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Roppongi Hills is a large, upscale, office/shopping/residential complex. There are a few stores I like there, but finding them in the labyrinth structure is always a challenge. If there's something interesting at the Mori Art Museum it may be worth paying the Y1500 admission fee to the observation deck, from which you can see views like the one below. |
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Tokyo Midtown is just a few blocks away from Roppongi Hills and also fairly upscale, meaning, not many kids. Of the 3 floors of stores, one floor is dedicated to mostly home interiors. Tokyo Midtown uses a lot of wood (including bamboo floors) as opposed to the stone at Roppongi Hills. I also like the art work scattered throughout the complex. |
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Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu was built on the site of a former shipyard and carries that theme
over in the decor and design (the shopping area is divided into several "ships"). Like other
LaLaports, it has a fairly standard selection of stores including Tokyu Hands, Kinokuniya Books,
and several home interior stores. As such, it resembles the suburban Jusco/Aeon shopping malls except
that you don't need a car to get to it. However it also boasts great views of Tokyo Bay, a real
pipe organ, and outside areas where kids can play. LaLaports tend to be strictly shopping centers without adjoining offices or
residential areas.
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LaLaport Yokohama is a short walk across a river from Kamoi Station. It is primarily an indoor mall being located in the middle of a residential area. It is fairly standard except that it has a unique food court area which may be difficult to navigate if you don't speak Japanese. |
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| Lazona Kawasaki Place is directly connected to JR Kawasaki Station on the Tokaido Line. The store offering is fairly standard except that it does have a large Do-It-Yourself store, Unidy. Unfortunately a guard stopped me as I was taking a panorama of part of the mall. For some reason, photography is generally banned inside these malls. |
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