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Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main

Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main

Chiyoda, Tokyo


Classic Heritage Luxe
Central

Opened 1964   Renovated 2007   $$$

MICHELIN Guide · Forbes Travel Guide

Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main — vibe

Vibe

A grand midcentury landmark centered around a four-hundred-year-old samurai garden with waterfalls, koi ponds, and a vermilion drum bridge.

“Midcentury Olympic monument”

Classic

A 1964 Olympic landmark hosting generations of Tokyo milestone dinners, diplomatic summits, and traditional garden weddings.

Heritage

Built across a 400-year-old samurai estate featuring ancient stone lanterns, waterfalls, and a vermilion drum bridge.

Luxe

Attentive Japanese omotenashi service, aromatic hinoki wooden soaking tubs, and personalized floor concierge assistance.

Central

In quiet Kioicho overlooking a 400-year-old Japanese garden, minutes from Akasaka-mitsuke Station.

Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main — rooms

Rooms

Shin-Edo rooms feature aromatic hinoki cypress soaking tubs, ukiyo-e prints, and wide windows opening to Tokyo skyline or garden views.

Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main — wellness

Wellness

The Golden Spa houses an indoor pool and saunas, complemented outdoors by a garden swimming pool flanked by ancient trees.

Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main — backstory

Backstory

Former sumo wrestler Yonetaro Otani built the property for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics on samurai warlord Katō Kiyomasa's historic estate.

Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main — eat & drink

Eat & drink

Dine on garden teppanyaki at Sekishin-Tei, French classics at Tour d'Argent, or cocktails in the seventeenth-floor panoramic Sky lounge.

The neighborhood

Tucked into quiet Kioicho, the grounds offer quiet seclusion just minutes on foot from bustling Akasaka-mitsuke Station and government quarters.

“Encircled by a historic 400-year-old Japanese garden, this landmark hotel offers classic Japanese hospitality in the heart of Tokyo.” 
MICHELIN Guide · Selected
“Steeped in history and surrounded by a 400-year-old Japanese garden, the hotel provides a serene oasis in the city.” 
Forbes Travel Guide · Forbes Four-Star · 2026

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