Al centre d’aquesta àrea, destaca la Mori Tower (54 pisos i 238 metres d’alçada) on hi ha, a part de botigues, cafès, restaurants, cinemes, i molts altres serveis, les oficines de grans empreses (TV Asahi, Konami, Yahoo! Japan, etc.). Als sis pisos superiors, hi trobem el Mori Art Museum i un mirador panoràmic de la ciutat. El preu del mirador pot ser una mica excessiu per segons quines butxaques, de manera que si voleu donar una ullada panoràmica a la ciutat des de ben amunt i gratuïtament, us aconsello que pugeu en una de les torres més altes dels Tokyo Metropolitan Buildings, a Shinjuku, on l’entrada és gratuïta per a algun dels pisos de la part superior i des d’on també tindreu unes bones vistes de la ciutat.
Altra vegada a Roppongi Hills, a més de fer una volta per la zona i visitar el museu d’art, us recomano els jardins Mori (aproximadament la meitat de Roppongi està formada per espais oberts com aquests jardins), un autèntic jardí japonès amb un estany, i que formava part de la mansió on vivien els membres del clan feudal Mori.
Trobareu més informació sobre Roppongi Hills, i sobre les exposicions i activitats que hi tenen lloc en cada moment, a http://www.roppongihills.com/en/. Bona visita!
Today we’re going to Roppongi Hills, an area of Tokyo that was built by the building tycoon Minoru Mori. It’s a huge building complex where you can find offices, museums, stores, restaurants, cinemas, TV studios, parks, and so on. It took seventeen years to build that complex of about 109.000m2, that first opened on April 23rd 2003.
At the centre of this area, the Mori Tower must be highlighted (54 floors and 238 meters high) where, apart from stores, cafés, restaurants, cinemas, and a lot of other services, there are the offices of big companies (TV Asahi, Konami, Yahoo! Japan, etc.). At the six upper floors, you can find the Mori Art Museum and a panoramic viewpoint of the city. The ticket for the viewpoint can be a bit excessive depending on the budget, so if you want to have a panoramic view of the city from above and free, I recommend you to go to one of the highest towers of the Tokyo Metropolitan Buildings, in Shinjuku, where entrance is free for some upper floors and from where you’ll have some good view of the city.
Back to Roppongi Hills, apart from strolling around the area and visit the art museum, I recommend you the Mori Gardens (approximately half of Roppongi are open spaces as these gardens), an authentic Japanese garden with a pond, and that was part of the mansion where the members of the feudal clan Mori lived.
You’ll fins more information about Roppongi Hills, and about the exhibitions and activities taking part in every time, at http://www.roppongihills.com/en/. Enjoy your visit!
At the centre of this area, the Mori Tower must be highlighted (54 floors and 238 meters high) where, apart from stores, cafés, restaurants, cinemas, and a lot of other services, there are the offices of big companies (TV Asahi, Konami, Yahoo! Japan, etc.). At the six upper floors, you can find the Mori Art Museum and a panoramic viewpoint of the city. The ticket for the viewpoint can be a bit excessive depending on the budget, so if you want to have a panoramic view of the city from above and free, I recommend you to go to one of the highest towers of the Tokyo Metropolitan Buildings, in Shinjuku, where entrance is free for some upper floors and from where you’ll have some good view of the city.
Back to Roppongi Hills, apart from strolling around the area and visit the art museum, I recommend you the Mori Gardens (approximately half of Roppongi are open spaces as these gardens), an authentic Japanese garden with a pond, and that was part of the mansion where the members of the feudal clan Mori lived.
You’ll fins more information about Roppongi Hills, and about the exhibitions and activities taking part in every time, at http://www.roppongihills.com/en/. Enjoy your visit!
