Head for the Hills

Uncle Swint’s neighborhood, near Roppongi Hills, is no longer the hippest newest place to be in Tokyo. Our hood has been upstaged by Omotesando Hills which opened on February 11th. From the outside, the two-story structure, covered in 250 square meters of glass, offers no hint of what lies within. But step inside and you find yourself in a long, narrow building, with sloping walkways, an additional four underground stories and more than 90 spanking new shops and restaurants.

The building being hailed by some as a triumph for the increasingly world-famous architect Tadao Ando; but only time will tell.

Every spring brings fashionable shoppers to the tree-lined boulevard of Omotesando—the Champ Elysees of Tokyo. This year, global fashionistas will have a new attraction to focus on.