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The old and new side by side. Senjo-ji and SkyTree Tower
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We went from old to new in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. First we visited Tokyo's oldest temple, Senjo-ji, then a short walk away, Tokyo's newest attraction, the Tokyo SkyTree.
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Crossing the Sumida River to SkyTree Tower.
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At 634m, the Tokyo Skytree was certified as the tallest tower in the world by Guinness World Records in 2011, and opened to the public in 2012. After standing in line for a long time (word to the wise, buy your tickets online), we were whisked up to the Tembo Deck on the 350th floor at breakneck speed.
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Base of the SkyTree tower.
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At the Tembo deck you can join hundreds of others circling the floor taking in the view. The clouds prevented us from seeing Mt. Fuji, but we got a gander of all of densely-packed Tokyo. Benjamin and Samuel continued up to the smaller Tembo Galleria deck, at Floor 450. Samuel described it as feeling like "the top of the world."
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