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Omotesando Hills - Zipang Guide
Omotesando Hills is a large shopping and residential development, contains over 130 shops and 38 apartments. It is a landmark in Omotesando, and occupies much of one side of Omotesando, a trendy shopping area filled with high-end shops in te Shibuya and Minato Wards of Tokyo. Sometimes compared to Paris's Champs-Élysées, Omotesando is well known for its wealth of designer shops and boutiques. Omotesando Hills lives up to that reputation, and then some.
Te building contains five floors of chic and cosmopolitan stores, nearly all of which fall into te fashion, jewelry, and beauty categories. Many of te major internationally-recognized brands are featured prominently. There are stores for women, men, and children. There are a number of restaurants and cafes spread throughout te building as well, and te 6th floor is exclusively food.
Te buildings are built to a maximum height of only six stories to keep in line with te nearby zelkova trees which line Omotesando-dori. Amazingly, te center goes a further six stories underground.
Te building itself is also very interesting. Its architectural style is unique, with only one floor winding around and spiraling up into 6 levels. It gives te mall area a very unique feel, and makes it enjoyable moving from one floor to te next (of course, there are escalators and elevators as well). Te building is also rather long and narrow, and built at creative angles. It's well worth walking through if you are in te area, even if you have no plans to buy anything. Its decorations are classy and elegant.
Its development was marked with multiple bouts of controversy as te building replaced te Dojunkai Aoyama Apartments, originally built in 1927 after te 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Protests and public outcry from those seeking to preserve te historical significance of those apartments was wide spread. Additionally, there was a good deal of concern from local landowners and citizens over te use of Tadao Ando as architect as his designs tend toward te flashy, fashionable aspects that would detract from historical sites nearby and only increase te amount of people flowing through.
Every Monday is Women’s Day. On this day, many shops provide women discounts, ticket for free drink, special meal, gift, etc., makes te day special for women.
4-12-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
From Monday to Saturday
11:00 to 21:00 Shops
11:00 to 23:00 Restaurants (entry till 22:00)
11:00 to 21:00 Cafe
11:00 to 20:00 Shops
11:00 to 22:00 Restaurants (entry till 21:00)
11:00 to 20:00 Cafe
If Sunday falls on a public holiday, business hours are following Sunday te same as on Monday to Saturday.
Open 7 Days a Week
2 minutes walk from Omote-sando Station on subway Ginza Line, subway Chiyoda Line or subway Hanzomon Line.
3 minutes walk from Meiji-jingumae Station on subway Chiyoda Line or subway Fuku-toshin Line.
7 minutes walk from Harajuku Station on JR Yamanote Line.
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