Landmark & Tower · Roppongi

Tokyo Midtown 東京ミッドタウン

The 2007 Roppongi complex built on a former Defense Agency site: SOM's 248 m Midtown Tower, a glass-roofed galleria, two design museums and a huge lawn that hosts some of Tokyo's best winter illuminations.

About

Tokyo Midtown replaced the Japan Defense Agency's old Roppongi headquarters in 2007, and its 248 m Midtown Tower, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, was Tokyo's tallest building until 2014. The complex was built around the idea of 'Japan value': washi-patterned glass, bamboo-like screens and timber lattices give the Galleria its warm feel, and the high-end shops lean toward Japanese design and craft. Behind the buildings stretch Midtown Garden and the leafy Hinokicho Park, the old garden of a feudal lord's residence, with a lawn where office workers picnic in summer. Two of Tokyo's best small museums are here: the Suntory Museum of Art inside the Galleria and Tadao Ando's 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT under its folded steel roof in the garden. From mid-November to Christmas, the lawn becomes a field of blue-white LEDs, one of the city's favourite illuminations.

Highlights

• Midtown Tower, 248 m, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
• Galleria atrium with washi-like glass and timber detailing
• Midtown Garden lawn and the Edo-period pond of Hinokicho Park
• 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT and the Suntory Museum of Art on site
• Winter illumination on the lawn from mid-November

Tips

• Use Roppongi Station's Oedo Line exit 8, which leads straight into the complex underground.
• B1 Galleria food floor has excellent takeout for a lawn picnic.
• Check the Roppongi Art Triangle discount linking Suntory, Mori Art Museum and the National Art Center.
• Weekday evenings in December are far less crowded than weekends for the illumination.

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Nearby

• The Bar at The Ritz-Carlton, TokyoBars & Nightlife · 10 m away
• Suntory Museum of ArtMuseum · 80 m away
• The Ritz-Carlton, TokyoStay · 80 m away
• Billboard Live TOKYOLive Music & Karaoke · 80 m away
• FUJIFILM SQUAREArt & Exhibits · 90 m away
• Tokyo Midtown · Cashless LockersLuggage Storage · 90 m away
• Hinokicho ParkPark · 150 m away
• Iruca Tokyo RoppongiRamen & Noodles · 150 m away