MORI LIVING Diary

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August 31, 2010 Discovering VenusFort

Despite having lived in Tokyo for over eight years, I have only visited Odaiba a handful of times, usually for a trade show or other sp...

August 24, 2010 Food and Fun at Azabu Juban Festival

One of the many great things about living in Tokyo is the food--the Japanese have a seemingly insatiable love of the culinary arts, evi...

August 17, 2010 Roppongi's EARTH BEAT GARDEN

Each summer Roppongi Hills plays host to several events, each one with its own theme and attractions. Last weekend I visited the EARTH ...

August 11, 2010 A Sense of Nature

Despite my own lack of artistic ability, I have always admired those who excel at expressing themselves through visual means. And while...

August 03, 2010 A Full Service Restaurant at Home

I don't know how many times I've wished I could just wander downstairs and have a full meal prepared for me right in the comfort of my ...

July 27, 2010 Healthy Eating, Effortlessly

At the Roppongi Hills Spa, members can not only get a workout in the gym or have a treatment in the spa area, but also eat a delicious ...

July 20, 2010 Dinosaurs in Roppongi

Through September 26, visitors to Roppongi Hills' Mori Arts Center Gallery will be in for a real treat of epic proportions. Located 52 ...

July 13, 2010 A Kyoto-style Tanabata Café in Omotesando Hills

Last Thursday through Sunday, a traditional-style Japanese tea house, kimono shop, and event space was set up in Omotesando Hills. Mode...

July 06, 2010 Tokyo At My Feet

Last week I got a very special opportunity to see a project years in the making--a detailed, realistic 1/1,000 scale model of Tokyo rou...

June 29, 2010 New Library Offers Respite to Businesspeople

With the recent release of Apple's iPad and the rising popularity of e-books, opening a posh library in central Tokyo may seem poorly t...

June 22, 2010 A New Dining Choice in ARK Hills

For those who live or work in and around ARK Hills, there is a new dining option that is bound to please virtually all tastes, foodies ...

June 15, 2010 Backstage with the Blue Men in Tokyo

Since the opening of the Roppongi Blue Man Theatre, this avant-garde performance group has been a popular and permanent fixture in Toky...

June 08, 2010 An International Level of Service

Hideyuki Nakai has been in the service industry for a long time, and he knows how to make (and keep) customers happy. Nakai has been w...

June 01, 2010 Loving Work at Holland Hills Mori Tower RoP

For some lucky people, an office is much more than just a workspace. It can be a sanctuary in which both visitors and employees feel at...

May 25, 2010 Art and Culture High Above the City

On the 52nd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, high above the noise and traffic on the streets below, lies a cultural oasis... and the...

May 18, 2010 A New Perspective on an Old Landmark

On April 27 about 20 MORI LIVING residents gathered at Roppongi Hills for a special residents-only event: a guided tour around the grou...

May 11, 2010 Nodate at Roppongi Hills

The staff at the Roppongi Hills Residences are used to planning and preparing events--every year they organize several residents-only f...

April 27, 2010 A Happy Place to Work

Yoshihide Wakaume has been working in facilities management at the Roppongi Hills Residences since before the buildings even opened. He...

April 20, 2010 Enjoying the Benefits of a Serviced Apartment

On the second day of my stay in a serviced apartment at Roppongi Hills Residences, I awoke at 7am to a crisp, sunny spring day. Remembe...

April 13, 2010 Roppongi Hills Serviced Apartments Provide Comfort and Solace

I recently had the opportunity to stay for a few days in one of the serviced apartments in Roppongi Hills Residence D. While I expected...