Ropongi Hills ( Tokyo, No1)

★English★
To attend J-SLA annual conference, we have been to Tokyo during the weekend. On Friday, we visited Roppongi Hills, which was constructed by building tycoon Minoru Mori, the mega-complex incorporates office space, apartments, shops, restaurants, cafés, movie theaters, a museum, a hotel, a major TV studio, an outdoor amphitheater, and a few parks. The centerpiece is the 54-story Mori Tower. Mori's stated vision was to build an integrated development where high-rise inner-urban communities allow people to live, work, play, and shop in proximity to eliminate commuting time. He argued that this would increase leisure time, quality of life, and benefit Japan's national competitiveness.
★Japanese★
J-SLA年次大会に参加するため、週末東京へ。金曜日に、あの六本木ヒルズへ。この５４階建の森タワーは、森が都心部に人々が住み、働き、遊び、買い物ができ、通勤時間を減らすことにもうつながるという思いのもと建設された。今のご時世、贅沢な時間をどれだけの人が、過ごせるというのだろう・・・・。
Culture shock: 5.5 point