Akasaka / Azabu / Roppongi

Top Things to do

• Tokyo Tower

  Tokyo Minato-ku Shibakouen 4-2-8

  This is a full-purpose radio tower in Shiba Park in Minato City, Tokyo. The tower began operating in 1958, and has remained as a landmark symbol of Tokyo, receiving many tourists from both in and out of Japan every year. Reaching 333 meters at its apex, the tower has a main observation deck at 150 meters, and a top deck at 250 meters, providing a panoramic view of the greater Tokyo area. The lighting of the tower, changed seasonally in various colors, is popular with many. A commercial complex, the Foot Town, is arrayed with souvenir, character goods, and eatery shops at the base of the tower.

• Roppongi Hills

  Tokyo Minato-ku Roppongi 6-10-11

  Roppongi Hills is an integrated property development that has become synonymous with the Roppongi district of Tokyo. Centered around the 238-meter-high Mori Tower, the Roppongi Hills complex includes a movie theatre, art gallery and television studio, as well as a wide range of gourmet restaurants and boutiques. The Tokyo City View observation deck on the 52nd floor of the Mori Tower offers spectacular views of the Tokyo cityscape; in good weather, Mt. Fuji is visible in the distance.

• Tokyo Midtown

  Tokyo Minato-ku Akasaka 9-7-1 others

  This facility is directly connected to Roppongi Station with a shopping area, the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo (hotel), an office area, museum, convention hall, medical institution, and residential area, etc. There are famous brand shops in the shopping area, and you can enjoy shopping in a stylish and open space. The restaurants serving international cuisine are popular to a variety of people. It is famous for its outdoor illumination in the Christmas season.

• Suntory Hall

  4.5

  202 Reviews

  Tokyo Minato-ku Akasaka 1-13-1

  This classical music concert hall opened in 1986 in “Akasaka Ark Hills” in Minato City, Tokyo. There are two halls, a main hall and a small hall. In pursuit of “the world’s most beautiful sound,” the main hall adopted the “Vineyard-style” of architecture in which all 2006 seats are arranged like the sloping terrace of a vineyard. The lobby, with a drinks corner and shop, is designed as an adult social gathering place where you can enjoy chatting before the performance. Please note that the hall will be closed until August 31, 2017 for renovations.

• Toranomon Hills

  Tokyo Minato-ku Toranomon 1-23-1-4

  Toranomon Hills is a complex building centered around a skyscraper of 52 stories above the ground in Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo. Opened in 2014, it includes shopping facilities, restaurants, cafes, conference centers, office areas, residential housing, and the Andaz Tokyo Hotel. The restaurant zone is a bright open space in a three-story atrium facing the garden.

• Akasaka ACT Theater

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  31 Reviews

  Tokyo Minato-ku Akasaka 5-3-2 In Akasaka Sacas

  This theater located within the Akasaka Sacas complex facility in the Akasaka district of Tokyo’s Minato City is in a place right next to the TBS Broadcasting Center. Currently the official name is TBS Akasaka ACT Theater. The full-scale entertainment theater boasting a maximum seating capacity of 1,324 opened in 2008 and is used for a diverse array of public performances including concerts, dramas and musicals. The café on the first floor lobby not only offers light meals and drinks but also sells opera glasses as well.

• The National Art Center, Tokyo

  Tokyo Minato-ku Roppongi 7-22-2

  This is a museum located in Roppongi with the largest floor area in Japan. It opened in 2007 as the fifth National Art Museum in Japan. A variety of exhibitions taking advantage of the exhibition space of 14,000 square meters are held here. It is famous as the last museum involving Kisho Kurokawa, a representative architect of Japan. A unique tea salon at the top of the inverted cone is a popular spot that also appears in movies, etc.

• Akasaka BLITZ

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  3 Reviews

  Tokyo Minato-ku Akasaka 5-3-2 In Akasaka Sacas

  This is a live music club within the Akasaka Sacas complex facility in the Akasaka district of Tokyo’s Minato City that is directly run by TBS Television. With a favorable location that can be directly accessed from Akasaka Station, it primarily hosts live concerts for domestic and foreign artists but also hosts events including stage performances, rakugo, film previews, and pro-wrestling performances. It has a maximum capacity of 1,418 people. Inside is a drink corner while coin lockers are available outside.

• Ex Theater Roppongi

  Tokyo Minato-ku Nishiazabu 1-2-9

  A performing arts theater operated by TV Asahi and located on Roppongi-dori Avenue in Nishiazabu, Minato City, Tokyo. The theater is used to host events such as concerts, theater performances, rakugo (traditional comedic storytelling), and movies. The theater is also used for the Tokyo International Film Festival and for live broadcasts of the television show Music Station.