Get off at the station, Oshiage, on Metro Hanzomon line and walk for Skytree. Solamachi is connected to the station and easily accessed.

Going out of the building

And you look back, Skytree is right in front of your eyes! it's overwhelming!!

Entering Tokyo Skytree, go up the escalator. A modern style of the building catches your eyes

Now go into Solamachi 1st floor on East Yard. Edo-like shops are on sight.

And you through, it's a open space there.

With fast food restaurants and other cafes around, you can grab a bite there.

Sumida Aquarium is in Solamachi where you can access from 4th foor on West Yard. Take an escalator to the 5th.

Here you can purchase a ticket to the aquarium. 2,000yen an adult. open throughout the year. open till PM9:00 and last admission is at PM8:00.

Next to the aquarium, there is a green garden where you can chill. And it has a tiny farm and grows oranges and other plants.

Sky Arena on the 4th, numbered tickes to buy entrance tickes to Skytree for the day are being contributed. On this day, one weekday, with that ticket you are actually able to purchase a "real" entrance ticket in 2 or 3 hours.

With that numbered ticket with time written, there are very long lines in Skytree entrance. To buy actual tickets for the day, enter not from the front entrance but from the one in North

At Skytree entrance, make sure to check goods and nice souvenirs of Skytree at Tree Village.

Go in to East Yard from Sky Arena

On the 4th floor, it is a shop called "Sengoku dama" where samurai'related goods are on sale.

Paintings of militar generals from old eras and their fake armors are on display.

Across the pathway, famous food samples you can enjoy watching and actually making.

Known in the windows of restaurants, they have key holdes of food samples and others. At certain time, showcases of making samples are on.

Dome Garden on the 8th floor of West Yard where you also chill out and take pictures. And the round object is the planetarium where you can access from the 7th of East Yard.

Service for taking pictures cost 1,100 yen per photo.

Good view from Dome Garden. You can enjoy food in one of the restaurants with great view!

Entrance to the planetarium on the 7th floor of East Yard. Price is 1,100 Yen. Check its website for information on timetable and what's on.