Roppongi のアーカイブ

The National Art Center (国立新美術館) is a museum located in Roppongi, with the largest total floor area in Japan.  It is a relatively new museum, founded in 2007.  The architect for the museum was the world famous Kisho Kurokawa.  The concept being ‘a museum in the forest’, the building is surrounded by greenery.

The museum has an exhibition of 600 pieces, concentrating on 20th century painting and modern art.

Aspiring to becoming a familiar museum, shops, cafes and restaurants are placed on-site.  Brasserie Paul Bocuse Le Musee is a casual restaurant produced by Bocuse, a three stars restaurant in France.

Roppongi doesn’t end with just Ropping Hills and Tokyo Midtown.  Amuse your five senses in The National Art Center!

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Izumi Garden is one of the landmarks of Roppongi, with direct access from Roppongi-icchome station.  It is a complex, surrounded by greenery, consists of facilities below.

Izumi Garden Tower
Izumi Garden Wing

Both are office buildings.
Izumi Garden Tower incudes commerce facilities, such as restaurants, cafes, and book stores.  There is a dental clinic and a fitness club too, to solve your health problems.
There also is a economy hotel, Villa Fontaine, in a very convenient location for those who visit Tokyo, especially the Roppongi area.

Izumi Garden Gallery

A hall for events, seminars, exhibitions, etc.

Sen-ya Haku Kokan

A museum exhibiting the collections of Sumitomo Zaibatsu.
Most famous are arts of Japan and China, collected by the Sumitomo family in the 18th to 20th century.
Exhibitions change in about 2 months.

Izumi Garden Residence

A luxurious tower mansion.
Direct access to Roppongi-icchome station, and of course residents can enjoy the convenience of using the facilities above.
For information of vacant rooms of Izumi Garden Residence, click here.

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Izumi Garden Residence #2401　【Finished/終了】

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Bed Rooms: 2
Floor Area: 126.3 sqm / 1359.53 sqft
Address:  3-5-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: Direct link to Roppongi-icchome Station / Namboku Line
6 minutes walk to Kamiyacho Station / Hibiya Line
Completion: Jul. 2002
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY778,000/month
Management Fee: JPY0
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: 4 months
Contract: 2 years
Parking: Available
Pets: Allowed

Izumi Garden Residence is a tower mansion with direct access to Roppongi-icchome station.  There are English-speaking 24-hours concierge.

The mansion is one of the facilities of ‘Izumi Garden’, a complex of a office building, a museum, restaurants, etc.  Residents can use the fitness club in Izumi Garden for free!

Entrance.

Garden.

Lobby and elevator hall.
Luxurious as if it is a high-class hotel…

Lounge can be used for parties, and events

Room entrance.  There is a sensor, and the lamps automatically light when you enter the room.

Corridor with closets.

Rest room and bath room.  There are hand rails in the bath tub.

Powder room.  Beyond the mirrors are chests.

Bed rooms.

Balcony connected to the bed rooms.  Roomy enough for dining

Kitchen.  The refrigirator, dish washer, and storages are unified in wood-effect

Washing machine is placed in the kitchen.

Living dining room and service room.

Balcony.  If you aren’t very good at height, looking down on the garden from the 24th floor may frighten you!

View of Shinjuku from the balcony.

物件名：泉ガーデンレジデンス
賃料：778,000
敷／礼　：4/0
仲介手数料50% Off

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Have you ever heard of ‘Tsukimi (月見)’?
As the word literally mean ’see (見) the moon (月)’, it is a traditional event when we admire the full moon in autumn.

Tsukimi takes place on August 15th in the old calendar.  The day differs from year to year, because the old calendar is lunisolar, and is different from the solar calendar that is used today.  This year, tsukimi is on September 22nd.  The moon at this night is called ‘Chushu no meigetsu (中秋の名月, harvest moon)’.
There are several stories regarding the origin of Tsukimi, but one powerful theory is that this event came from China around the Nara period or Heian period.  It is said that this event was a harvest festival of aroid in China.

The white spheres are Tsukimi Dango (月見団子, Tsukimi Dumplings).  We offer the dumplings and Japanese pampas to the moon.

If you would like to enjoy Tsukimi, there are several events where you can see the moon beautifully.

On September 22, Tokyo Tower will be opening the external stair cases, which are usually opened only on Saterdays and Sundays.

At Roppongi Hills, you can see the moon at the Sky Deck and Tokyo City View.  The moonrise, which is not so easy to see in Tokyo, can be seen from the  270 meters high deck.

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Did you visit any beer garden in Tokyo this summer?  If you didn’t have a chance, and are upset about it, this is good news for you!

While most beer gardens close in August, there is a beer garden that opens in September in Tokyo Midtown.  What makes this more special is that you can enjoy beer, directly shipped from Hofbräuhaus, a famous brewery in Munich, Germany.  There are sausage imported from Germany, and Seafood from Sapporo (which is a sister city of Munich) too.

Also, don’t miss the Yodel show by Sakura Kitagawa!
Kitagawa is one of the world’s greatest Yodel singer, who won the top grade at the Yodel fest in Switzerland.
At this stage, she will sing the Yodel that would be on the October Fest in Munich, even mimicking the accent!

Relax on the grass, and enjoy the real German beer, food, and show!
Tokyo Midtown Deutscher Biergarten
Location: Tokyo Midtown
Period: Sep.3 - 26
Open Hours : Weekdays 16:00～22:00, Sats&Suns 11:00～22:00
Website: http://www.eyema-ent.co.jp/event/biergarten/2010.html (Japanese)

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S-court Azabu-juban #501 【Finished/終了】

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Studio Type
Floor Area: 23.21 sqm / 249.84 sqft
Address:  3-14-3, Azabu-juban, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: 2 minutes walk to Azabu-juban Station / Namboku Line, Oedo Line
Completion: Aug. 2001
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY99,000/month
Management Fee: JPY10,000/month
Key Money: 1 month
Deposit: 1 month
Parking: None
Pets: Not Allowed

S-court Azabu-juban is located near Azabu-juban station.
A drug store and a convenience stores are within 1 minute walk.
Also walkable to Roppongi Hills: about 1.2km far.

Pretty close to the capital freeway, so the atmosphere is not very quiet.

Auto-lock entrance.

Elevator Hall.

Room entrance and shoes closet.

Corridor and kitchen.
The kitchen has only one stove, and there is not much space for cooking…
Washed dishes can be placed on the rack above the sink.

Rest room and bath room.

Living dining room, with a closet.

View from the balcony.

物件名：エスコート麻布十番
賃料：99,000円
敷／礼　：1/1
仲介手数料50％Off

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Do you know “Don Quijote”?
This name might remind many foreigners of the title of famous Spanish novel, but the case is often different among the Japanese.
Most of them might associate it with one of the domestic famous and giant discount stores chain - the name is “Don Quijote (ドン・キホーテ)”.

Don Quijote is said to be an exposition of Japanese culture because of a variety and abundant of items on display; knick-knacks, designer goods and appliances are available. Not only young people but adults, families, and any generations come to find something new, interesting and cheap.
Don Quijote Inc. has been increasing the number of shops in various areas,including Shibuya, Shinjuku and Roppongi, that are the epicenters of culture to be famous among foreigners.
Roppongi, where cutting edges meet, has been developing.
With the opening of Roppongi Hills in 2003 and Tokyo Midtown in 2007, the town has become Tokyo’s most famous and popular spot among foreigners.In fact, many foreigners who have lived in the metropolitan areas know about Roppongi very well ,they often seem to have a fun time in Roppongi.

For that reason, in Don Quijote Roppongi features many multinational consumers and it offers a variety of items specializing in imported items,such as foods and cosmetics. It was opened in April 2001,
located to see “Tokyo Tower”very well. It’s easy access from Roppongi station (about 3 minutes on foot) and becoming one of the local landmarks.
In the veritable discount shop,you can enjoy shopping or just looking around. To be interesting, it is one of the popular dating spots among young couples.

【The paradise for costume players!? 】
The largest-scale display of many kinds of costumes has opened on the 7th floor in the Don Quijote Roppongi building.

There are about a thousand costumes on display, you can try on whatever costumes you like.
Not to mention a policewoman-costume,a nurse-costume and maid,there is also a foreign designer costume of“Leg Avenue” which is popular among many foreigners. And also big-sized and made-for-male costumes are available.
If you are interested in “cosplay”, experience it by getting into your favorite character.
Many costumes are available at Don Quijote Akihabara also.

Don Quijote in Roppongi is the place where you can enjoy shopping and experience its amusement.
If you’re in Japan, why wouldn’t you visit it ?

【External Links】

▼Official Web Site is below.▼
http://www.donki.com/index_en.php?lang=en&fg=t

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Rent: JPY106,500/month
Management Fee: JPY8,500/month
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: JPY0
Contract: 2 years
Parking: None
Pets: OK

Entrance.

Palestudio Roppongi East 2 faces Roppongi Dori (Street), and is within few minutes walk to Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Midtown.
25.3 sqm is not very roomy, but if you are to enjoy convenient life in the middle of Roppongi, this is a great location for you

Kitchen.

Corridor.

Rest room and bath.

Living room.
The balcony faces South-East.  Though there are many skyscrapers around, you can get plenty of sun, as this room is on the 14th floor

物件名：パレステュディオ六本木EASTⅡ
賃料：106,500円
敷／礼　：0/0
仲介手数料50％Off

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Olympiad Azabu Kasumizaka

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Bedrooms: 3
Floor Area: 104.43sqm / 1124.11sqft
Address: 3-21-3, Nishi-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: 7 minutes walk to Roppongi Station / Hibiya Line, Oedo Line,
11 minutes walk to Hiroo Station / Hibiya Line
11 minutes walk to Nogizaka Station / Chiyoda Line
Completion: Aug. 2000
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY640,000/month
Management Fee: JPY0
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: 2 months
Contract: 2 years
Parking: Available
Pets: Allowed

Olympiad Azabu Kasumizaka faces Roppongi Dori (Street).
Though it isn’t very close to stations, you can catch a taxi any time, and also, there is a bus stop within 1 minute walk.  Chii-bus (ちぃばす, bus that runs from Roppongi Hills to Akasaka-mitsuke) costs only 100 yen flat fare!

View of Roppongi Hills from a room on the 5th floor of Olympiad Azabu Kasumizaka.  It’s only 4 minutes on foot to Roppongi Hills

Luxurious hall and lounge.

Entrance.

物件名：オリンピアード麻布霞坂
賃料：640,000円
敷／礼　：2/0
仲介手数料50％Off

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About a month has passed since the World Cup ended.  It was an event which enfevered people all around the world .

Maybe for some of you, the World Cup was the trigger to learn the rules of soccer.
For me, the World Cup was an opportunity not only to know about soccer, but also about the countries which took part.  You might have seen news or TV programs introducing the culture of each competing countries.

If you got interested in some of the countries, it is not easy to actually travel, as Japan is floating in the far east, but still, there are means to experience life in those countries.
One easy way is to go to ethnic restaurants.  In Tokyo, there are quite a few restaurants which are good at ethnic food.
Let me introduce you restaurants at which you can enjoy the cuisine from some of the best 16 countries.

Spain
Bar-Restaurante Miyakawa
Location: Azabu-juban
Website: http://br-miyakawa.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ (Japanese)
Enjoy the various Tapas in the atmosphere of a Spain Bar!

Germany
Budouya
Location: Aoyama
Website: http://www.budouya-web.com/ (Japanese)
Located in the German Cultural Center. In Winter, gibier is available.

Netherlands
cafe Regenboog
Location: Higashi-jujo
Website: http://caferegenboog.jugem.jp/?cid=3
Not a restaurant for dinner, but you can taste Dutch snacks such as pan cakes.

Ghana
Mama Africa
Location: Roppongi
Website: none
Chef is from Ghana. Serves West African food from Ghana, Nigeria, etc.

Paraguay
Asuncion
Location: Heiwajima
Website: None
The chef is from Paraguay. You can also taste Paraguayan beer which is very rare!

Mexico
FONDA DE LA MADRUGADA
Location: Jingu-mae
Website: http://www.fonda-m.com/
Live Mariachi (Mexican music) show is on every night!

Brazil
BARBACOA
Location: Aoyama
Website: http://www.barbacoa.jp/aoyama/en/index.html
Brazilian style barbecue buffet.

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