Roppongi

thumb|Roppongi Hills' buildings (center and right) and Tokyo Midtown Tower (left)

Key facts

Settlement.name: Roppongi
Settlement.type: District
Settlement.image_skyline: Roppongi night.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Roppongi at night, with Tokyo Tower in the background
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Roppongi within Tokyo##Location of Roppongi within Tokyo Bay
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kantō
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tokyo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Ward
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Minato, Tokyo
Settlement.established_date: -
Settlement.population_as_of: January 1, 2016
Settlement.population_total: 12111
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Elevation: 16.0
Image: Roppongi (16168478591).jpg

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Commons category: Roppongi
native label: 六本木
postal code: 106-0032

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thumb|Roppongi Hills' buildings (center and right) and Tokyo Midtown Tower (left)

Roppongi (, , 'six trees') is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the Roppongi Hills development area, an upscale commercial and residential complex, and night club scene. Several foreign embassies are located in or near Roppongi. The district is in central Tokyo, situated south of Akasaka and north of Azabu and is noted for its night life, attracting both local residents and visitors from abroad.