Mohri Garden

Roppongi, Akasaka & Around


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 juxtaposed with the gleaming towers, the garden creates a fascinating study of luxury then and now. Look for the cherry trees in spring.

A population of medaka (Japanese killifish) descended from ones born aboard a 1994 Space Shuttle Columbia mission live in the garden's pond.


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