Roppongi

Roppongi (六本木, lit. "six trees") may be a district in Edo that's renowned because the city's most well liked nightlife district among foreigners, giving an oversized variety of foreigner friendly bars, restaurants and night clubs. Roppongi and therefore the encompassing districts of Azabu, Hiroo and Akasaka area unit home to several embassies and an oversized expat community.

Roppongi Crossing in the district's center

Two of Tokyo's largest recent improvement comes, Roppongi Hills and Edo Midtown modified the district's face over the past decade and expanded  Roppongi's charm to a wider vary of tourists and residents with their elegant retail, leisure and residential house, offices and luxury hotels.

Thanks to the looks of many art museums, Roppongi has additionally developed a name as a cultural center. The National Art Center is Japan's largest art deposit, and beside Roppongi Hills' Mori Art deposit and Edo Midtown's Suntory deposit of variety the "Art Triangle Roppongi".

Roppongi Hills

Opened in 2003, Roppongi Hills may be a town among town, providing residential house, offices and recreational facilities all among one structure. holidaymaker attractions embody outlets, restaurants, a movies and therefore the Mori Art deposit and Edo town read observation deck on the highest floors of the 238 meter tall Mori Tower.

Tokyo Midtown

Another town among town, Edo Midtown was opened in 2007 and offers similar residential, industrial and amusement facilities as Roppongi Hills. The advanced additionally incorporates a deposit, the Suntory deposit of Art, furthermore as trendy outlets and restaurants. the highest floors of the 248 meter Midtown Tower, the tallest building in Edo, conjure the Ritz-Carlton Edo, one in all the city's best hotels.

National Art Center Edo

Open: 10:00 to 18:00 (some exhibitions open till 20:00 on Fridays) 

Admission ends half-hour before closing 

Closed: weekdays (or following day if Tuesday may be a national holiday), 

mid Dec to early Jan 

Admission: Varies with every exhibition

Opened in early 2007, the National Art Center Edo (Kokuritsu Shin-Bijutsukan) is Japan's largest art deposit. The deposit maintains no permanent assortment, however rather provides a venue for varied, temporary exhibitions.

Roppongi Nightlife

Roppongi has been a preferred nightlife district among foreigners for many years. in contrast to different amusement districts in Edo, it offers several restaurants, bars and clubs, that area unit simply accessible for foreigners or maybe cater specifically to the expat community.