Hotels in Japan
Rooftop hotels in Japan begin, on this site, with Tokyo, a city whose skyline has no single centre but a dozen. From a high floor the view is a grid of towers that runs to the horizon, pinned by Tokyo Tower's red lattice, the 634-metre Skytree to the east and, on clear winter mornings, the outline of Mount Fuji far to the southwest.
Tokyo's version of a rooftop is often a glass-walled sky lounge on the upper floors of a tower hotel rather than an open deck, which keeps the view usable through summer humidity and winter wind. Shinjuku hotels face the western towers and Fuji direction, Ginza and Marunouchi look toward Tokyo Station and the bay, and addresses near Odaiba frame Rainbow Bridge. Open-air terraces come into their own from April to early June and again in October and November. The 16 Tokyo hotels listed here are chosen for that height and orientation, so decide first which landmark you want in the window.
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What to expect
- Tokyo: upper-floor sky lounges in Shinjuku face west toward the towers and, on clear days, Mount Fuji.
- Tokyo: the 634-metre Skytree anchors the eastern skyline seen from Asakusa and Oshiage hotels.
- Tokyo: Tokyo Tower's red lattice lights up after dark and dominates views from Minato rooftops.
- Tokyo: department store roofs host open-air beer gardens through the warm months.
- Tokyo: the June and July rainy season favours enclosed lounges over open terraces.
- Tokyo: clear, dry air from November to February gives the sharpest long-distance skyline views.