Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER (Nagoya TV Tower)

中部電力 MIRAI TOWER

Japan's first TV tower, with a 100 m deck over the park

Hours

Weekdays and Sundays 10am–9pm (last entry 8:40pm); Saturdays 10am–9:40pm (last entry 9:20pm)

Tickets

Adults (high school+) ¥1,300, children ¥800; tickets at the 1F counter

Address

In Hisaya-odori Park by 3-6-15 Nishiki, Naka Ward

Built before Tokyo Tower, this was Japan's first combined broadcast tower, a red lattice of steel planted in the middle of Hisaya-odori Park. The lift runs to a Sky Deck about 100 metres up, where the park stretches north and south like a green ribbon and the Sakae towers light up along it at dusk. The base now holds cafés, shops and a hotel, so it feels far fresher than an old TV mast. The classic Sakae evening is looking up at the tower from Oasis 21, then down at Oasis 21 from the tower.