If you want to witness the breathtaking moment when the sun sets perfectly atop Mt Fuji – a phenomenon popularly known as ‘Diamond Fuji’ – without leaving Tokyo, your best bet is to head to one of the city’s observatories (or invest in a high-rise apartment). For most of us, that means jostling for space at a packed viewing deck.
This November, however, Sunshine 60 in Ikebukuro is offering a rare chance to experience Diamond Fuji from the skyscraper’s 61st-storey rooftop, which will be open to a lucky few visitors from November 13 to 17. These special rooftop sessions are not to be missed – especially since the city has been suffering from a serious dearth of elevated open-air lookouts since the indefinite 2024 closure of Roppongi Hills’ beloved outdoor sky deck.
Photo: Sunshine City Co., Ltd.
Tickets go on sale at 12 noon on October 31 via the Sunshine 60 Observatory’s official website and cost ¥6,000 per person (plus a separate observatory admission fee). Limited to just 12 guests per day, each two-hour session (3.15pm–5.15pm) offers panoramic 360-degree city views and the chance to see the sun align with Mt Fuji’s peak around 4.20pm, causing it to gleam brilliantly like a diamond.
Visit the Sunshine City complex’s official website for more details.
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