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Both Sakurazaka (literally cherry blossoms hill) and Keyakizaka are beautiful places lined up with cherry blossom trees. It’s a popular spot to in the spring time for cherry blossoms and the winter time for winter illuminations. At Keyakizaka, you can visit in the evening to see the iconic Tokyo Tower light up in the distance.
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Address: Located in Roppongi Hills
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How to get there: A 2 minute walk from Roppongi Station Exit 1a on the Hibiya Line
Another city within a city like the Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown is a massive building complex that houses shops, restaurants, office space, the Ritz Carlton, museums, park space and apartments. Within Tokyo Midtown, you can shop and eat at the Galleria - their main complex. They have delicious Japanese cuisines and high end cafes with great shopping. You can also look at the Suntory Museum of Arts or head on over to the public bar under the Ritz Carlton. It’s a place to easily kill hours on end to eat great food and browse around.
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Address: 9 Chome-7-1 Akasaka, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0052
Hours: 11am - 9pm
Website: https://en.tokyo-midtown.com/
How to get there: A 7 minute walk from Roppongi Station Exit 4b on the Hibiya Line
Roppongi features a venue of nightlife entertainment filled with clubs, bars, music venues and more. Acting as a center for Tokyo’s foreign-centric area, there’s no shortage for a good night of clubbing and drinking! Some famous clubs in Roppongi include V2 Tokyo, EspiritTokyo and 1OAK.
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The Suntory Museum of Art was designed by Kengo Kuma to fuse Japanese tradition and modernity and create a space that serves as an inviting "urban living room." It is located on the third and fourth floors of Roppongi's Tokyo Midtown building. This museum's collection of 3,000 paintings, ceramics, lacquerware, dyed textiles, glassware, and more, are centered on Japanese art and the theme of "Art in Life."
The museum presents five or six themed exhibitions per year, with no permanent exhibition. It also incorporates a tearoom, museum shop and café. The museum hosts a lively roster of events such as tea gatherings and workshops.
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Address: 〒107-8643 Tokyo, Minato City, Akasaka, 9 Chome−7−4, Inside Midtown Tokyo
Hours: Closed Tuesday, 10am - 6pm
Website: https://www.suntory.com/sma/?_ga=2.120020680.133672626.1596418115-531801853.1596418115
How to get there: An 8 minute walk from Roppongi Station Exit 8 on the Hibiya Line
The National Art Center Tokyo is one of the five institutions organized under the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art. This museum is unique in that it doesn’t keep a permanent collection like most museums do, but rather utilizes it’s massive 14,000 square meter facility as one giant exhibition hall. The exhibitions are changing every month featuring different artists, themes and various art exhibitions.
Entrance fee: Depends on the exhibition
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Address: 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-8558
Hours: Closed Tuesdays, 10am - 6pm (8:00pm on Friday and Saturday)
*If Tuesday is a holiday then it is open and closed the next day
Tel: 03-5777-8600
Website: https://www.nact.jp/english/
How to get there: The museum is directly connected to Nogizaka Stations Exit 6 on the Chiyoda Line. It is a 4 minute walk from exit 7 of Roppongi Station on the Tokyo metro Hibiya Line and Toei Oedo Subway.
The Mori Art Museum has been engaged in the acquisition of contemporary art works primarily from Japan and the Asia-Pacific region, amassing a total of over 400 works (as of March 2019) in a diverse range of media, including painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, video and installation.
Items from the collection in turn according to specific themes are showcased in MAM Collection program series.
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Address: 〒106-6150 Tokyo, Minato City, Roppongi, 6 Chome−10−1, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 53rd floor
Hours: 10am - 10pm
Website: https://www.mori.art.museum/en/index.html
How to get there: A 7 minute walk from Roppongi Station Exit 1b on the Hibiya Line
Roppongi Hills is one of the best examples of a city within the city. Opened in 2003 in the heart of Tokyo's Roppongi district, the building complex features offices, apartments, shops, restaurants, a hotel, art museum, 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.
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.
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Address: 6 Chome-10-1 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-6108
Hours: Varies on stores, restaurant, complex
Website: https://www.roppongihills.com/en/
How to get there: A 2 minute walk from Roppongi Station Exit 1a on the Hibiya Line