Fuji TV review: Hachitama tickets, visitor floors and the better view

Fuji TV is an unusual entry in our operator reviews. It is a broadcaster first, and its building in Daiba happens to have a paid observation sphere and a few floors open to the public. There is no ticket shop to rate, no reseller to undercut it, and no app. What we can review is how Fuji Television runs the visitor side of the building, and if your hour is better spent here or on a boat. For the sphere itself, the views and the photo spots, see our Hachitama guide.

What Fuji TV actually sells

One thing: entry to Hachitama (はちたま), the spherical observation room on the 25th floor. The prices on the official visitor page:

Those are the only paid tickets on the visitor page. Older guides still quote ¥700, which is out of date.

The rest of the visitor route is free or shop-based. The official page lists the 7F Fujisan Terrace, the 24F Mezama Sky area, a 5F gallery with the Gachapin and Mukku museum, and character shops and the Fuji TV Mall on 1F. Most visitors combine the sphere with one or two of those.

How buying works

You buy at the 7F ticket desk on the day. We found no official online advance sale, and none of our partner platforms sells a Hachitama ticket. That makes the purchase simple:

1. Get off at Daiba Station on the Yurikamome and take the south exit, about 3 minutes’ walk. From Tokyo Teleport on the Rinkai Line, use exit B, about 5 minutes.
2. Go up to 7F and pay at the ticket desk.
3. Take the lift to 25F.

There is nothing to print and no QR code to manage. The trade-off is that you cannot secure anything in advance, which matters mostly on the days the operator changes access.

When the doors are shut

This is where Fuji TV as an operator needs watching. The building is a working TV station, and the visitor floors fit around it.

• Regular hours: 10:00 to 18:00. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
• Closed every Monday. If Monday is a public holiday, it opens that day and closes on Tuesday instead.
• Seasonal changes around Golden Week, the summer holidays and New Year.
• Production closures. Filming can restrict areas, and there are occasional closures for set construction. One ran from 18 to 23 September 2026.

The Monday rule catches many visitors, because most Odaiba malls and attractions open daily. If Monday is your only Odaiba day, drop Hachitama from the plan and look at our Tokyo Bay cruise guide instead. For anything else, check the official visitor page on the morning you go. Note that the Japanese corporate site, fujitv.co.jp, was not accessible when we researched this page, so our information comes from the fujitv.com visitor pages.

Where Klook fits in

Klook does not sell Hachitama, and neither does GetYourGuide. We link a Klook product here for a different reason: many people who go up to the Fuji TV sphere really want a view of Tokyo Bay. Since the Palette Town ferris wheel closed on 31 August 2022, Hachitama has been the obvious high viewpoint in Daiba. The other way to see the bay is from water level.

The Symphony afternoon cruise leaves from Hinode Pier, 1 minute from Hinode Station on the Yurikamome, and runs about 50 minutes on a route that passes under Rainbow Bridge. The ships are operated by Sealine Tokyo, part of the Hato Bus group. It costs more than the sphere and takes longer, but it gives you the bay from the water, and it does not depend on Fuji TV’s Monday closure (check the cruise calendar for your date). Our Symphony review covers the operator. We earn a commission if you book a cruise through the Klook cards below; Fuji TV itself pays us nothing.

Pros and cons

Good

• Low, published price: ¥800 for adults, ¥500 for children, free under school age.
• No booking, no app, no voucher exchange.
• A 20% group discount from 20 people.
• Several free floors to add to the visit.

Not so good

• Closed on Mondays, with extra closures for production and holidays.
• No way to buy or reserve in advance.
• The Japanese corporate site, fujitv.co.jp, was unavailable when we checked, so the visitor page is your only reference.

Who should use it

Go up to Hachitama if you are in Daiba anyway, the day is not a Monday, and you want a high view without spending much. It pairs easily with the Statue of Liberty replica and Odaiba beach, both a short walk away.

Choose a cruise instead if you visit on a Monday (after checking the cruise runs that day), if you want to see Rainbow Bridge from below, or if you are replacing the old ferris-wheel ride with something longer. Our closed attractions page explains what else disappeared with the wheel.

Skip both if the weather is poor and you only have an hour. The indoor venues in DECKS Tokyo Beach are a better use of a wet afternoon.

Klook Book the Symphony afternoon cruise on Klook

Verdict

As an operator, Fuji TV is easy to deal with and hard to plan around. The price is fair, the ticket desk is simple, and there is no reseller layer to compare. The weak point is access: a weekly Monday closure, seasonal changes and production closures that you learn about only from the official page. Check that page on the day, pay ¥800 at the 7F desk, and keep a Tokyo Bay cruise as the backup for Mondays and closure days.