Location:
Yebisu Garden Place is located in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. It is also familiar as Yebisu Garden Place Tower or Garden Place Ebisu.
The site is just next to Ebisu Station, through Sky Walk.
History:
Garden Place Ebisu was the place of the former Yebisu Beer Factory. The beer factory was founded in 1890.
However, to modernize the site, many skyscrapers buildings are built here.
This project made Yebisu Garden Place more famous than ever before. It is now one of the most popular tourist spots in Tokyo.
Main attraction:
The whole place is very famous.
It has two museums, a Yebisu Garden Cinema, Yebisu Garden Clinic, Office towers, residential towers, and many high-end shops and restaurants.
Besides, the Westin Tokyo Hotel is next to it.
However, some of the spots inside the campus are unbelievably famous.
- Yebisu Beer Museum
- Yebisu Garden Place Tower
- Chateau Square
- French Restaurant
- Surroundings
Yebisu Beer Museum:
The Yebisu Beer Museum is the top-rated spot on the property. The official name is the Museum of Yebisu Beer.
However, modern people say it is the Ebisu Beer Museum.
It is admission free.
But, there is a tour inside the museum. The tour lasts 30 minutes.
The good thing is visitors can book tours on the spot inside the museum.
Besides, there is a nice beer Saloon inside. So visitors can taste different kinds of Yebisu Beer.
At the same time, it has a museum display hall where tourists can see the history of Yebisu Beer.
Yebisu Garden Place Tower:
The property has a tower. The tower floors are 37 and 38.
It is free and opens from 7:00-24:00.
People can see beautiful Tokyo from the tower. The views are always pleasing whether it is a sunny or rainy day.
It is perfect for those who want to see Tokyo from the sky.
It is free, but the views are fantastic as Skytree and Tokyo Tower.
Besides, there are famous national and international restaurants on these two floors.
So, visitors can enjoy beautiful views and food at the same place.
One of the most famous restaurants on the 38 floor is Vera Pizza.
At the same time, customers can enjoy the beautiful views from the restaurant.
Chateau Square:
Yebisu Garden Place has a beautiful square called Chateau Square in the middle of the property.
It has a beautiful flower garden, benches, western-style sculptures, and a gallery for tourists to sit.
Half of Chateau Square has a stadium-style roof so people can go from one building to another even on rainy days.
Besides, there is ample glass light under the roof.
The light is crystal clear.
So beautiful.
La Table d Joel Robuchon:
The famous French restaurant is just next to Chateau Square.
People from different parts of Tokyo come to this restaurant to have their special celebration.
Illumination:
Yebisu Garden Place Winter Illumination is one of the best in Tokyo. This winter illumination is famous for couples.
The illumination starts from the second week of November until the second week of January. This winter illumination has been taking place for about 20 years.
It has big Baccarat ETERNAL LIGHT, considered one of the enormous Baccarat Chandeliers in the world.
The height of the light is 5 meters and the width 3 meters, composed of about 250 lights and 8,500 pieces of crystal.
Besides, it also hosts Christmas Market every year.
However, it is not famous as Skytree Christma Market or Roppongi Christmas Market.
But a handful of well-decorated huts in the plaza arrange the market.
However, the illumination attracts thousands of neighborhoods.
Surroundings:
The surroundings of the Yebisu Garden Place are very charming.
The site has a pleasant modern passage from the station. Officially the name of the passage is Yebisu Sky Walk.
At the same time, both sides of the passage are decorated with traditional arts, cultures, events, and famous tourist spots in Japan.
Besides, the famous Westin Hotel is just next to the tower.
Most famous people do a wedding in the European style, riding on a horse, which is rare to see in Tokyo.
So, it is an excellent chance to see such a wedding here.
Admission: Free
Opening hours:
07:00-24:00
Access:
Nearest Station: Ebisu Station
(Yamanote Line/ Shonan Shinjuku Line/ Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line/ Saikyo Line)
5 minutes walk through Yebisu Sky Walk(East Exit)
Address:
4 Chome-20 Ebisu, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-6018
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