Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
Roppongi Hills sets the standard for 21st-century real-estate developments in Tokyo. The centrepiece of the office, shopping, dining and entertainment鈥
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Legendary for its nightlife, Roppongi also offers the chic Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Midtown complexes where you'll find several excellent art museums. To the south you can't miss Tokyo Tower, nearby which are a couple of venerable temples. A short walk northeast is Akasaka; the proximity of Japan's parliament in Nagatach艒 has long given Akasaka's watering holes an upmarket cachet; you'll also find a major Shint艒 shrine here, as well as an imperial palace and several gardens.
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
Roppongi Hills sets the standard for 21st-century real-estate developments in Tokyo. The centrepiece of the office, shopping, dining and entertainment鈥
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
One of the most important temples of the J艒d艒 (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism, 窜艒箩艒-箩颈 dates from 1393 and was the funerary temple of the Tokugawa regime. It鈥
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
Free one-hour tours of parts of Japan's parliament building and grounds are available when the Diet is not in session (ring the day before to confirm)鈥
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
Something of a shameless tourist trap, this 1958-vintage tower 鈥 painted bright orange and white in order to comply with international aviation safety鈥
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
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;鈥
Hotel New 艑tani Japanese Garden
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
Nonguests are welcome to visit Hotel New 艑tani's beautiful 400-year-old Japanese garden, which once belonged to a Tokugawa regent. Including vermilion鈥
State Guest House, Akasaka Palace
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
Check online for the opening schedule and somewhat complex admission details for this imperial palace and garden. Outside it's a dead ringer for London's鈥
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
Designed by Kurokawa Kish艒, this architectural beauty has no permanent collection, but boasts the country鈥檚 largest exhibition space for visiting shows,鈥