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Tokyo Tower from Roppongi Hills Keyakizaka 六本木けやき坂通りからの東京タワー

Look down the gentle slope of Keyakizaka from the top and Tokyo Tower closes the view, framed by zelkova trees, at its best in winter when the street glows under blue-white illumination.

About

Keyakizaka-dori is the 400 m zelkova-lined street running down from Roppongi Hills, lined with luxury boutiques. From the upper end the road falls away so that Tokyo Tower stands perfectly framed at the vanishing point, with the trees on both sides. The view is good all year, but it becomes famous every winter when Roppongi Hills lights the trees with hundreds of thousands of LEDs (usually from early November to Christmas): snow-white and blue lights stretch toward the orange tower in one of Tokyo's most-shared night photos. Expect crowds and staff guiding people along the pavement in December.

Highlights

• Tokyo Tower at the vanishing point of a tree-lined avenue
• Winter illumination of blue and white lights in the zelkovas
• Compressed telephoto views with 70-200 mm
• Roppongi Hills, Maman and Tokyo City View a few steps away
• Luxury storefronts lit along both sides

Tips

• The classic shot is from the pedestrian side near the top of the slope; never step into the road, which stays open to traffic.
• During the illumination, staff ask people to keep moving and tripods are effectively not usable; use high ISO and image stabilisation.
• Weekday evenings before 19:00 are far less crowded than weekends in December.
• A 70-135 mm compresses the lights and makes the tower look bigger.

Open in Google Maps · Info checked 2026-10-09

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