This is a great place to come for beautiful views of the city and fantastic, cold Asahi beers! It is located on the 22nd floor of the Asahi HQ which is the building next to the large gold beer statue (locals refer to it as the golden poop). It is not large so I recommend to get there early and it offers panoramic views of the city and river while you drink great beer. I was taking a walk through the Senso-Ji temple in the morning and Asahi is less than a 5 minute walk across the bridge. I got there at 1130 when it opens and it was packed when I left an hour later. This is a great spot for a break from the crowds and to refuel on Asahi!

After a visit to Sensoji temple we walked up to the Asahi Beer Headquarters, it was a pleasant stroll across the river under the train line. Around the back of the main building and up the elevator, we got there at 11:30,we went into the bar, it is quite small from the pictures I had seen previously I thought it was going to be much larger. Anyway when you enter you order your food and beer or you can also get wine then find a seat as stated we were there early so got a good seat over looking Tokyo. We sat enjoyed the view and ate and drank. We left about 12:30 and found there was a line waiting outside to get in as I said it is only small. We went here as the Sky Tree charges, you have to pre-book and you still need to wait in line. Ok we were not as high as being in the sky tree but we were sitting back relaxed and all the money we spent went on food and drink!

There are two things that are noteworthy about the Asahi Headquarters. First is the iconic "golden poop" (supposedly designed to represent the "burning heart of Asahi beer" and a nice frothy head, but acquiring a more down-to-earth nickname by most). The second is the 22nd floor Asahi Sky Room, which offers good beer and snacks for reasonable prices and a great view of the city. The best spot in Asakusa!

Great view over Tokyo from a special location in the "head" of the Asahi HQ, looking down over Starck's strange creation. After a lot of hot and tiring sight seeing this was a great fun break. Small, but with great views. I'd skip the food and if you're hungry, got to the Annex at the base of the building for more choice.

I walked here from the Tokyo Skytree area and thought I would have a quick visit to take a picture of the Asahi Flame "Golden Poop" but I spent more time here than I had planned. There is a good area to get pictures of the Tokyo Skytree and a lady walking home from work offered to take some pictures of me because I was alone. I spent a few minutes walking around the plaza and then felt while I was there I should try some Asahi beer! There are some restaurants at the ground level but I did some searching online and found out there is the Asahi Sky Room inside the Asahi Beer Headquarter Building that offers panorama views of the area and is a great vantage point to see the Asakusa area including the Senso-Ji Temple (which I walked to after). I went around 4:30 pm, put my name down and got in for a nice large Asahi beer and some sausage within 20 minutes. I really enjoyed this place and have been recommending my friends to go here if they have time and are planning to go to the area. There are big attractions within walking distance and why not drink a nice cold beer? I spent an hour and a half total in the area including the plaza, drinking a beer and going across the bridge to get photos across the river.

There are only two things to see here: 1. The Golden Flame artwork atop the building 2. The Asahi Sky Room on the 22nd floor You can see the flame artwork from all around. We walked across the river and used it as a landmark to guide us to the building, because we came to visit the Sky Room. The Sky Room is definitely worth a visit (see my review for details). The building is really just a corporate headquarters, so you won't find anything of interest in the lobby. Once inside, find the dedicated elevator to the 22nd floor and then go directly to the Sky Room for a beer and a panoramic view of Tokyo!