Roppongi (六本木)

Roppongi (六本木) is a district in Tokyo that is well known as the city's most popular nightlife district among foreigners, offering a large number of foreigner friendly bars, restaurants and night clubs. Roppongi and the surrounding districts of Azabu, Hiroo and Akasaka are home to many embassies and a large expat community.

Two of Tokyo's largest recent redevelopment projects, Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Midtown changed the district's face over the past decade and expanded Roppongi's appeal to a wider range of visitors and residents with their elegant retail, leisure and residential space, offices and luxury hotels.

Thanks to the appearance of several art museums, Roppongi has also developed a reputation as a cultural center. The National Art Center is Japan's largest art museum, and together with Roppongi Hills' Mori Art Museum and Tokyo Midtown's Suntory Museum of Art form the "Art Triangle Roppongi".

Photos:

"Roppongi night" by Manone - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roppongi_night.jpg#/media/File:Roppongi_night.jpg

"Roppongi tv asahi" by Archs - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roppongi_tv_asahi.jpg#/media/File:Roppongi_tv_asahi.jpg

"Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Midtown 2011 January" by Morio - photo taken by Morio. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roppongi_Hills_and_Tokyo_Midtown_2011_January.jpg#/media/File:Roppongi_Hills_and_Tokyo_Midtown_2011_January.jpg