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