Tokyo Tower above the city, seen from Roppongi Hills Mori Tower

Neighbourhood guide · Tokyo

Roppongi and Azabudai: art and the hills

The Mori Art Museum and The National Art Center, Tokyo Tower and Azabudai Hills, and the starred restaurants of Nishi-Azabu and Azabu-Jūban.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Roppongi and Azabudai: art, towers and the Azabu tables

    Roppongi·In depth

    The Mori Art Museum and The National Art Center, Tokyo Tower and Azabudai Hills, and the quiet streets of Nishi-Azabu and Azabu-Jūban, where many of the great tables hide.

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What to see and do

  1. 1958, white and orange

    Tokyo Tower

    Shiba·Tower

    The orange-and-white tower of 1958, with its Main Deck and Top Deck, best of all when lit at night.

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  2. With Tokyo Tower behind

    Zōjō-ji

    Shiba·Temple

    A great Jōdo-shū temple whose red Sangedatsumon gate frames Tokyo Tower, with rows of small stone jizō statues in the grounds.

    4-7-35 Shibakōen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011Explore View on map

  3. A world without borders

    teamLab Borderless

    Azabudai·Digital art museum

    teamLab’s museum of light and projection at Azabudai Hills, where artworks move from room to room and into one another.

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  4. Art near the top of Roppongi Hills

    Mori Art Museum

    Roppongi·Museum

    Contemporary art near the top of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, open late most evenings, with the Tokyo City View deck beside it.

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  5. A wave of glass

    The National Art Center, Tokyo

    Roppongi·Art centre

    Japan’s largest exhibition space, with no permanent collection, under a rippling glass façade by Kisho Kurokawa.

    7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558Explore View on map

  6. Design by Tadao Ando

    21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

    Roppongi·Design gallery

    A design gallery in the garden of Tokyo Midtown, its folded steel roof by Tadao Ando.

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  7. The beauty of everyday life

    Suntory Museum of Art

    Roppongi·Museum

    Lacquer, glass, ceramics and textiles in Tokyo Midtown, shown in changing exhibitions.

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Where to eat

  1. Three MICHELIN Stars

    Myojaku

    Nishi-Azabu·Japanese

    Japanese cooking in Nishi-Azabu. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    B1F, 3-2-34 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031Explore View on map

  2. Three MICHELIN Stars

    Azabu Kadowaki

    Azabu-Jūban·Japanese

    Japanese cooking in Azabu-Jūban. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    2-7-2 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0045Explore View on map

  3. Three MICHELIN Stars

    L'Effervescence

    Nishi-Azabu·French

    French cooking in Nishi-Azabu. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    2-26-4 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031Explore View on map

  4. Three MICHELIN Stars

    Sazenka

    Azabu·Chinese

    Chinese cooking in Azabu. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    4-7-5 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047Explore View on map

  5. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Ryuzu

    Roppongi·French

    French cooking in Roppongi. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    B1F, 4-2-35 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032Explore View on map

  6. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Crony

    Azabu·French

    French cooking in Azabu. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    1-20-3 Higashiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044Explore View on map

  7. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongiten

    Roppongi·Sushi

    Edomae sushi at the counter in Roppongi. In Roppongi Hills Residence B. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    3F, Roppongi Hills Residence B, 6-12-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032Explore View on map

  8. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Nishiazabu Sushi Shin

    Nishi-Azabu·Sushi

    Edomae sushi at the counter in Nishi-Azabu. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    4-18-20 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031Explore View on map

  9. One MICHELIN Star

    L'ATELIER de Joël Robuchon

    Roppongi·French

    French cooking in Roppongi. In Roppongi Hills. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    2F, Roppongi Hills Hillside, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032Explore View on map

  10. One MICHELIN Star

    Nodaiwa Azabu Iikura Honten

    Azabu·Unagi / Freshwater Eel

    Grilled eel (unagi) in Azabu. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    1-5-4 Higashiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044Explore View on map

  11. One MICHELIN Star

    Édition Koji Shimomura

    Roppongi·French

    French cooking in Roppongi. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.

    1F, Roppongi T-Cube, 3-1-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032Explore View on map

  12. Bib Gourmand

    IRUCA TOKYO

    Roppongi·Ramen

    Ramen in Roppongi. A Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide: good quality, good value cooking.

    4-12-12 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032Explore View on map

  13. Bib Gourmand

    Osobano Kouga

    Nishi-Azabu·Soba

    Buckwheat soba in Nishi-Azabu. A Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide: good quality, good value cooking.

    2-14-5 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031Explore View on map

Shopping

  1. The new hills

    Azabudai Hills

    Azabudai·District

    The newest of the hills districts, opened in November 2023: gardens, a market, galleries, teamLab and Janu Tokyo.

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Where to stay

  1. At the top of Midtown

    The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo

    Roppongi·Grand hotel

    The highest floors of Tokyo Midtown, with Héritage by Kei Kobayashi (One MICHELIN Star, 2026) on the 45th floor.

    Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6245Explore View on map

  2. At Azabudai Hills

    Janu Tokyo

    Azabudai·Grand hotel

    Aman’s younger sister brand, at Azabudai Hills: a large spa, restaurants open to all, and the gardens of the new district at the door.

    1-2-2 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041Explore View on map

  3. In Roppongi Hills

    Grand Hyatt Tokyo

    Roppongi·Grand hotel

    The hotel of Roppongi Hills, steps from the Mori Art Museum and the cinemas.

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