Our first stop was Santa. Roppongi Hills has a very nice looking Santa that my son is convinced is real. While having lunch my son explained to me that there are actually 400 real Santas that work together to get all their work done. I found his arguments to be well thought out and very logical.
It was a good visit with the man in red. When my son made his big request, Santa glanced at us looking for a headshake before agreeing to bring my son's desired toy. Since this is only our second visit to Santa, I don't know if that is standard practice. But, it is a relief to know that the one gift he gets from Santa is the one he asked for (kids in Japan only get one gift from Santa).
After his big meeting, we toured around town visiting various places. One stop was the Old Shimbashi Station Railway History Exhibition Hall. This little museum is in a beautiful modern building that houses both a restaurant and artifacts linked to the Shiodome area and old Shimbashi Station.
It had some interesting things, like station teapots, ticket punchers, and a scale model of old Shimbashi Station. Unfortunately, we were not very interested in their special exhibit, which focused on Dr. Shoichi Sumita's research on ancient characters on roof tiles.
It was small and didn't take us much time at all to wander through. I'm sure more serious train enthusiasts might get more out of it, but since we didn't connect to the special exhibit, it is hard to overwhelmingly recommend it.
Afterwards, we wandered around the building to find a fun light display featuring trains. We knew we needed to swing back after dark to see exactly what it entailed.
We wandered a bit more, had dinner, and headed back to see what they might have put together for their illumination. We were so surprised to experience a fun show that featured a steam train in lights that transitioned to a Shinkansen in time to music.
This was by far the best part of the museum for our son. He loved the light show and so did we.
It was a fun, holiday-themed day. From Santa to train lights, we definitely enjoyed a variety of festive entertainment.
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