Travel Guide
Introduction
Roppongi Hills is a New Urban Centre, located in the Roppongi district of Minato-ku, Tokyo. As one of Japan's largest integrated property developments, the building complex features offices, apartments, shops, restaurants, cafés, a hotel, art museum, a few parks, observation deck and more. The office floors are home to leading companies from the IT and financial sectors, and Roppongi Hills has become a symbol of the Japanese IT industry.
At the center of Roppongi Hills stands the 238 meter Mori Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the city. While most of the building is occupied by office space, the first few floors have restaurants and shops and the top few floors house an observation deck and modern art museum that are open to the public.
The Tokyo City View observation deck is one of Tokyo's best. When the weather permits, views can also be enjoyed from an open-air deck on the rooftop. Also located on Mori Tower's top floors is the Mori Art Museum, a modern art museum with a focus on new artistic ideas from all over the world.
Other areas of interest in Roppongi Hills include the Mori Garden just behind the tower and the Grand Hyatt luxury hotel. Numerous shopping and dining options can be found all across the complex, and there is also a large Toho Cinemas movie theater that plays both Japanese and international movies. The headquarters of TV Asahi are also located on the grounds.
Concept of the development
Roppongi Hills is designed and constructed by Minoru Mori. Mori's stated vision was to build an integrated development where high-rise inner-urban communities allow people to live, work, play, and shop in proximity to eliminate commuting time. He argued that this would increase leisure time, quality of life, and benefit Japan's national competitiveness. Seventeen years after the design's initial conception, the complex opened to the public on April 25, 2003.
Shopping and resturant area | Illumination | Mori garden |
Travel Advice
Events
Events in 2019 | ||
Roppongi Hills Halloween Parade | One of Tokyo’s largest Halloween parade. Over 3,000 people join. Participants will be asked to dress up. The one-kilometer route starts at Roppongi Hills Arena and then go down Keyaki-zaka. Children will receive snacks after the parade. | Oct 26(Sat) |
Visit
Address | 6 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo | |
Phone | 03-6406-6000 (Information Cener) | |
Admission | Free | |
Hours | 11:00 to 21:00 Shops 11:00 to 23:00 Restaurants |
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Closed | Open 7 Days a Week | |
Duration | 1 hour | |
Getting There | By Train 1 minute walk from Roppongi Station on subway Hibiya Line. 4 minutes walk from Roppongi Station on subway Oedo Line. 5 minutes walk from Azabu-juban Station on subway Oedo Line. 8 minutes walk from Azabu-juban Station on subway Nanboku Line. By Car Take Shuto Expressway to the Shibuya exit, Kasumigaseki exit, Iikura exit or Shibakoen exit. It is approximately 10 minutes from exit. Take Shuto Expressway to the Gaien exit. It is approximately 15 minutes from exit. |
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Parking | Paid parking available |