Discover Capella Kyoto, a new luxury address where the architecture of Kengo Kuma and the design of Brewin Design Office brilliantly reinterpret the soul of traditional machiya townhouses. A refined immersion in the heart of Gion.
From Shinjuku's skyscrapers to the serenity of an Aman, our selection of the best luxury hotels in Tokyo in 2026, district by district.
Japan has never been more of a dream destination. In 2025, the archipelago welcomed 42.7 million foreign visitors, an absolute...
The Mitsui Fudosan group will inaugurate the HOTEL THE MITSUI HAKONE on 15 December 2026, its second luxury establishment, in the heart of Hakone National Park.
Hoshino Resorts, from the Karuizawa ryokan to glamping facing Mount Fuji: a journey through the brands of the Japanese group, one of the best ways to explore Japan.
Okura Nikko Hotel Management, the hotel subsidiary of the Hotel Okura group, operates 80 hotels and 24,036 rooms as of July 1, 2026, including 27 outside Japan. The leading international Japanese operator is growing without owning real estate, through management contracts and long-term partnerships: eventually seven hotels in Thailand with Asset World Corporation, a single Okura in Europe, in Amsterdam since 1971, and a 102-room thermal resort in Cappadocia announced for 2028 with KK Universal. The figures, the model, and what this Japanese patience says about luxury hospitality.
Discover the emblematic metamorphosis of the Park Hyatt Tokyo, an icon of luxury hospitality immortalised by Sofia Coppola in Lost In Translation, elegantly renovated to perpetuate its legacy.
1 Hotel Tokyo opened in March 2026, introducing the American brand's sustainable luxury to Japan. Its 211 rooms, perched atop the Akasaka Trust Tower, blend biophilic design and Japanese refinement for an unprecedented natural immersion in Tokyo.
With "Couture Tokyo: The Art of Japanese Fashion", Palace Hotel Tokyo transforms a hotel stay into a journey through Japanese haute couture: a two-night stay, a kaiseki dinner paying tribute to Kenzo Takada, and private fashion tours curated by Kaori Nakano, starting from 372,000 yen.
Launched by Capella Hotel Group, Patina Osaka reinvents urban holistic luxury facing the Osaka Imperial Castle Gardens.
Opened on 23 June 2026 on Awaji Island, south of Kobe, THE PASONA natureverse retreat is the first wellness hotel designed by Pritzker laureate Shigeru Ban: a D-shaped layout between forest and the Seto Inland Sea, 57 rooms each featuring a private onsen, sensor-equipped beds and extended stays built around mibyo, the Japanese notion of pre-illness.
Shangri-La announces Songtei Kyoto, the second address in its ultra-luxury Signatures collection: 77 keys facing Nijo Castle, on the former residence of the shogunal governor, opening in late 2026.
