Sightseeing
Amazing tourist attractions that are a must-see when visiting Minato Ward.
Suntory Hall
Classical Hall of Fame. In the Great Hall, various concerts are held every day. A pipe music box is built at the front entrance of the hall, and at noon and the opening, the door opens, and a cute doll turns the music box and plays a light tone. Once a month (except in August), a free pipe organ concert "Organ Promenade Concert" is held at lunchtime on Thursday, and more visitors come from far away, not only in the neighborhood.
Sakura-Zaka Park
The park was completed in the spring of 2003. Also known as Robo-Robo, it was produced by Choi Jong-hwa, the artist who is the most watched Korea. It is a park that can be enjoyed not only by children but also adults, such as a tower consisting of 10 colorful slides and 44 robots. A 13-metre-long roller slide offers a little bit of thrill. Under the roller slide, Someiyoshino is planted along Sakura-zaka. It is still a wakaki, but it will be a splendid street in a few years. There is a robot on the Fuji Shelf.
Sakura-Zaka
In March 2003, the slope was able to be resumed at Roppongi 6-chome. Someiyoshino are planted on both sides of the slope.
Keyakizaka
In March 2003, the slope was able to be resumed at Roppongi 6-chome. At the time of illumination, a lot of people visit every year.
Grant Pine
In Meiji 12, the 18th President of the United States, General Grant, was planted to commemorate the visit.
Kuwait Embassy
Tange Kenzo, who was centered on overseas activities in the wake of the expo, is a rare building left in Japan country in the 1970s. The dynamic modeling consists of two large volumes of upper and lower parts supported by two thick core shafts, the upper part of the ambassador's residence, the lower part of which is used as an embassy office, and functionally clear separation is achieved.
Kimi-chan statue
The statue of Kimi Iwasaki, a model of "red Shoes", is located at the patio Juban of the Azabujuban shopping street. At the age of three, adopted daughter, a missionary, was placed in an orphanage in Azabu for tuberculosis and died at the age of nine without going to America.
Embassy of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Since the establishment of the Japan and Cambodian diplomatic relations on January 9, 1953, Japan and Cambodia have been in the history of half a century. The 55th anniversary of the "Japan-Cambodia Friendship Treaty" signed on December 9, 1955, and the majesty of the Kingdom of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni was state guests to visit Japan in May 2010. Before the diplomatic establishment, the history of the exchange with Cambodia and Japan was long, and in the 17th century, the merchants of Sakai City visited the Khmer kingdom and visited the wonderful Angkor Wat Temple. Or, there is a story that the Japan "pumpkin" also originates from the name of Cambodia. For the Japanese, Cambodia is still a strong image of civil war. Actually, it was a recent story that real peace and stability were asked. The "Win-win" policy, which Prime Minister Hun Sen said in 1998, has finally put an end to the civil war, thanks to the dismantling of the Khmer Rouge political and military organization and its integration into the Kingdom of Cambodia. After the political stability and peace, the Cambodian Government became able to concentrate on economic development and established a quadrilateral strategy in 2004. The purpose of the strategy is to be "growth, employment, fairness, and efficiency" and, thanks to the success of the implementation, it is recognized as the most successful post-conflict country.
Caretta Shiodome
Aside from having about 60 restaurants and shops, it is a commercial complex with cultural facilities such as Japan's only advertisement museum "Advertisement Museum Tokyo," "Dentsu Shiki Theatre UMI", etc. You can have a magnificent view of the bay area overlooking Odaiba and Toyosu from the free observation space "SKY VIEW" on the 46th floor. Its illumination with sounds and lights during the period from November through February every year attracts many visitors and has been a seasonal event in Shiodame area in Minako-ku.
Canada Embassy
The 4th and 2nd floors are open to the public as a place for new days and exchanges. The Canada Garden of the corridor type when going up to the fourth floor with a long escalator. Landscapes ranging from the Atlantic coast of Canada to the Japan are represented by sculptures, waterfalls and gardens. There is a theater, a gallery and a research library on the second floor of the basement. Japan and Canada had started trade immediately after the Meiji Restoration, but the main export goods at that time were imported from green tea and Canada logs and coal. The migration to Canada seems to have been a succession of Nagano Manzo in 1877.
Qatar Embassy
A nation in the Middle East and West Asia. The capital is Doha. A country on the peninsula that territories almost the entire area of the Qatar Peninsula in eastern Arabian Peninsula.
Gas Lamp Riverside Trio
This is the Riverside Trio (1992), produced by Mr. Akihiko Kurokawa, sculptor. It gives peace to the hearts of people who come and enter the landscape.
Odaiba Seaside Park
This is a beach park facing Tokyo Bay that includes "Odaiba Beach", the 800m man-made beach. Other than playing with the sand and marine sports, it is also bustling with people throughout the 4 seasons.
Odaiba Beach
The beach is an artificial sand with an extension of about 800m in central Tokyo. On the sandy beach, the sand of the kami Tsushima of the Izu Islands is used. Various events are held from spring to autumn, and it is crowded with many people. The Rainbow Bridge overlooking the sandy beach from the evening to the night and the high-rise buildings on the opposite side is a very beautiful view.
Netherlands posts
It is a Netherlands that was the temple of long-ji. Netherlands was a country that was trading while the Japan was closed, based in Nagasaki, and then moved to Yokohama. Long-ji temple was used as an embassy in Edo and became the stage for diplomatic negotiations with the shogunate and European countries. Unfortunately, long-ji temple is not in existence, but the chalk mansion (Shuwa Takanawa Regtens) is built on the other side of the road reminiscent of the former approach.
Netherlands Kingdom Embassy
In spring, colorful tulips are tulips in the flowerbed in front of the embassy.
Netherlands (Shinpukuji)
The shogunate concluded the Convention with five countries of Netherlands, Russia, Britain, and France in the United States for the first time in Ansei 5 years, and the traffic of the foreign envoy was baldness in the ground in Edo. During this period, temples were chosen for the reasons for the joi of the delegates and the large number of people who could be accommodated in the residence of the delegation in Edo. Many of the temples in Minato City were designated as lodgings from the geographical conditions of connecting Edo with open port area. Shinpukuji was the residence of the Netherlands ambassador for about six months from March Ansei 5, and thereafter, the temple was a short period of time, but it became Russia and France lodgings. The building at that time was destroyed by the Great Kanto earthquake.
Austria Embassy
Prof. Fumihiko Maki, who is also the winner of the Pritzker Award, was responsible for the design and construction. The interior is made by Austria architect Emmerich Simonchitsch. After the construction period of 18 months, the new construction of the embassy was completed in April 1976. Among the many Austria diplomatic missions, the Tokyo Embassy is one of the most proud buildings.
Australia Embassy
The building is made of metallic, and the native animal such as the kangaroo shows the appearance in the front upwards. The House of Hachisuka, which was used as the ambassador's residence, was lost due to renovations, but there are still some things that are said to be the wells of Watanabe-no-yu in the garden.
Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa
Cutting-edge TOKYO entertainment that brings together sound, light, video, and animals. About 20,000 animals from 350 species will be represented through diverse productions expressed with seasonal themes. The dolphin performance held in the 360-degree stadium style venue is popular for the programs that change entirely from day to night.
West Promenade
This is a very popular spot for filming TV dramas. Among them, it is a shot that the Statue of Liberty is entwined. The impressive is "with LOVE" (Fuji TV, aired on May 12, 1998) in the e-mail dating while the identity of the Rain Hasegawa (Yutaka Takenouchi) and Murakami (Misato Tanaka) met by chance, It is a scene to stare at the goddess of liberty each without noticing each other's existence.
IChO Namiki Street
In front of the tree-lined street, there is a Shotoku Memorial art Gallery, which is popular as a picturesque tree-lined street. At the end of November, the leaves of the ginkgo are so golden that they delight people.
Italy Embassy
It is a place where 10 people were seppuku in the Matsudaira Oki Moriin residence site. The gardens and ponds in front of the embassy building are reportedly old times.
Italy Park
This is a park donated by the country to commemorate the Italy 2001 in Japan. The Italy-made sculptures and fountains are impressive, with an authentic Italy garden exterior. It is a space of relaxation as a typical park in the Shiodome district.
Italy
The Italian-style cityscape was created under the supervision of an Italian architect. Because it is a landscape that becomes a picture, it has become a spot that appears as a photography spot of commercials and magazines. Take a picture or have a cup of tea while you're in the mood for a trip to Italy.