Otemachi Tokyo, Japan
Opened
2016
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Luxe LocalOutside the door
The house
Hoshino ResortsVertical ryokan citadel
You shed your shoes at the cypress entryway, stepping barefoot onto continuous tatami mats that run through all seventeen floors.
“Open roof hot springs on 17th floor with soaring walls that frame the sky above”
What it’s good at
Exceptional
A seventeen-storey vertical ryokan wrapped in Edo Komon lattice, with seamless tatami floors and washi screens.
Remarkable
Attentive omotenashi service, personal shoe valets, and floor-dedicated ochanoma lounges serving seasonal teas and snacks.
Remarkable
Traditional ryokan customs reimagined in an urban tower, featuring tea ceremonies and morning rooftop kenjutsu practice.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler, The 50 Discovery, Softer Volumes, Wallpaper* and AFAR.
this is a hotel unlike any other: a ryokan in both form and function, but one that’s contemporary in style and imposing in scale
“Modelled as 14 contemporary ryokans (Japanese-style inns) stacked on top of each other, the Tokyo hotel immerses guests in traditional aesthetics…”
“The attention to detail is evident in the tatami flooring, washi paper shoji screens, low-lying furnishings and soft, considered lighting...”
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Glass office towers and underground train lines surround the property, with the Imperial Palace gardens and Tokyo Station a short walk away.
The rooms
Shoji paper screens filter daylight over low futon beds, while dark stone bathrooms feature deep square tubs for quiet soaking.
The onsen
Soak slowly.
Natural spring water pumped from 1,500 meters down fills indoor baths that connect to open-roof soaking chambers.
The spa
Shoji-screened treatment rooms host bodywork and facials using seasonal botanicals and warm herbal leaf compresses.
At the table
Private subterranean rooms host regional tasting menus, and floor lounges serve seasonal teas behind the lattice facade.
A vertical ryokan of svelte lines, hushed reverence, and private onsen ritual, this is where you go to retreat from Tokyo’s futuristic dazzle.
How it began
Fourth-generation innkeeper Yoshiharu Hoshino adapted his family's century-old Karuizawa ryokan traditions into a modern skyscraper cloaked in delicate kimono-patterned metalwork.
“The hotel goes to great lengths to feature on-site experiences that showcase Japanese cultural traditions—many of them complimentary.”
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Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.