Dominating the skyline of Hamamatsu, ACT City is its tallest building by a good distance. On the 45th floor there's an observatory from which you can admire the city and surrounding scenery, from the ocean to the south to the mountains inland. Tickets cost ¥500 and are valid for the whole day, so you can go there in the morning for the panorama, then go back after dark in the evening to see the city lights.
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Hamamatsu ACT City Tower
Get an eagle's eye view from the 45th floor
![Peter Sidell Peter Sidell](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/u/151/240x240!/565e87d367ba810c868b6847.jpg)
By Peter Sidell
Community writer
![Your ticket is good all day, so you can go back and see the night view](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101717/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101717.jpg)
Your ticket is good all day, so you can go back and see the night view
![That's the glass wall of the elevator going up the side there](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101718/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101718.jpg)
That's the glass wall of the elevator going up the side there
![From close up under the entrance](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101719/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101719.jpg)
From close up under the entrance
![Looking north](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101720/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101720.jpg)
Looking north
![Looking north-east](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101721/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101721.jpg)
Looking north-east
![Looking north-west, with the castle and surrounding park](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101722/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101722.jpg)
Looking north-west, with the castle and surrounding park
![Looking straight down at the station rotary](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101723/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101723.jpg)
Looking straight down at the station rotary
![There are seats to rest on while you admire the view](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101724/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101724.jpg)
There are seats to rest on while you admire the view
![Looking south](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101725/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101725.jpg)
Looking south
![Looking west, through the elevator window and glass wall ](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101726/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101726.jpg)
Looking west, through the elevator window and glass wall
![And one more neck-strainer from the other side of the tracks](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17387-101727/1000/shizuoka-hamamatsu-act-city-tower-101727.jpg)
And one more neck-strainer from the other side of the tracks
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Elena Lisina
7 years ago
I've visited it and wanted to add my photos and my story. May I?
Thanks for your question Elena. Can you email me about this please? shizuoka@japantravel.com
Elena Lisina
7 years ago
Peter, my photo story is "pending approval" by Jessica a Paje. I write my photo stories in the form here at JT, so don't have it in another version, I'm sorry!
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