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Hoshinoya Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan · Hoshinoya · Grand Luxury
A vertical ryokan wedged into the Otemachi financial district, steps from the Imperial Palace. Architect Rie Azuma clad the 18-story tower in black aluminum latticework patterned on Edo-era kimono motifs, and guests arrive through a subterranean entrance concealed behind a black hemp curtain of the kind traditionally used as a shop divider in Japan. Each of the 14 guest floors functions as its own self-contained ryokan of six rooms sharing a communal lounge, topped by an onsen bath fed from a hot spring drawn from over 1,500 meters underground.
- 84 rooms
- Opened 2016
- Neighborhood: Ōtemachi
- Architect: Rie Azuma
About Hoshinoya Tokyo
- Architect Rie Azuma designed the tower's facade as black aluminum latticework patterned on Edo Komon, a kimono motif that looks plain from a distance but reveals its detail up close.
- Opened in 2016 as Hoshino Resorts' fifth HOSHINOYA property, it was the company's first attempt at building a full-scale hot-spring ryokan inside central Tokyo rather than the countryside.
- Landscape designer Hiroki Hasegawa lined the entrance courtyard with hand-laid, four-band stone paving and boat-shaped benches, turning the approach into a garden-like public plaza inside the office district.
- Every corridor and public room is laid with soft tatami matting rather than hard flooring, and guests remove their shoes at the entrance to stay barefoot or in socks throughout their visit.
History
Hoshinoya Tokyo opened in 2016 as Hoshino Resorts' fifth HOSHINOYA property and its first full-scale hot-spring ryokan in central Tokyo. Architect Rie Azuma clad the 18-storey Otemachi tower in black aluminum latticework patterned on Edo Komon kimono motifs. Guests arrive through a subterranean entrance behind a black hemp noren. Each of the 14 guest floors is its own six-room ryokan sharing a lounge; an onsen on top is fed from a spring more than 1,500 metres underground. Corridors are tatami; shoes come off at the door.
The setting
Hoshinoya Tokyo sits toward the north of Otemachi in Tokyo. Otemachi is Tokyo's power grid after dark: Imperial Palace moat, newspaper towers, and a basement restaurant culture that outruns the office address. Rie Azuma's black aluminum lattice tower stands in that financial grid, steps from the Imperial Palace.
Experiences
- Morning Kenjutsu Practice — Original routine blending swordsmanship movement and deep breathing at dawn on a rooftop 160 m up, with Tokyo skyline views.
- Japanese Tea Ceremony — Matcha making and tasting in the heart of Tokyo
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Onsen
Awards
- World's 50 Best Hotels 51-100 (2026)
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