31 articles tagged “Hotel”
Tokyo's most storied luxury hotel, with the current main building completed in 1970 on the site of Frank Lloyd Wright's earthquake-proof Imperial Hotel of 1923. It remains a symbol of Japan's hospitality tradition at the edge of Hibiya Park.
Completed in September 1986, Hilton Osaka is a 34-floor hotel tower in the Umeda district of central Osaka. Owned by Yoshimoto Building, the property operates under the international Hilton brand and stands as one of the established high-rise landmarks of the Osaka Station area.
Completed in 1971, Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo was the first skyscraper built in Nishi-Shinjuku and gained international attention as the world's tallest hotel at the time. Standing 47 floors and 178 meters tall, it is now recognized by DOCOMOMO JAPAN as a landmark of modern Japanese architecture.
A landmark hotel in Kioi-cho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo. The original main building opened in 1964, and the Garden Tower — 40 stories, 143 meters — was completed in 1974. The property encompasses a 10,000-square-meter Japanese garden with over 400 years of history on the former estate of the Ii clan of Hikone.
A 23-story, 89.9-meter hotel completed in 1994 within Yebisu Garden Place, Meguro Ward, Tokyo. Developed by Sapporo Breweries on the site of its former Yebisu brewery, the hotel holds 445 guest rooms and anchors the mixed-use complex connected by a moving walkway to JR Ebisu Station.
A four-tower hotel complex in Takanawa, Minato City, steps from JR Shinagawa Station. Built across four decades from 1978 to 2002, the complex is anchored by the 39-story Main Tower completed in December 1994 and holds a combined 3,679 guest rooms.
A 36-story, 132.9 m luxury hotel tower completed in 1986 in Akasaka, Tokyo. Developed by All Nippon Airways and operated under the IHG InterContinental brand, it occupies a prominent hilltop site near the national government district.
A 908-room hotel that opened on 25 April 1982 in Takanawa, Minato City, Tokyo. Designed by Togo Murano — one of the defining figures of modern Japanese architecture — the building represents one of his last major commissions, completed when he was in his nineties, and is notable for its curved, ornamental façade in an era dominated by rectilinear glass towers.
A 40-story hotel tower completed in 1974 on the Kioicho hilltop in Chiyoda City, Tokyo. Built as an extension of the main Hotel New Otani wing that opened ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the Garden Tower rises above a 10,000-tsubo traditional Japanese garden that remains one of the largest private gardens in central Tokyo.
A 29-story mixed-use tower completed in 2010 at the foot of the National Diet Building in Nagatacho, Tokyo. Designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates, the tower houses The Capitol Hotel Tokyu alongside office floors, its timber-screen façade offering a quiet counterpoint to the political surroundings.
A mixed-use tower completed in 2016 on the site of the former Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in Kioi-cho, Chiyoda City. The 36-storey, 180-metre Kioi Tower, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates with Nikken Sekkei as executive architect, houses The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho hotel in its upper floors.
A 51-storey, 200-metre complex in Benten, Minato Ward, Osaka City, completed in 1993 under the former name ORC200 (Osaka Resort City 200). Developed as a public land trust project by Osaka City, it was renamed Osaka Bay Tower in 2018 and now operates as a hotel, hot-spring spa, and residential complex near Bentencho Station.
A 33-story, 104-metre hotel tower opened in 2005. Designed by Ken'o Tange, the building stands beside Shiba Park and offers views of Tokyo Tower and Zojoji Temple.
A 36-storey mixed-use tower completed in 2003 in the Shiodome Siosaite district. Jointly developed by Sumitomo Corporation and NTT Urban Development, its upper floors house the Conrad Tokyo hotel, making it one of the most visible landmarks of the former freight-yard redevelopment.
A two-tower complex completed in 2000 at Shibuya Station's west exit. The East tower rises 25 floors to nearly 100 metres and includes a hotel; the West tower holds 23 floors of offices. The Keio Inokashira Line station and a major bus terminal are woven directly into the building.
Opened in 1984 in the Shinjuku Subcenter, this 38-story, 130.80 m tower brought international luxury hospitality to West Shinjuku. The building, formally Shinjuku International Building, has anchored the western side of the subcenter's office corridor for over four decades.
Reopened in 2019, this 41-story, 188 m tower in Toranomon is the modern reincarnation of the beloved 1962 Hotel Okura Tokyo. Yoshio Taniguchi's design for the Prestige Tower honors his father Yoshiro Taniguchi's original while carving its own place in the sky.
Opened in August 1991 as part of the Pacifico Yokohama convention complex, this 31-storey, 140-metre hotel tower's sail-shaped façade has defined the Minato Mirai skyline for more than three decades.
Completed in April 2017 on the narrow island between Osaka's Tosabori and Dojima rivers, this 41-storey, 199-metre tower houses Conrad Osaka in its upper floors and pairs with the 2012 East Tower to complete Asahi Shimbun's twin-tower redevelopment of Nakanoshima.
A 32-story, 150-meter mixed-use tower completed in 2001 near the southern end of Marunouchi. One of the district's earliest twenty-first-century high-rises, it houses the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi — just 57 rooms — on its lower floors.
A twin-tower complex completed in March 2024 on Block 53 of the Minato Mirai 21 district in Yokohama. The West Tower (30 floors, approximately 158 m) and East Tower (16 floors, approximately 90 m) house offices, a hotel, Yamaha's music experience venue, and retail, developed jointly by Obayashi Corporation, Keikyu, Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate, and Yamaha.
Completed in 2000, this 43-story, 155-meter hotel tower was designed by Kenzo Tange as one of his final major works. It rises from the heart of Tokyo Dome City, standing above a dome, an amusement park, and a century of Korakuen history.
A 41-story, 184-meter tower completed in 2001 on the former Tokyu headquarters site in Sakuragaoka, Shibuya. The building combines offices, a luxury hotel, a noh theater, and a jazz club — an unlikely mix that reflects Shibuya's cultural depth.
A 36-story, approximately 150-meter tower completed in 1998 at the south exit of Shinjuku Station. The centerpiece of the Shinjuku Southern Project, it combined offices and a hotel while establishing the pedestrian promenade that reworked how the south exit connects to the city.
Completed in 1971 with 47 stories and a height of 178 m, the Keio Plaza Hotel was the first skyscraper finished under the Shinjuku Subcenter Plan and held the title of the world's tallest hotel at the time of its opening.
A 31-story office tower completed in April 2016 in Otemachi, Chiyoda City, reaching approximately 168 meters. The third phase of the Otemachi Chain-Type Urban Regeneration Project, it is notable for hosting Hoshino Resorts' Hoshinoya Tokyo — a high-rise ryokan — alongside its office floors.
A luxury hotel occupying the upper floors of Kioi Tower (36 stories, approx. 177 m), completed in Kioicho, Chiyoda in May 2016. Built on the site of the former Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, it coexists with Akasaka Prince Classic House, a 1930-built heritage mansion preserved on the same site.
A 48-storey, 225-metre skyscraper completed in January 2023 in the heart of Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Containing a live music hall, theatre, cinema and two hotels but no office floors, it translates the entertainment character of the district into a vertical tower.
A 52-story, 235-meter mixed-use skyscraper completed in 1994 in the Nishi-Shinjuku high-rise district. Designed by Kenzo Tange Associates, it houses the Park Hyatt Tokyo on its upper floors above a large office component.
Completed in January 2005, the Tokyo Shiodome Building is a 37-story mixed-use tower in the Shiodome Sio-Site development. Developed jointly by Mori Trust and Sumitomo Realty, it stacks retail, offices, and the 290-room Conrad Tokyo hotel across a total floor area of around 191,000 square metres.
A 39-story, 195-meter mixed-use skyscraper completed in 2005, standing directly beside the Mitsui Main Building, a designated Important Cultural Property built in 1929. Developed by Mitsui Fudosan, the tower houses Mandarin Oriental Tokyo on its upper floors.