Tokyo Midtown has a packed programme of summer fun this year. If you want to take it easy, cool down at Midtown Garden’s Ashimizu area. The gentle stream here has been transformed into a foot bath, open between 3pm and 9pm (closed on Tuesdays). It can accommodate up to 70 people at a time and best of all, it’s free. Towels are available at ¥100 each, but of course, you can always bring your own.
At the adjacent outdoor Midpark Lounge (5pm-10pm; Sat, Sun and hols 12noon-10pm), you can enjoy casual meals like buttermilk fried chicken, summer vegetable and seafood curry, and vegan cob salad, as well as sweet treats like fruity panna cotta and Basque cheesecake. The drink menu, on the other hand, offers a selection of cooling refreshments such as yuzu gin and tonic, green tea gin and ice cream soda. There are tables and seats for 120 people.