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.

This innovation allowed the hotel to survive the devastating earthquake of 1923. I have received another cable from Tokyo reading— “IMPERIAL stands square and straight” signed HAYASHI—who ...

Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel marked a new beginning for Wright, who had suffered great tragedy before landing this international commission. When Kitty finally granted Wright a divorce in 1923 ...

Frank Lloyd Wright redesigned the Imperial in 1920, but that building was replaced by the present structure in 1970—hardly a golden age as far as hotel design is concerned—with a 31-story ...

The operator of the Imperial Hotel Tokyo deliberately chose a young architect to design its new main building close to the Imperial Palace to regain the “jewel of the Orient” reputation ...

You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...

The best hotels in Tokyo this year are all about location ... green spaces and cultural institutions clustered around the Imperial Palace. Elsewhere in the city, two winners are steps away ...