He notes that the incline far surpasses that of the steepest cable car in Japan—the famed cable car on nearby Mount Takaosan in Tokyo’s Hachioji city—which is only 31 degrees. The monorail ...

Tokyo, Japan's sprawling capital ... the “Top Deck,” is 250 metres high. When the sky is clear, Mount Fuji can be seen here. Shinjuku district is the vibrant heart of Tokyo.

Brooks / AFP British historian Richard Overy, author of "Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of Japan", said that ... She remembers the sky glowing "eerie red" and hearing that ...