t yet announced a reopening date as of this writing. Shibuya Sky, The brand new observation deck on the rooftop of the Shibuya Scramble building is also closed<\/a> without any reopening plans so far. The happiest place in Tokyo, Disneyland\/DisneySea, is also still evaluating plans<\/a> to reopen.<\/p>\n

All of this is, as stated before, new territory for all of us. Our advice is to take things slow, make sure you have your masks and sanitizer and plan accordingly.<\/p>\n

Images:
\nTokyo Night Skyline by Jason L Gatewood<\/a>
\nKoinobori 20170428<\/a>”\u00a0(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a>)\u00a0by\u00a0hatake_s<\/a>
\nTokyo Tower Stairwell via Tokyo Tower Ltd<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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