Tokyo Tower's alternative to the ubiquitous summer beer gardens is welcoming the outdoor drinking season with a double dose of whisky highballs. Head to the terrace at the base of the tower near the main entrance for a lengthy menu of highballs combined with a variety of drinking snacks (think karaage and grilled bacon).
There's also a meatier option on the roof of the Tower Foot Town building. The Tokyo Tower Rooftop Highball Garden serves up all-you-can-eat jingisukan, the Hokkaido-born lamb barbecue named after the Mongol warlord Genghis Khan.
Two hours of all-you-can-drink alcohol and limitless jingisukan can be had for ¥6,000 (teens aged 13-19 ¥4,000, primary school students ¥3,000, children aged 4-6 ¥2,000, all with non-alcoholic drinks, of course).
The Tokyo Tower Cho-Ten Highball Garden at the base of the tower is open until September 28, from 4pm-10pm on weekdays and 12noon-10pm on Sat, Sun & holidays.
The Tokyo Tower Rooftop Highball Garden is open until October 13, from 5pm-10pm daily. Make your reservations here.
