Enjoy the Blossoming Sakura at Tokyo Midtown
Enjoy the beauty of sakura season at Tokyo Midtown with relaxing hanami spaces, exclusive seasonal menus, art exhibits, workshops and shopping events.
Midtown Blossom Lounge
The Midtown Blossom Lounge has a great seating area surrounded by rows and rows of blooming cherry blossoms. You can enjoy the blooms while savoring original cocktails, food and sweets created by The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo.
The lounge menu includes a beautiful Roku Blossom cocktail that is served both hot or cold, a spring carbonara and beef curry with turmeric rice. For dessert, try the yuzu and berry cheesecake with cherry blossom jelly and red bean paste, or Roku Gin’s original matcha chocolate yokan castella. At night, the lounge and its surrounding sakura are lit up to be enjoyed even after the sun sets.
Spring Walk
The Midtown Garden area has over 100 cherry trees lined op through the Spring Walk pathway. There are seven types of cherry blossoms here, including Somei Yoshino, Yamazakura and Shidarezakura. Taking a leisure walk through the path while the trees are in full bloom makes for an unforgettable sight. At night, you can enjoy illuminations on the trees.
Art Events
There are several art events happening simultaneously. The Flower Art Award is a high-level flower competition and exhibition featuring artists from around the world. The event consists of the City Live Award international competition, the French Florist Challenge Cup, the Flower Art Showcase Award and the Flower Freshers Exhibition. Events will be happening from March 15 to June 8. In conjunction with the event, B1 Metro Avenue will display bamboo works by Ikebana artist Takayuki Fukazawa.
The Tokyo Midtown Award is an art competition from March 14 to April 13 with the aim of meeting, supporting and collaborating with talented designers and artists. Winners will exhibit their works on the temporary enclosure set up within Tokyo Midtown.
Shopping and Workshops
For the luxury cosmetics fans, Dior is hosting a limited-time event that takes guests behind the scenes at how Dior Addict lipstick is made. Through immersive experiences and fun games, enter the couture-inspired pink world of Dior Addict. Guests can also enjoy makeup services by professional makeup artists. This is a free event from March 27 to April 16. Reservations for certain time slots are required.
Blossom Marche is a market offering spring-themed interior decor items, accessories and sweet treats from March 14 to April 13. Participating stores include Scandinavian Goods Kauppa, Halle Marche and Bon Dimanche Market.
Families can enjoy various activities together at workshops around the area. Furniture and interior goods shop Hida is hosting a wooden cutting board workshop where children and their parents can polish a board and apply beeswax to bring out the texture of the wood. This workshop will be on April 5 and costs ¥2500 to participate.
Starbucks Coffee is hosting a coffee seminar and kids workshop for guests to learn more about Starbucks’ sustainable activities and create postcards using paint made from coffee grounds actually used in the stores. Entry costs ¥2200 per person for the coffee seminar and ¥984 per person for the workshop. Advance registration is required, please visit Starbucks Coffee Tokyo Midtown to make a reservation.
