City escape in Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

In public spaces

High-angle view of the Seibu Ikebukuro rooftop garden in Tokyo, with blue mosaic paving, a round water feature, planted borders, shared tables and white parasols spread across the terrace.

Welcome to the rooftop garden of the Seibu Ikebukuro commercial center. This massive 12-story complex is the place to be to loosen your purse and go shopping, but also to escape the bustling city streets and unwind on this sky-high patio.

Also known as the Seibu, this center is home to Tokyo's largest food hall, spanning two floors. This mega-complex, visited by 70 million people a year, is directly connected to the Ikebukuro Station that serves as a hub for northwest Tokyo.

Located in an office district, many surrounding employees visit the rooftop garden to escape a busy workday or shoppers rest their feet in the garden nspired by Claude Monet's landscape paintings.

At dusk, visitors sit at illuminated Gargantua picnic tables beneath large white parasols on the rooftop terrace, with Tokyo buildings glowing in the background.

A cocoon of softness

To rest tired feet

Whereas the shopping center first had an empty unused rooftop, it now offers different seating possibilities to enjoy a quiet moment during the day or even at night. After furnishing the rooftop, the Seibu saw visitors skyrocketing, adding to extra passage through the shopping center!

Thanks to several Kosmos sofa’s, shoppers find a cozy spot to lounge after a busy moment in the mall. The round shaped sofa naturally sparks interactions, while the matching shade offers a moment out of the sun. Get in this circle of coziness and close your eyes for a while, dreaming of this green garden.

Two white Kosmos sofas sit under large white shades on a timber rooftop deck, surrounded by flower pots, café chairs and a tall living green wall.

A picnick garden

Seating or leaning?

Take a seat at one of the Gargantua tables to enjoy a drink or a bite. The galvanized steel and Iroko hardwood are sturdy, anti-aging materials that need very little maintenance.

Both tables are completed with an intelligent sunshade. At the Gargantua table, the solid Inumbra shade floats on top of the table.

The uniqueness of these parasols lies in their design. The mechanism that opens and closes the shade sits above the fabric, this way, you don’t have a jumble of ropes hanging above your head. The shape and high tension make the umbrella extremely windproof, while the parasol provides shade and coziness for you to enjoy.

At dusk, visitors sit at illuminated Gargantua picnic tables beneath large white inumbra parasols on the rooftop terrace, with Tokyo buildings glowing in the background.
“A visitor sits at the edge of a rooftop deck beneath a white inumbra parasol while another reclines beside a dense vertical garden.
People relax and eat at shared gargantua picnic tables under white inumbra parasols along a curved timber deck beside planting beds on the rooftop garden.

Pictures by © Shinichi Sato

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