Photo courtesy of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. ©Top row, from left: KAZAGURUMA GARDEN (daytime, nighttime, inside the dome). Bottom row, from left: Godzilla Expo in Tokyo Midtown Hibiya TM & © TOHO CO., LTD., Cool and Refreshing Menu, and Entertainment Town Hibiya.
Source: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya press release
HIBIYA MID SUMMER 2024 Main Visual. Image courtesy of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.Tokyo Midtown Hibiya (Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; operator: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.) will hold HIBIYA MID SUMMER 2024 from Monday, July 22 to Sunday, September 1, 2024, as a summer event to enjoy and cool down in an ecologically-safe way during the hot summer.
HIBIYA MID SUMMER 2024 is an event with the theme of "Summer in Japan" featuring immersive, photographic, and other entertainment elements to cool off and enjoy the hot summer outdoors, fitting for the "Entertainment Town Hibiya." The main event site, Hibiya Step Plaza, will feature the KAZAGURUMA GARDEN (かざぐるまガーデン, Kaaguruma Gāden), where approximately 1,000 kazaguruma (Japanese pinwheels), which can be said to be the original scenery of Japanese summer, will be arranged in a dome shape. Some of the pinwheels used are "eco kazaguruma" made of recycled clear files. Combined with the mist effects inside the dome, this is an ecological "cool share" spot* that will cool you down both physically and visually.
In August, the "Hibiya Oh! MATSURI Stage" will be held, bringing traditional Japanese performing arts and festivals to Hibiya. There will also be a workshop where visitors can make their own "original kazaguruma" out of used clear files. Please enjoy this summer event at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya that combines traditional Japanese content with entertainment and coolness.
Location: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
Period: Monday, July 22 - Sunday, September 1, 2024
Organizer: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
Cooperation: Hibiya Area Management Incorporated Association
Highlights of this event
✓ Feel cool with about 1,000 colorful kazaguruma and mist - KAZAGURUMA GARDEN
✓ Traditional Japanese performing arts and festivals will come to Hibiya! - Hibiya Oh! MATSURI Stage
✓ Experience making things with everyday items, such as making pinwheels out of clear files! - MID SUMMER KIDS WORKSHOP
■ Held simultaneously! Various content to enjoy Tokyo Midtown Hibiya in summer
✓ Godzilla, the world-famous Japanese monster, attacks Hibiya! - Godzilla Expo in Tokyo Midtown Hibiya (collaboration event)
✓ A menu that is cool and refreshing to look at and eat! - "Cool and Sweet, the Happiness of Summer"
✓ The 12th year of the event! Bringing coolness to downtown Hibiya with a spirit of hospitality - "Entertainment Town Hibiya Uchimizu Month"
This year, the four areas in Tokyo where the real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan is working with the local community to promote area management --Nihonbashi area, Tokyo Midtown (Roppongi), Tokyo Midtown (Hibiya), and Tokyo Midtown (Yaesu) -- have a common theme of "Japanese summer coolness and eco-friendly living." Tour the four areas and enjoy a variety of Japanese ecological summer coolness.
*Cool share: The Ministry of the Environment recommends that people stop using one air conditioner per person and gather together in a cool place.
KAZAGURUMA GARDEN (daytime). Photo courtesy of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.
• The original Japanese summer scenery! Feel the coolness of approximately 1,000 colorful pinwheels and mist at KAZAGURUMA GARDEN
The "pinwheel" is a Japanese toy with a long history that is said to have been enjoyed since the Heian period (794-1185), and the sight of the blades spinning in the wind is a visually refreshing sight. This time, approximately 1,000 pinwheels will be in the shape of a dome at Hibiya Step Plaza! Visitors can feel the coolness of the mist at the entrance and inside the dome. The colorful pinwheels are also recommended as a photo spot for people wearing yukatas (light cotton kimonos). Visitors can enjoy the cool of the evening in a photogenic and entertaining atmosphere. At night, the dome is illuminated to create a fantastic space. In addition, the grand staircase area will be illuminated to echo the pinwheels in the square. Please enjoy the cool of the evening while feeling the breeze on a summer evening.
KAZAGURUMA GARDEN (nighttime). Photo courtesy of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.
KAZAGURUMA GARDEN (inside the dome). Photo courtesy of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.
▲Office tenants' unnecessary clear files turned into pinwheels!?
Image courtesy of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.
As part of an initiative to promote waste reduction and recycling, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya collects unused clear files from office tenants and reuses them as "eco kazaguruma". About 200 "eco kazaguruma," or one-fifth of the total number of the pinwheels displayed, are planned to be used.
• Traditional arts and festivals gather in Hibiya!
Hibiya Oh! MATSURI Stage (ヒビヤオマツリステージ, Hibiya o Matsuri Sutēji)
During the weekend of the Obon festival in August, traditional performing arts and festivals from all over Japan will gather at Hibiya Step Plaza. Summer dance festivals such as the "Awa Odori" from Tokushima, "Eisa" from Okinawa, and "Yosakoi Soran" from Hokkaido will be featured, allowing you to experience the atmosphere of summer festivals from all over Japan without leaving Hibiya.
Location: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Hibiya Step Plaza, near the main staircase
Period: Saturday, August 10, Sunday, 11, Monday, 12, Saturday, 17, Sunday, 18, 2024 (tentative)
Official Site: https://www.hibiya.tokyo-midtown.com/jp/event/6664/
Organizer: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
Cooperation: Hibiya Area Management General Incorporated Association
*Details will be available on the official website at a later date.
Pinwheels. Photo courtesy of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.• Experience making things from everyday items!
MID SUMMER KIDS WORKSHOP
This is a workshop for children where they can experience making things from everyday items, perfect for independent research. Various workshops will be held to deepen children's interest in Japanese traditional culture and environmental efforts, such as making their own original pinwheel using old clear files.
Location: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
Organizer: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
Official Site: https://www.hibiya.tokyo-midtown.com/jp/event/6664/
*Details for the schedule, how to participate, etc. will be available on the official website at a later date.
• Godzilla, Japan's world-famous monster, attacks Hibiya!
GODZILLA EXPO IN TOKYO MIDTOWN HIBIYA (ゴジラ博 in 東京ミッドタウン日比谷, Gojira Haku in Tōkyō Middotaun Hibiya Gaiyō)
It's been almost 70 years since Godzilla first appeared before us.
Beginning with the blockbuster success of the first Godzilla film in 1954, the Godzilla series has been a milestone in special effects movies, gaining widespread popularity and overwhelming recognition among people of all ages and genders, both in Japan and abroad.
Godzilla Expo poster art. Image courtesy of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.Godzilla, who has been depicted as a being beyond human understanding, sometimes plays an active role on the screen as an obstacle that humans must overcome, and sometimes as an ally of mankind. The themes of the films have reflected the social conditions of the times in which they were made, fascinating people living in each era.
GODZILLA MINUS ONE (ゴジラ-1.0/ゴジラマイナスワン, Gojira Mainasu Wan, 2023) , the first new Godzilla film produced in Japan in seven years and the commemorative 30th live-action Godzilla movie, has been highly praised for its VFX technology and won numerous film awards both at home and abroad. The Hollywood version of the Monsterverse series is also celebrating its 10th anniversary, and the new film GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE has been a huge hit all over the world.
To mark this milestone year, the special exhibition "Godzilla Expo" will be held at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya as a successor to 2014's "Great Godzilla Special Effects Exhibition" (大ゴジラ特撮展, Dai Gojira Tokusatsuten) and 2021's "Great Godzilla Special Effects Kingdom" (大ゴジラ特撮王国, Dai Gojira Tokusatsuten Okoku) so that visitors can look back on Godzilla's great achievements. Please come to Hibiya to experience the majestic figure of Godzilla, who will continue to reign as the strongest King of Monsters, through the display of rare statues and filming props.
Location: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya 6F BASEQ HALL
Period: Tuesday, August 13 - Sunday, September 1, 2024
Hours: 10:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. (all days) *Last admission at 6:00 P.M.
Organizer: Godzilla Expo Executive Committee
Co-sponsored by: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. / Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
Planning and Supervision: Toho Co., Ltd.
Official Site: https://www.godzilla-tokusatsu.com/
Admission Fees: Time-specified advance ticket 1,600円 (approximately $9.94 USD)/ Same-day ticket - adult 1,800円 (approximately $11.19 USD), children's ticket: for elementary school students and younger (4 years old and up) 900円 (approximately $5.59 USD). All prices include tax.
Ticket Sales: https://eplus.jp/godzilla/ beginning at 12:00 P.M. on Friday, June 28, 2024.
*For more information, please check the website.
Menu items. Photo courtesy of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.
• Simultaneous Event: "Cool and Sweet, the Happiness of Summer" - Cool and refreshing menus to look at and eat!
A menu that is cool to look at and cool to eat, giving you a moment of coolness and happiness, will be available at restaurants in Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.
Location: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, all stores
Period: Friday, July 12, 2024 - Sunday, September 1, 2024
• This year' marks the 12th event! Companies and facilities in the Hibiya area cooperate to hold the event on weekdays during the month.
"Entertainment Town Hibiya: Uchimizu Month" will be held again this year!
Last year's Uchimizu ceremony. Photo courtesy of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.
Hibiya, the entertainment district, will hold "Uchimizu Month" for the 12th time this year! During the event, staff members working in Hibiya will uchimizu (sprinkle water) in front of each facility at 5:00 P.M. every day to bring coolness to the streets of Hibiya.* On the first day, Monday, July 22, an opening ceremony will be held from 4:00 P.m. During the ceremony, the general public is welcome to join the water-sprinkling event, so please drop by.
Location: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Hibiya Step Plaza, Hibiya Nakadori Avenue, etc.
Period: Monday, July 22 - Saturday, August 31, 2024
Organizer: Hibiya Uchimizu Month Executive Committee
*Please note that the general public is not allowed to participate during this period.
■ Mitsui Fudosan Group's Contribution to SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
Based on the philosophy of the "& mark" of "creating new value through symbiosis, coexistence, and co-creation, and continuing to take on the challenge to achieve this," the Mitsui Fudosan Group regards "creating social value" and "creating economic value" as two wheels of a car, and believes that creating social value will lead to the creation of even greater social value.
In addition, when formulating the new Group Management Philosophy in April 2024, they identified six "GROUP MATERIALITY (priority issues to be addressed)": 1. contributing to industrial competitiveness, 2. coexistence with the environment, 3. health and vitality, 4. safety and security, 5. diversity and inclusion, and 6. compliance and governance. They will contribute to sustainability by addressing these materialities through their core business.
・Establishment of the Group's Long-Term Management Policies: https://www.mitsuifudosan.co.jp/corporate/innovation2030/
・Group Materiality: https://www.mitsuifudosan.co.jp/esg_csr/approach/materiality/
About Tokyo Midtown Management
Tokyo Midtown Management Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Fudosan established to manage Tokyo Midtown. The company provides overall operation and management services for Tokyo Midtown, including town management services such as events and promotions for Tokyo Midtown and sales promotion planning for commercial facilities, as well as facility management centered on building facility management.