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Roppongi, Akasaka & Around


Expat American Amy Katoh sells traditional and contemporary items such as tenugui (hand-dyed towels), indigo-dyed yukata (light cotton kimonos), bolts of nubby cloth and painted chopsticks. Pick through dishes of ceramic beads or collect bundled-up swatches of fabric for your own creations.

Katoh’s inspiration is the cherubic Japanese good-luck goddess Otafuku, who smiles from every corner of the shop.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Roppongi, Akasaka & Around attractions

1. Sakurazaka-kōen

0.41 MILES

South Korean artist Choi Jeong-Hwa designed the dazzingly colourful robot-themed sculptures and play areas in this kids' park that's part of the Roppongi…

2. Roppongi Hills

0.43 MILES

Roppongi Hills sets the standard for 21st-century real-estate developments in Tokyo. The centrepiece of the office, shopping, dining and entertainment…

3. Mohri Garden

0.43 MILES

Mohri Garden is an Edo-style strolling garden, on the grounds of the Roppongi Hills mall, complete with meandering paths and a central pond. When…

4. Maman Spider Sculpture

0.47 MILES

The most famous piece of public art scattered around Roppongi Hills is this 30ft-tall bronze spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois. It's one of six…

5. Mori Art Museum

0.48 MILES

Mori Art Museum is one of Tokyo's leading spaces for contemporary art, taking up a whole floor at the top of Mori Tower. It has no permanent exhibition;…

6. Tokyo City View

0.49 MILES

From this 250m-high vantage point, on the 52nd floor of Mori Tower, you can see 360-degree views of the seemingly never-ending city. Admission is included…

7. Complex 665

0.49 MILES

This three-storey building tucked on a backstreet near Roppongi Hills, is the shared location of three leading commercial galleries: Taka Ishii (www…

8. Piramide

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This is really a small mall, but many of the tenants are art galleries, including: Ota Fine Arts (www.otafinearts.com), Wako Works of Art (www.wako-art.jp…