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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 trend toward introducing longer-stay options began to take off on Feb. 1, when Imperial Hotel Tokyo, located in the ... including Mitsui Garden Hotels, for 30 to 90 nights while taking trips.