Azabudai Hills

Yes. The grounds, gardens, Garden Plazas, shops, and public art at Azabudai Hills are free to enter and walk through. Only specific attractions inside the complex charge admission: teamLab Borderless, the Azabudai Hills Gallery's current exhibition, and the Sky Lobby view on the tower's 33rd floor, which requires a paid visit to a cafe or restaurant.

No. Azabudai Hills and Roppongi Hills are two separate Mori Building complexes a short train or taxi ride apart. Azabudai Hills opened in November 2023 around Mori JP Tower, Japan's tallest building, while Roppongi Hills opened in 2003 around Mori Tower, the Mori Art Museum, and the Tokyo City View observation deck. They share a developer and similar branding, but they are not the same place.

Yes, physically. teamLab Borderless occupies the basement level of Garden Plaza B, one of the four Garden Plazas inside the Azabudai Hills complex. It reopened there on February 9, 2024, after its original Odaiba venue closed in 2022. It's a separately ticketed museum with its own timed-entry booking, not a general area you can wander into as part of the free complex.

Azabudai Hills is Mori Building's newer, 2023 complex built around Japan's tallest building, with a strong emphasis on gardens and green architecture. Roppongi Hills is Mori Building's older, 2003 complex built around Mori Tower, the Mori Art Museum, and an observation deck. Both have shops, dining, and public art, but they sit in different locations and center on different headline attractions.

Not in the way it once did. The Sky Lobby on the 33rd floor of Mori JP Tower offered free public viewing when Azabudai Hills opened, but that free access ended on April 18, 2024. Since then, reaching the Sky Lobby view requires a paid visit to Sky Room Cafe & Bar, Dining 33, or Hills House membership access, typically a cover charge plus a required drink order.

Kamiyacho Station, on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, connects directly into the complex via Exit 5. Roppongi-itchome Station, on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, is an equally direct alternate via Exit 4.

Plan for about 1.5 to 2.5 hours to walk the gardens, Garden Plazas, and shops without visiting teamLab Borderless or the Gallery. Add teamLab Borderless's own recommended 2 to 3 hours if you're combining both in one visit.

Azabudai Hills has roughly 150 shops and restaurants spread across Tower Plaza and the four Garden Plazas, including the Azabudai Hills Market specialty food hall and a cluster of luxury boutiques known informally as the complex's Luxury Street. The exact tenant roster changes over time, so check the official site for current listings before visiting a specific store.

Yes. The Central Green is the complex's main green space, complemented by a rooftop orchard and planting woven through the Garden Plazas' terraces, a genuine differentiator from most central Tokyo commercial complexes. Cherry blossoms bloom in and around the Central Green roughly February through early May.

It depends on what you're looking for. Azabudai Hills is worth visiting for its architecture, free gardens, and shopping and dining, especially if you're already planning a teamLab Borderless visit or want a calmer alternative to Roppongi Hills. Travelers with very limited time in Tokyo choosing a single must-see landmark may find it a lower priority, since its appeal is mostly atmospheric rather than one defining activity.

Yes, for the free areas. The open plazas, gardens, and ground-level shops and dining are easy to navigate with children, and teamLab Borderless (a separate ticket) is a popular family draw. Some visitors describe navigating between the buildings as a little confusing at first, so allow extra time if traveling with young kids or strollers.

The core complex, Mori JP Tower, the four Garden Plazas, teamLab Borderless, and the Gallery, opened in stages between November 2023 and February 2024 and functions as a complete, fully open district today. Some sources reference longer-term redevelopment plans for the wider Toranomon-Azabudai area, but there's no confirmed, ongoing construction affecting the complex's own public spaces as of this page's last verification.