As many times I have been to Tokyo, I have only went to Tokyo Tower once, only when I was doing a photo project to showcase how the city looked compared to my father’s photos from Tokyo Tower back in 1972.
I have walked by Tokyo Tower, I have shot Tokyo Tower from the distance since then, as I am always looking for wonderful high rises to take photos from.
At the time, the World Trade Center in Tokyo was a fantastic place to take pictures of Tokyo Tower. It still is but since then, the everchanging landscape of Tokyo added a building right across, now covering most of the landscapes to the left of the Tokyo Tower. And since then, many people have discovered this location and there are people who have their cameras and tripods station there as early in the afternoon.
I was surprised because I could just go there and take photos, no hassle. But last time I went, there were photographers there camped since early afternoon. I was there because I wanted to capture the sunset. So, I was there four like four hours from 3pm to 7 pm, but I was able to capture the landscape from sunlight to night time, so it was all good.
Nevertheless, I still enjoy taking photos of Tokyo Tower and I hope people who do visit the World Trade Center, have that experience as well (with less crowding).
