Roppongi Hills

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Roppongi Hills sets the standard for 21st-century real-estate developments in Tokyo. The centrepiece of the office, shopping, dining and entertainment complex is the 54-storey Mori Tower, home to the Mori Art Museum and theTokyo City View observatory. Scattered around are several public artworks, such as Louise Bourgeois’ giant, spiny Maman spider sculpture. There's also an Edo-style strolling garden, Mohri Garden.

The complex was designed by Jerde, a California-based, global pioneer of post-modern mall design. Japanese firm Maki and Associates did the Asahi TV building here.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Roppongi, Akasaka & Around attractions

1. Mori Art Museum

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Mori Art Museum is one of Tokyo's leading spaces for contemporary art, taking up a whole floor at the top of Mori Tower. It has no permanent exhibition;…

2. Tokyo City View

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From this 250m-high vantage point, on the 52nd floor of Mori Tower, you can see 360-degree views of the seemingly never-ending city. Admission is included…

3. Maman Spider Sculpture

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The most famous piece of public art scattered around Roppongi Hills is this 30ft-tall bronze spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois. It's one of six…

4. Sakurazaka-kōen

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South Korean artist Choi Jeong-Hwa designed the dazzingly colourful robot-themed sculptures and play areas in this kids' park that's part of the Roppongi…

5. Mohri Garden

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Mohri Garden is an Edo-style strolling garden, on the grounds of the Roppongi Hills mall, complete with meandering paths and a central pond. When…

6. Complex 665

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This three-storey building tucked on a backstreet near Roppongi Hills, is the shared location of three leading commercial galleries: Taka Ishii (www…

7. Piramide

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This is really a small mall, but many of the tenants are art galleries, including: Ota Fine Arts (www.otafinearts.com), Wako Works of Art (www.wako-art.jp…

8. Fujifilm Square

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This small gallery on the ground floor of the Tokyo Midtown West Tower is a fascinating look at the history of cameras, from 18th-century camera obscuras…