ROPPONGI
Roppongi Tokyo
Japan - is famous for its nightlife and is very popular with
foreigners. Guide includes Roppongi Hotels, attractions, shopping, pictures and
restaurants.
Roppongi (六本木):
Roppongi Japan is a section of Tokyo's
Minatoku ward infamous for its nightlife.
Unlike most nightlife districts in Tokyo, there are thousands of
foreigners visible from any vantage point, and almost all restaurants
and clubs cater to the English-speaking crowd. But Roppongi has
recently become respectable again even among the Japanese thanks to
the opening of Roppongi Hills, a massive shopping and dining complex.
Sleeping is probably the last thing on your mind if you're in
Roppongi. There are plenty of places to hang out between the last
train and the first one in the morning, but not surprisingly very few
of them are free or inexpensive.
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Roppongi at night time looking towards
Tokyo Tower
Roppongi
Shopping & Sights
The big
intersection of Roppongi-dōri (六本木通り), under the elevated highway, and
Gaien-higashi-dōri (外苑東通り) is where everything starts. The Almond
coffee shop, with its gaudy pink decor, has always been a landmark for
meeting up with friends, but it doesn't get many customers.
Roppongi Map
See our main
Tokyo map for the location of Roppongi within
Tokyo and many of the key sites within Roppongi.
See more high
resolution pictures of Roppongi in our
Roppongi Picture Gallery.
Roppongi Hills
 Roppongi Hills is an expansive shopping and entertainment complex,
sleek and modern, it opened with much fanfare and remains popular. It
has a number of attractions centered around the 53-story Mori Tower:
Tokyo City
View Mori Tower, 52F. 03-6406-6652. 9:00 AM to midnight.
This viewing deck gives you a 360º view of the city from 250 meters
above sea level. Don't buy an admission ticket, it is included in the
Mori Art Museum ticket, which is the same price.
Mori Art
Museum Mori Tower, 53F. 03-5777-8600. 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, until
5:00 PM on Tues. [3] (http://www.mori.art.museum) This impressive art
gallery hosts special exhibitions. Ticket prices vary, but students
and tickets bought at 7-Eleven convenience stores and Pia ticket
vendor receive a discount. The museum ticket includes admission to
Tokyo City View.
Mori Urban
Institute for the Future Mori Tower, 50F. 03-6406-6636. Mon to Thu
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, until 10:00 PM Fri to Sun and holidays. [4]
(http://www.tokyocityview.com).
Shopping and dining. In the first several floors of Mori Tower and the
adjoining buildings, there are heaps of shopping spots, nearly all are
upscale. Similarly, most of the restaurants have a lot of style, and
with prices to match.
Virgin Toho
Cinemas 03-5775-6090 [5] (http://www.tohocinemas.co.jp). If you
are going to put down the going rate of nearly ¥1800 for a movie in
Tokyo, this is the place to do it. The nine-screen cinema has
futuristic decor, THX and reserved seating. This theatre is open all
night, so you can catch a movie if you are staying out late and are
planning to catch the morning train.
Mouri Garden
This garden has a couple of wild duck families.
 Not
surprisingly, Roppongi has lots of international restaurants,
including the Hard Rock Cafe, but there are many good and affordable
Japanese restaurants in Roppongi.
 There are
innumerable watering holes in Roppongi. Generally speaking, first
floor and ground floor establishments cater to foreigners while higher
stories feature more exclusive (and often sex-related) clubs aimed at
the Japanese. ID is required by many clubs, so bring along your
passport.
(Article
based on
Wikitravel article
by Wikitravel users Brian Kurkoski, Richard Petersen, Ted O'Neill and
Paul N. Richter and Wikitravel user(s) Jpatokal, Makiko,
Miki-monomaniac, Nzpcmad, Huttite and Luke. Article used under
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.)
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