28th Nov 2025: An Autumn Walk around Toranomon Hills and Hotel Okura
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Toranomon Hills and Hotel Okura
A short walk from Toranomon Hills brings a noticeable change in atmosphere around Hotel Okura Tokyo. Within the hotel grounds and the adjacent green spaces, numerous maple trees have been carefully planted, allowing visitors to enjoy calm and measured autumn scenery centered around a traditional Japanese garden. Despite its proximity to major roads and office districts, time feels unhurried here, as red and orange leaves settle quietly into harmony with the surrounding architecture and stone pathways.
Beyond this, the area around the Okura Museum of Art offers another layer of tranquility unique to a cultural setting. Against the backdrop of its solid, dignified building, the autumn leaves do not assert themselves strongly, but instead appear to accept the passing of the season with quiet grace. Walking from the urban setting of Toranomon Hills to Hotel Okura and on to the Okura Museum of Art allows one to experience the layered expressions of autumn that this area holds—an experience that remains one of its most compelling charms.
Walking around the area near Toranomon Hills, one soon notices subtle signs of autumn quietly finding their way into the urban landscape shaped by redevelopment. Along streets and open spaces surrounded by high-rise buildings and glass façades, ginkgo and maple trees appear here and there, adding gentle colors to an otherwise linear and inorganic environment. Rather than nature taking the spotlight, the autumn foliage seems to blend into the structure of the city itself, creating a refined autumn scene that feels distinctly Toranomon.
A short walk from Toranomon Hills brings a noticeable change in atmosphere around Hotel Okura Tokyo. Within the hotel grounds and the adjacent green spaces, numerous maple trees have been carefully planted, allowing visitors to enjoy calm and measured autumn scenery centered around a traditional Japanese garden. Despite its proximity to major roads and office districts, time feels unhurried here, as red and orange leaves settle quietly into harmony with the surrounding architecture and stone pathways.
Beyond this, the area around the Okura Museum of Art offers another layer of tranquility unique to a cultural setting. Against the backdrop of its solid, dignified building, the autumn leaves do not assert themselves strongly, but instead appear to accept the passing of the season with quiet grace. Walking from the urban setting of Toranomon Hills to Hotel Okura and on to the Okura Museum of Art allows one to experience the layered expressions of autumn that this area holds—an experience that remains one of its most compelling charms.
Nikon D40x / AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR / 1/1600s / F3.5 / ISO 400 / 0.0
Nikon D40x / AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR / 1/4000s / F3.5 / ISO 400 / 0.0
Nikon D40x / AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR / 1/1000s / F4.5 / ISO 400 / 0.0
Nikon D40x / AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR / 1/1600s / F3.5 / ISO 400 / 0.0
Nikon D40x / AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm F3.5-5.6G ED / 1/1250s / F3.5 / ISO 400 / 0.0
Nikon D40x / AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR / 1/1250s / F3.5 / ISO 400 / 0.0
Nikon D40x / AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR / 1/640s / F5.6 / ISO 400 / 0.0
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