9h Nine Hours Akasaka

Roppongi, Akasaka & Around


The hipster capsule-hotel brand occupies a glass box building with floor to ceiling windows – not massively private or spacious, but cool to look at. Trendy coffee roaster Glitch has a tiny outlet next to reception – the only public space to hang out in so it can get very crowded.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Roppongi, Akasaka & Around attractions

1. Hie-jinja

0.24 MILES

Enshrining the deity of sacred Mt Hiei, northeast of Kyoto, this hilltop shrine has been the protector shrine of Edo-jō (Edo Castle), now the Imperial…

2. Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioi-chō

0.37 MILES

This mixed-use development, on the site of the old Akasaka Prince Hotel and opened in 2016, is best visited for its pleasant surrounding gardens and…

3. Canada Garden

0.41 MILES

Bring photo ID, sign in and take the escalator up to the entrance of the Canadian embassy, which is fronted by this stark and brilliant stone sculpture…

4. Hotel New Ōtani Japanese Garden

0.44 MILES

Nonguests are welcome to visit Hotel New Ōtani's beautiful 400-year-old Japanese garden, which once belonged to a Tokugawa regent. Including vermilion…

5. Hinokichō-kōen

0.5 MILES

This traditional Japanese-style garden centred on an ornamental pond was formerly attached to the Azabu villa residence for the Mori Family and dates back…

6. National Diet

0.54 MILES

Free one-hour tours of parts of Japan's parliament building and grounds are available when the Diet is not in session (ring the day before to confirm)…

7. Midtown Garden

0.54 MILES

Part of the public space surrounding the Tokyo Midtown development. Some 140 cherry, camphor and other trees that were on the former Self Defence Agency…

8. 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

0.56 MILES

An exhibition and discussion space dedicated to all forms of design, the 21_21 Design Sight is a beacon for local art enthusiasts, whether they be…