The Tokyo Traveler » Frank Lloyd Wright http://www.thetokyotraveler.com About Tokyo for travelers, visitors, and residents. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:30:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Imperial Hotel – Tokyo http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/04/imperial-hotel/ http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/04/imperial-hotel/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:00:26 +0000 http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/imperial-hotel/ Post from: The Tokyo Traveler

]]> image 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.

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If you are a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright or just want to see some of the decor from the 1923 hotel be sure to stop by the Old Imperial Bar for a drink or just wander through the lobby of this Tokyo landmark.

Standard room rates start at Y37,800 ($378 US) and run up to Y1,050,000 ($1,050 US) for a suite on one of the Imperial Floors.

IMPERIAL HOTEL TOKYO (map)
1-1, Uchisaiwai-cho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8558
TEL: +81-3-3504-1111
FAX: +81-3-3581-9146

Photo Credit: Flickr, imperial hotel & Wikipedia, Imperial Hotel Wright House

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