| Minoru Mori had a vision of building a
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| | small café looking out onto the Mori
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| city within the city of Tokyo, and after
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| | Garden. Roppongi Hills' West Walk, Hill
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| seventeen years with the help of some
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| | Side, and MetroHat/Hollwood Plaza are
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| four hundred of Tokyo's individual
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| | what draw shoppers from around the globe.
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| landowners, his vision was realized in
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| | The West Walk, in the four-story Mori
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| 2003. Roppongi Hills is an eleven-hectare
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| | Tower Galleria, is the location of such
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| vertical city, and its centerpiece, the
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| | upscale establishments as Anne Fontaine,
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| fifty-four story Mori Tower, can be seen
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| | Byblos, and Mandarina Duck. The West
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| from all over Tokyo. Divided into eight
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| | Walk features Japanese restaurants, and
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| distinctly themed areas, Roppongi Hills
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| | Hill Side, international ones. The
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| has something for everyone from
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| | boutique-lined Hill Side faces the Mori
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| everywhere. Yet all of the areas
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| | Garden and is where shops like Michael
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| seamlessly meld together, providing a
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| | Negrin and Anna Sui will be found. And
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| wide variety of experiences in a somewhat
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| | the MetroHat/Hollywood Plaza, as its name
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| restricted space. The Mori Tower houses
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| | suggests, has stores to appeal to the
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| the Tokyo offices of many international
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| | younger trendier shopper. Finally, with
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| conglomerates, and the ultra-exclusive
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| | its Keyakizaka Doori, Roppongi Hills has
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| Roppongi Hills Club. Its 52nd floor
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| | an answer to Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive,
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| observation area has seating areas, and
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| | and its Virgin Cinema complex boasts the
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| its Mori Art Museum has nine galleries
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| | largest screen in Japan. For an extra
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| spreading over two floors. The Roppongi
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| | charge, Premiere Screen reclining seats
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| Hills Mori Garden, with its
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| | with tables on which to place popcorn,
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| seventeenth-century design, including a
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| | candy, and soda are available. Just a
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| path circling a river-fed pond, is the
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| | three minute walk from Rappongi Hills,
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| perfect escape for those seeking quiet
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| | the reasonably-priced, clean and friendly
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| space in the heart of the Tokyo
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| | B Rappongi Hotel is very popular among
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| megalopolis. The atrium of the TV Asahi
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| | both business travelers and tourists.
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| Studio is open to the public, and has a
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