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Rose Festival 2008

Ark Garden is a collection of seven different gardens found in the Ark Hills building complex and its vicinity. Each garden grows a variety of seasonal flowers and plants that are suited for their characteristic environment. Featuring modern roses as this year's theme, the festival presents rose markets, live concerts, and many other events and programs that deliver the beauty of roses. While it is normally closed to the public to protect wild birds' habitat within, a rose garden located on the rooftop of the Suntory Hall will be open during the festival for a special public viewing. Rose fans will enjoy this rare opportunity to appreciate the garden's exclusive collection, including both varieties of Japanese-origin and those which were brought from abroad during ancient times, beautifully arranged in a sophisticated contemporary layout.

	May 23 (Fri.) & 24 (Sat.) 10:00 - 18:00 Rose terrace: May 16 - May 31 *Rose Garden closes at 13:00 each day
	Ark Hills, Ark Karajan Place 1-12-32, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
	Free
	1-minute walk from the exit 3 of Roppongi-itchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line/ 1-minute walk from the exit 13 of Tameike-sanno Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line or Ginza Line
	For more information, call 03-6406-6663 (Mori Building management office) http://www.mori.co.jp/ark-garden/index.html (Ark Garden official website; only available in Japanese) http://www.ehills.co.jp/rp/dfw/EHILLS/morishop/index_e.php (Ark Hills information)