Roppongi is known as the international nightlife area for Tokyo, but there are a good number of things to do when in the area. A short walk from the Station is Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Mid-Town, two gigantic office complexes with shops, parks, and museums. See the below listings for some of the best things to check out in Roppongi.
Roppongi Hill is a huge office complex with shops, restaurants and a nine screen movie theater at its base. There are often events on weekends. For a fee one can go to the top floor observatory.
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Another massive office complex with restaurants and bars on its lower floors, a top end mall underground, and a large park with a Japanese tea house and pond.
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A short walk toward Nogizaka station the National Art Center has 14,000 square meters of space devoted to regular exhibitions and no set collection. Closed tuesdays. Admission fee varies.
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The world's tallest free standing iron structure at 333 meters (taller then the Eifel tower by several meters!). Its two observatories are a 150 meters and 250 meters. About a 15 minute walk from Roppongi station.
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Azabu Juban is only a short walk from Roppongi Station, but it's a world away in atmosphere. It's a clean village-like neighborhood with many small shops and a brick layed main street.
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Five floors of various and sundry items - from Electronics to Bicycles to Cosmetics and weird stuff. It can be a good place to browse and check out goods if waiting for friends.
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