Stepping into the 120-year-old splendor of Tokyo's Imperial Hotel can be quite surreal. I had just landed from All Nippon Airway's inaugural direct flight from Chicago to Tokyo and after the 13-hour ...

If metamorphosis were an Olympic sport, Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel might be a two-time gold medalist. Frank Lloyd Wright won acclaim across Japan for his bold design of the hotel’s 1923 incarnation, which ...

A Tokyo icon’s enduring mystique, and a century of Frank Lloyd Wright history. First image: Drawing of the Imperial Hotel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, made after the completion of the hotel.

The Imperial Hotel was first built in 1890, but it wasn't until Frank Lloyd Wright gave it a second life in 1923 that cemented its reputation as Tokyo's most glamorous destination. Commissioning ...

The Frank Lloyd Wright (R) Suite is a 214-square-meter (2,303-square-feet) luxury suite featuring original designs and architectural motifs from its world-renowned 1923-1967 Frank Lloyd Wright hotel ...

The recession has hit many hotels in Japan, but some have managed to weather the crisis by offering value-added services and thanks to a long, rich tradition. One of those is the venerable Imperial ...

Tokyo’s world famous Imperial Hotel is slated for a rebuilding by Paris firm Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects (ATTA). ATTA joins the ranks of Frank Lloyd Wright and renowned Japanese architects, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Two decades after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, when imperial rule was restored and Japan reopened to the world after 250 years of ...

Halekulani, the iconic oceanfront luxury hotel in the heart of Waikiki, has announced an exclusive culinary experience in collaboration with The Imperial Hotel Tokyo taking place on Sept. 13 and Sept.

Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, was founded in 1890 in Hibiya, Tokyo as a state guesthouse for VIPs. It is located where guests can enjoy the view of the impressive Imperial Palace, as well as the beautiful ...

The hotel is marking its 125th year of uninterrupted business - it did so on Tuesday, to be precise - with the extensive renovation of all 361 rooms in its 31-storey Imperial Tower. The first ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel has assumed many guises in its 124-year history. Conceived as Japan’s first ...