Tokyo Opera City - ICC (Intercommunication Center)

ICC (Intercommunication Center) is run by NTT (Nippon Telegram and Telepone Corporation).
There're are many installation arts with advanced science technologies.

Some of them are hands-on exhibitions.

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<The Nearest Station>

Hatsudai station on Keio Line (from Shinjuku)

<Admission>

Varies by exhibitions

11:00-18:00

Closed on Mondays, Year End Holidays and New Year Holidays

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Tokyo Opera City - Art Gallery

Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery has about 4 special exhibitions of contemporary art a year.
Special exhibition is held in big white exhibition rooms.

Concurrently, exhibitions from their own collections are held.
Also, works of young artists are exhibited in corridor.

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<The Nearest Station>

Hatsudai station on Keio Line (from Shinjuku)

＜Admission>

1200 yen

11:00-19:00
11:00-20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays

Closed on Mondays, Year End Holidays and New Year Holidays

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Tokyo Opera City - Concert Hall

Tokyo Opera City has a concert hall at the end of galleria.
It has natural woods on ceiling for better sound.
There's a pipe organ, too.

It's called Takemitsu Memorial Hall to commemorate Mitsuru Takemitsu.
He's a composer who was involved in design of this concert hall but passed away before the opening.

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<The Nearest Station>

Hatsudai station on Keio Line (from Shinjuku)

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Tokyo Opera City

Tokyo Opera City is a commercial complex with concert hall and art gallery.
It's located in Hatsudai which is the next station from Shinjuku on Keio Line.

The New National Theater is next door.

It has a high rise office building, galleria and sunken garden.
There're many restaurants on 53rd &54th floor and B1 floor through 2nd floor.

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<The Nearest Station>

Hatsudai station on Keio Line (from Shinjuku)

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The Japanese Sword Museum

The Japanese Sword Museum has about 190 items related to Japanese swords including National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties.

This museum is planning to move to Ryogoku.
New museum will open in January in 2018.

Current exhibition until the end of March is the final exhibition in current museum.
Taking photo in the museum is prohibited usually, but it's OK to take pictures only in this last exhibition.

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<The Nearest Station>

Hatsudai station on Keio Line (from Shinjuku)
Sangubashi station on Odakyu Line (from Shinjuku)

<Admission>

600 yen

10:00-16:30     Closed on Mondays,
                     Year end holidays and New Year holidays

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Shinjuku Park Tower

Shinjuku Park Tower is located right next to huge Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building. Impression of the building is similar to Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building.

It's smaller than its neighbor but huge enough to have many facilities in the building.

This building has Park Hyatt Hotel, Living Design Center Ozone, halls, showrooms, offices, shops and restaurants.

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<The Nearest Station>

Hatsudai station on Keio New Line

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