Tokyo’s Top Architecture

Tokyo’s modern design and architecture embraces originality. Odaiba houses many of Tokyo’s ultramodern structures most notably Fuji TV Building, resembling an erector set with its steel geometric design and Tokyo Big Sight, reminiscent of an alien spacecraft ready for departure. Roppongi combines striking architecture and high-end shopping with Mori Tower and Tokyo Midtown. Maman, a giant metal spider created by Louise Bourgeois, welcomes you to the shops at Mori Tower. The nearby Tokyo Midtown’s extensive grounds include metal sculptures jutting out of the earth and the sleek 21_21 Design Sight museum. A central feature of Tokyo’s skyline is the prominent Cocoon Tower, which received the 2008 award for Skyscraper of the Year.

In recent years the construction of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower and Tokyo Midtown has made Roppongi a high end shopping destination. Tokyo Midtown and Mori Tower combine art and fashion. Tokyo Midtown tauts stores like Pleats Please Issey Miyake, Boss Orange and museums including 21_21 Design Sight and The Suntory Museum of Art. While Mori Tower has The Mori Art Museum, and designer shops including Alexander McQueen, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Kate Spade. Both complexes have a rich assortment of traditional Japanese restaurants and global cuisine. Sukiyabashi Jiro Sushi is the Roppongi Hills sushi restaurant run by the son of Takashi Jiro, Tokyo‘s famous sushi chef featured in Jiro Dreams of Sushi.