This weekend, before hitting the bars and clubs in Roppongi, stop by Roppongi Hills for the beautiful cherry blossom illuminations. The annual Roppongi Hills Spring Festival is returning only for three days.
For this special occasion, the cherry blossoms at Mohri Garden and Roppongi Sakurazaka will be lit up from 5pm, allowing you to admire the illuminated sakura in two different settings. The former is a traditional Japanese garden while the latter is a 400m-long street flanked by 74 mature somei yoshino trees.
The Roppongi Hills Spring Festival will be packed with fun activities and stage shows, including an outdoor nighttime Kyoto Takigi Noh theatre performance on April 3 from 6pm and 7pm, a daytime Oukakenran kabuki show by Hashigo Nakamura on April 4 at 2pm, and a Shinto theatrical kagura dance performance on April 5 from 2pm at the Roppongi Hills Arena. Moreover, restaurants from the shopping complex will be serving spring-themed dishes at their respective outdoor food stalls.
As a special treat, Keyakizaka Complex Rooftop Garden, which is normally closed to the public, will be open on Saturday and Sunday between 1pm and 4pm. Here you get to admire cherry blossoms up close, along with seasonal plants as well as a vegetable garden and rice field. Admission to the rooftop space is free, but you’ll need to get a ticket at the Roppongi Hills Arena reception, which is handed out from noon daily. There are four hourly sessions per day, limited to 30 people each.
Roppongi Hills Spring Festival is held from April 3 through April 5: 5pm-8pm on Friday and 12noon-6pm on the weekend.