World’s best restaurants with a view
#7 Sky Restaurant 634 at Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo, Japan
Interior designer: Takayuki Nago from Nikken Space Design
Architect: Nikken Sekkei
Claiming the top views in Japan, this award-winning restaurant towers 345m above Tokyo city inside Tokyo's Skytree tower.
Sky Restaurant 634 was created by senior designer Takayuki Nago from Nikken Space Design. In 2013 the restaurant received the Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association (JCD) award for design.
Photo credit: "Tokyo Sky Tree 2012" by Kakidai - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons
An elegant interior features autumnal colours leading into darker shades on the wooden tables. The circular restaurant has ensured the majority of diners receive a window seat - which would be perfect given the panoramic views. Despite the prospect of viewing Mt Fuji on a clear day, the thousands of lights visible at night provide a whole new experience for diners.