The Imperial Hotel Tokyo is getting a major facelift in preparation for fierce competition its owner expects from foreign-affiliated luxury hotels in Japan after the COVID-19 pandemic is contained.

That's because the Imperial Palace is home to the Emperor of Japan and his immediate family. And before that, it was the residence for some of Japan's most important figures, including Emperor ...

this is the capital's best-known hotel, dating from 1890, when it was built at the request of the Imperial family to house the many foreigners flocking to Japan. Frank Lloyd Wright redesigned the ...

Wright had long been intrigued by Japanese culture (he was an avid collector of Japanese prints), so when the opportunity came to build a project in Tokyo ... to Japan to design the Hotel Imperial.

Japan’s capital is a beacon of urban luxury, from established international brands to talk-of-the-town boutique newcomers. Lindsay Cohn is a writer, editor, and avid traveler who has visited 45 ...

The tower doesn't quite scrape the skyline like the 59-meter-high main keep of Edo Castle once did, but the miniature version of it now at Tokyo's Imperial Palace is still nothing to sneeze at.

Located 700 meters west of Tokyo Station, this is one of the older hotels in the city, located in a prime spot facing the eastern moat of the Imperial Palace grounds. All rooms have lovely views ...