Higashiyama Sky Tower — Attraction in Nagoya

It indeed has one of the nicest night views in Japan, and part of it is because the tower stands on top of a hill at a nice periphery of the city, and also because the buildings in Nagoya City seem quite well organized and planned—they remind me a bit of Singapore.

Most people sit on the 5th floor, so if it's too crowded, the 4th floor offers a similar view, but with less people (it it's not peak hour). A note that the 4th/5th floors are not 4th/5th floors per se, as they are all the way at the top of the tower and there are no other floors in between.

Also, only thing is that if you are not familiar with Nagoya's buildings (which I am not), the night view can look quite generic. By the way, if you are going to and fro the tower, I personally find walking from Higashiyamakoen Station easier and more straightforward (see blue route in one of...

When I am visiting cities, I look for high vantage points to get a bird’s eye view, I found that this tower was a good point of view, standing at over 100 metres high you can see much of Nagoya. The observation deck provides 360-degree views of the city and surrounds, on a hot summer’s day the refreshing air-con is a welcome relief, I was up here on a Sunday and there were many visitors/tourists that came up here, I had an hour or so to kill and I sat up here enjoying the view and the comfortable environment, there’s a little gift shop there too. No matter how old or young this tower is a worthwhile visit. The tower is about a 20-minute walk from the train station, be warned that one of the roads leading up to the car park from the main street is quite steep so if you struggle with steep inclines, it may be wise to catch a...

Higashiyama Sky Tower was opened in 1989 as part of the commemoration of the centennial of Nagoya City’s foundation. Aside from the observation deck, it also has a restaurant. Being a disaster-prone country (especially earthquakes), the Sky Tower was also fitted with a vibration-damping equipment, designed to absorb energy from the earthquakes (I believe many buildings in Japan were also fitted with similar systems). The Sky Tower is also used as a relay station for disaster-prevention wireless communications of the local government. Standing over Mount Higashi by 134 meters, the glass needle-like Higashiyama Sky Tower is perfect to have a view of the entire zoo, botanical gardens, Nagoya City and its nearby places. Too bad we weren’t able to stay long enough to see the sunset and...