There are several different areas that make up the Skytree in Midgar special event. Most of it is happening over 450 meters above the ground, beginning February 6th and running through April 22nd, 2020. The first of these exhibitions is the Final Fantasy VII Premium Round Theatre on the Tembo Deck. The video screens are above the windows on a 360-degree deck, playing the latest videos of the FFVII Remake along with a history of FFVII. You can experience the sound and video all around you for a totally immersive experience (not to mention the view out the windows is incredible too!).

Next, you can head up to the Liberation Strategy in the Tembo Corridor, which has been robbed by ShinRa Electric Power Company! It’s up to you to get the materia back. Travel up in the Midgar-themed lifts to the Control Room, and you can help to return the stolen materia. There’s also a photo spot with life-size versions of the most memorable FFVII characters along with a full-size buster sword. There’s also a special photo zone where you can take a photo with Midgar in the background and a choice of your favourite character superimposed into the image with you! (This service costs ¥1,800). Finally, there’s an art exhibition with concept work from the FFVII Remake along with art from the entire Final Fantasy series.

In addition to these main exhibition floors, the usual Skytree Cafe has been transformed into 340th Heaven Cafe (after Tifa’s bar Seventh Heaven in the game). There are plenty of exclusive themed menu items that come with a random character coaster. And if you haven’t had enough yet, there’s also a special Skytree in Midgar shop featuring exclusive merchandise for the event like pins, tote bags, file folders, t-shirts and more. Many of the items are printed with the name of the exhibition, making them once-in-a-lifetime fan goods to add to your collection!

Though it’s over now, on February 6th, and again on the 8th-12th, Skytree’s traditional lighting was replaced by a bluish-green light that was inspired by the colour of mako reactors! People all around Tokyo could see and experience that small piece of FFVII even from across the city anywhere that Skytree was visible.

There are a lot of shops on the sixth floor of Shibuya Parco for the discerning otaku. Two of the biggest ones are the Nintendo Store and the Shibuya Pokemon Centre. The Nintendo Store is the first of its kind in Japan with displays for all of Nintendo’s biggest franchises. From Animal Crossing to Mario and everything in between, there’s a lot of merchandise available to peruse. You can even buy a Nintendo Switch! If you aren’t easily embarrassed, you can also play Switch games on a big TV screen against the shop staff. The Shibuya Pokemon Centre is right next door with a life-size, “breathing” Mewtwo right at the entrance. The Pokemon Centre is sleek and black with a lot of Mew and Mewtwo goods along with everything else that the shop has to offer. There’s also a lot of Pokemon and Mario collaboration goods available at both of these stores.