Roppongi

Roppongi (六本木) is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popular with locals and foreigners alike. It is in the central part of Tokyo, south of Akasaka and north of Azabu. History The name Roppongi, which appears to have been coined around 1660, literally means "six trees". Six very old and large zelkova trees used to mark the area; the first…