Hoshinoya Tokyo] Received the first “The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023” award.

2023.10.10

Each Hoshinoya facility offers an overwhelmingly extraordinary experience with a creative theme. Hoshinoya Tokyo, a Japanese-style inn in Otemachi, Tokyo, was ranked 39th in the world at the first annual “The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023” awards ceremony held in London on September 19, 2023.

The World's 50 Best Hotels 2023

It is decided by a vote of 580 international and experienced travel professionals in the hotel and travel industry. For the first time this year, “The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023” showcases the world’s finest hotels, as voted by leading experts in international trends and great dining and drinking establishments around the world.

Hoshinoya Tokyo

Hoshinoya Tokyo, opened in July 2016 in Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, is a “Japanese Ryokan of the Tower” that has evolved to suit the modern age.
The majority of the building is laid out on tatami mats, following the Japanese custom of removing one’s shoes at the entrance. Guest rooms are built with natural materials such as tatami mats, shoji screens, bamboo, and chestnuts used in Japanese houses, while also providing comfort in line with modern lifestyles. We will continue to offer room decorations in accordance with the Japanese seasonal calendar, experiences that bring Japanese culture close to home, and the hospitality that is typical of Japanese inns, in order to satisfy our many guests.

Hoshinoya, a brand that invites you to an overwhelmingly extraordinary experience with an original theme

A special seat for the moment. Hoshinoya offers an overwhelmingly extraordinary experience at each of its facilities, each with its own unique theme based on the concept of “The Moment’s Special Seat. Each facility in Japan and overseas delicately weaves the local climate, history, and culture into its hospitality, offering the best moments that can only be experienced in the season in which they are encountered, and freeing the visitor from the daily flow of time.

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