How much is Shibuya Sky for children?

Primary-school children pay ¥1,200, sold only at the 14th-floor counter on the day, with the child present. Children 5 and under, and 6-year-olds not yet at school, are free.

Can I bring a stroller to Shibuya Sky?

You can bring it into the building and the 46th floor, but not onto the rooftop. The venue lends a limited number of its own strollers for the rooftop, and recommends a baby carrier.

Can I bring a bag to the rooftop?

No. Bags, hats, food, drink, selfie sticks and earphones go in the 46th-floor lockers. Only phones and small cameras or binoculars on a strap or in a pocket are allowed.

How long should I spend at Shibuya Sky?

Most visits take about an hour to 90 minutes, including the 46th floor. There is no time limit once you are in, but you cannot re-enter after leaving.

What happens if the rooftop is closed?

The indoor 46th floor stays open. If you hold an official online ticket and the rooftop is closed at your entry time, you can cancel free on the day before you enter.

When do Shibuya Sky tickets go on sale?

They go on sale two weeks before the visit date, at midnight Japan time, on the official online ticket site.

Shibuya Sky with Kids: Tickets, Rules and the Best Time to Go

08/17/202510/10/2026

Visitors walking on the open-air rooftop of Shibuya Sky with the Tokyo skyline behind the glass wall

Quick answer

Adult tickets are ¥2,700 online before 15:00 and ¥3,400 after, released two weeks ahead at midnight Japan time.
Primary-school children pay ¥1,200 at the 14th-floor counter on the day only.
Bags, hats and your own stroller cannot go on the rooftop, so bring a baby carrier.

Contents

What Is Shibuya Sky?

Shibuya Sky is the observation deck on top of Shibuya Scramble Square, the tallest building in Shibuya, directly above Shibuya Station. Its open-air rooftop sits about 229 m above the street, with no roof and only a glass wall between you and a 360-degree view of Tokyo, from Tokyo Tower and Skytree to Mt. Fuji on clear days.

Shibuya Scramble Square tower rising above the buildings around Shibuya Station — Shibuya Scramble Square, with Shibuya Sky at the top

A visit has three parts.

14th floor (Sky Gate). This floor has the ticket counter and entrance, and a lift with light and sound effects takes you up to the top.
46th floor (Sky Gallery). This indoor viewing floor has floor-to-ceiling windows, a café-bar, the souvenir shop, toilets and a nursing room.
Rooftop (Sky Stage). This is the open-air deck, including the glass-walled corner known as Sky Edge, a favourite photo spot.

It is the most dramatic view in Tokyo for children, and also the one with the most rules.

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Ticket Prices in 2026

Adult tickets cost ¥2,700 online for entry before 15:00 and ¥3,400 from 15:00, and they are cheaper online than at the counter. Children of primary-school age pay ¥1,200, but only at the counter, and preschool children are free.

Visitor	Online	At the 14F counter
Adult (12+), entry until 14:59	¥2,700	¥3,000
Adult (12+), entry from 15:00	¥3,400	¥3,700
Child (primary school, ages 6 to 12)	Not sold online	¥1,200, on the day only
Preschool, including 6-year-olds not yet at school	Free	Free

"Adult" means 12 and over, but a 12-year-old who is still at primary school pays the child price.

Tickets are for a 20-minute entry slot. Once inside there is no time limit, but there is no re-entry.

How to Buy Tickets for a Family

The simplest plan is to buy the adult tickets online in advance, then buy the children's tickets at the 14th-floor counter just before you go in. Online tickets go on sale two weeks before the visit date, at midnight Japan time.

Why Book the Adults Early

When adult tickets for a slot sell out online, the counter is sold out too, so you cannot rely on turning up. Sunset slots are the first to go, especially on weekends and in school holidays.

Pick your slot as soon as your dates are fixed.

Buying Children's Tickets

Children's tickets are sold only at the counter on the 14th floor, on the day, and the child must be there in person. Allow 10 to 15 minutes before your entry slot for the counter, and bring something that shows the child's age if they look older than they are.

Cancelling and Changing

You cannot change the date or time of a ticket. Official online tickets can be cancelled free until the day before. On the day, you can only cancel free if the rooftop is closed at your entry time and you have not yet gone in.

Counter tickets cannot be cancelled. If you are late for your slot, you may be asked to wait for a later one, pay the difference for a pricier slot, or be refused entry.

Opening Hours

Shibuya Sky opens 10:00 to 22:30 every day, with last entry at 21:20. It closes on 1 January, and it may close or shorten its hours on other days, which the official site announces.

The rooftop closes without notice in strong wind, rain, snow, thunder, photochemical smog or extreme heat. The 46th-floor indoor gallery stays open when that happens, and online ticket holders can cancel free before entering if the rooftop is shut at their entry time.

On an unsettled day, check the official site or its X account before you leave the hotel.

What You Cannot Take onto the Rooftop

Almost nothing goes up to the rooftop except your phone. Everything else goes into the dedicated lockers on the 46th floor before you climb the last stairs and escalator.

The indoor 46th floor of Shibuya Sky with the queue to the rooftop and windows over the city — The 46th floor, where you leave your bags before the rooftop

You can take these onto the rooftop.

Smartphones
Cameras and binoculars small enough for a pocket, or on a neck strap

You cannot take these.

Bags of any kind, including backpacks and small pouches
Hats and caps, including knitted hats
Tripods, monopods and selfie sticks
Earphones and headphones
Food and drink, including chewing gum
Anything else that could blow away or fall
Your own stroller

If your clothes have no pockets, the 46th-floor information desk lends a small bag you can take up. The 46th-floor lockers are small (about 32 × 37.5 × 43 cm), and large luggage and suitcases are not allowed in the building at all.

Leave them at your hotel, in a coin locker at Shibuya Station, or at the tourist information centre on the first floor of Shibuya Fukuras, which also stores bags when it has space.

Visiting with Babies and Young Children

Babies and toddlers can go up, but your own stroller stays below the rooftop. The venue lends a limited number of its own strollers for the rooftop at the 46th-floor information desk, and with one you cannot enter some areas, such as the helipad.

The official advice is to use a baby carrier.

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Parents should also know the following.

No shoulder rides, and do not lift children up in your arms to see over the glass. The venue asks visitors not to carry children this way on the rooftop, for safety. A carrier is fine.
A nursing room and an accessible toilet are on the 46th floor.
It is dark in places, especially on the stairs, as part of the lighting design. Hold small hands.
Lifts are available for wheelchairs, strollers and anyone who cannot use the stairs or escalator. Ask the staff.
The rooftop bar is adults only. The seasonal rooftop bar (open until 25 December 2026) does not admit under-20s, even with a parent.
Snacks. Food and drink are only allowed in the 46th-floor café-bar, so feed children before you go up.

For children who are nervous of heights, the 46th floor gives the same view from behind full-height windows, with no wind.

Best Time to Visit with Kids

For most families the best slot is mid-afternoon, about an hour before sunset. You see the city in daylight, the sunset and the lights coming on in one visit.

These slots are the most expensive, though, and the first to sell out.

The view from the Shibuya Sky rooftop with Mt. Fuji on the horizon — Mt. Fuji from the rooftop on a clear winter day

Time	Good for	Watch out for
10:00 to 12:00	Cheapest slots, fewest crowds, clearest air	Flatter light for photos
An hour before sunset	Day, sunset and night views in one visit	Sells out first, ¥3,400 for adults
After dark	City lights	Late for young children, colder and windier

Mt. Fuji is most often visible on clear mornings from late autumn to early spring. In summer, haze usually hides it. If your children are young, a morning slot before 15:00 saves money and fits nap times better.

Our guide to the best time to visit Tokyo covers the weather month by month.

How to Get There

Shibuya Scramble Square is directly connected to Shibuya Station, served by the JR Yamanote Line, the Ginza, Hanzomon and Fukutoshin subway lines, and the Tokyu and Keio Inokashira lines. Take the lifts in the building to the 14th floor, where the ticket counter and entrance gate are.

The Shibuya Sky sign above the entrance on the 14th floor — The Shibuya Sky entrance on the 14th floor

Shibuya Station is still under redevelopment, and routes inside it change. With a stroller, follow the signs for Shibuya Scramble Square and use the lifts rather than trying to take a shortcut through the station.

A Shibuya Afternoon Around Shibuya Sky

Shibuya Sky fits at the end of an afternoon in Shibuya, after the crossing and the shops, so you finish with the view as it gets dark. From the rooftop you look straight down on the Scramble Crossing you have just walked over.

Start at Hachiko and cross the Shibuya Scramble Crossing.
Take older children to the Pokémon Center in Shibuya PARCO, which opens at 10:00.
Let younger ones run on the rooftop park at Miyashita Park.
Go up Shibuya Sky in the late afternoon.

For more ideas in the area, see our best spots in Shibuya. For the rest of the city, see our guide to things to do in Tokyo with kids.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much is Shibuya Sky for children?: Primary-school children pay ¥1,200, sold only at the 14th-floor counter on the day, with the child present. Children 5 and under, and 6-year-olds not yet at school, are free.
Can I bring a stroller to Shibuya Sky?: You can bring it into the building and the 46th floor, but not onto the rooftop. The venue lends a limited number of its own strollers for the rooftop, and recommends a baby carrier.
Can I bring a bag to the rooftop?: No. Bags, hats, food, drink, selfie sticks and earphones go in the 46th-floor lockers. Only phones and small cameras or binoculars on a strap or in a pocket are allowed.
How long should I spend at Shibuya Sky?: Most visits take about an hour to 90 minutes, including the 46th floor. There is no time limit once you are in, but you cannot re-enter after leaving.
What happens if the rooftop is closed?: The indoor 46th floor stays open. If you hold an official online ticket and the rooftop is closed at your entry time, you can cancel free on the day before you enter.
When do Shibuya Sky tickets go on sale?: They go on sale two weeks before the visit date, at midnight Japan time, on the official online ticket site.

SHIBUYA SKY

Address

Shibuya Scramble Square 14F, 45F, 46F & Rooftop, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya City, Tokyo

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Nearest station

Shibuya Station (JR Yamanote / Saikyo / Shonan-Shinjuku / Tokyo Metro Ginza / Hanzomon / Fukutoshin / Tokyu Toyoko / Den-en-toshi / Keio Inokashira)

Sources

https://www.shibuya-scramble-square.com/sky/ticket/
https://www.shibuya-scramble-square.com/sky/faq/
https://www.shibuya-scramble-square.com/sky/
https://www.gotokyo.org/en/spot/1749/index.html

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