The Tokyo Traveler

Summer is almost a memory and fall is fast approaching in Tokyo.  The Japanese are well known for being proud of their four seasons and autumn is no exception. In Japan the changing of the seasons are celebrated throughout the country with festivals, seasonal foods and special events.
In the fall, the harvest of new rice is celebrated at temples and shrines and moon viewing, tsukimi, is all the rage.  Residents and visitors alike head out for walks in the parks of Tokyo to take in the colorful fall foliage with almost as much delight as when they head off to …read more

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The Royal Park Hotel is located in Ningyocho, one of the city’s oldest and most traditional neighborhoods. The hotel goes out of its way to make sure that guests feel welcome and offers a variety of different ways for guests to explore the history, culture and culinary options that the area has to offer. The guest relations officer will be clad in a traditional kimono on weekdays and will be happy to provide you with a map of the area and sightseeing suggestions.
Discover Old Edo (Tokyo) by Rickshaw or explore some of the area restaurants by utilizing the …read more

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Named by Fortune as one of the best new business hotels, The Peninsula Hotel Tokyo offers an amazing array of services to its guests. The hotels offers 314 guest rooms, including 47 suites on 24 floors as well as five restaurants, a lounge bar, two ballrooms, six elegantly designed function rooms, a wedding chapel and a Japanese ceremony room.
If you need to plan a meeting, the hotel offers meeting consultants who will assist you with the details, but if your trip to Tokyo doesn’t involve a meeting or if you plan on staying an extra day or two, the hotel …read more

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Travel & Leisure has published their 2008 World’s Best Awards and two hotels in Tokyo made the cut! Of the 50 World’s Best Hotels in Asia, The Imperial Hotel ranks 22nd while the Park Hyatt Tokyo ranks 16th in Asia and 77th Worldwide.
The Imperial Hotel, at number 22, first opened it’s doors in 1890 and was the was the only fully European style hotel in Tokyo for decades. This legendary Tokyo landmark has welcomed royalty, heads of state, celebrities and international business leaders for over 115 years and is located within walking distance of the Imperial Palace …read more

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The Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo is offering a great family event during the months of July and August.  Mom, Dad and kids can all learn to make and decorate cupcakes under the guidance of the hotel’s pastry chef, Ryoko Nonoda, the first-ever female chief pastry chef in the history of RIHGA Royal Hotels group.
You can eat your creations too!  After the class, enjoy you cupcakes fresh from the oven with some tea and take some home to eat later.  Classes are scheduled on July 29th, August 4th, 7th, 22nd and 26th at 1PM and are estimated to be 3 1/2 …read more

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Let your kid’s be Captain Adventure when you visit the Tokyo area this summer.  Book a night at the Pan Pacific Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu and ask for the Captain Adventure Plan.  Your kids will be treated to a tour of the bridge of a cruise boat and will receive a keepsake photo with the Captain.  The whole family will enjoy the late checkout, a 90-minute cruise around Yokohama Bay and Tokyo Bay, afternoon tea with cake, live music and a magic show on board.
The Pan Pacific Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu has 480 guest rooms and suites and is situated …read more

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Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel has a long and distinguished history. The hotel opened in 1890 across from the Imperial Palace in a impressive Victorian style building that for many decades was the only fully European style hotel in Tokyo. In 1923, the hotel opened a fabulous new building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright which stood until 1968 when the deteriorating building was dismantled, and parts of it rebuilt at Meijimura, a sort of Japanese Williamsburg, outside Nagoya. Parts of Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1923 building were preserved and can be found in the new facility which opened in 1970.

If …read more

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