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Janu Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan · Janu · Grand Luxury
Janu means soul in Sanskrit, and this is the first hotel of Aman's sister brand, opened in March 2024 inside Azabudai Hills, home to Japan's tallest building. Jean-Michel Gathy filled its 122 rooms with French-leaning interiors and traditional sakan plaster walls, and about 4,000 square metres go to a wellness centre with a 25-metre pool. Eight restaurants and bars share the address, with Tokyo Tower in the windows.
- 122 rooms
- Opened 2024
- Neighborhood: Azabudai Hills, Minato
- Rooms from 592 sq ft (55 m²)
- Architect: Pelli Clarke & Partners
- Interiors: Jean-Michel Gathy
About Janu Tokyo
- Janu is Sanskrit for soul, and Tokyo is the first hotel in Aman's Janu brand.
- Jean-Michel Gathy designed the interiors, pairing French-inspired rooms with traditional Japanese sakan wall plastering.
- The wellness centre covers over 4,000 square metres, one of the largest at any Tokyo luxury hotel, with a 25-metre indoor pool.
- Azabudai Hills, Mori Building's 8.1-hectare district, was thirty years in the making and holds Mori JP Tower, Japan's tallest building at 325 metres.
- The Janu Suite covers 284 square metres, with balconies facing Tokyo Tower.
History
Janu Tokyo opened in March 2024 as the debut property of Janu, the sister brand to Aman, within the Azabudai Hills development in Minato, Tokyo. The tower architecture is by Pelli Clarke & Partners and the interiors are by Jean-Michel Gathy of Denniston, with a more youthful and social character than Aman's serene flagships. The hotel offers eight dining venues and a roughly 4,000-square-metre wellness center, and it ranks No. 37 on the World's 50 Best Hotels 2025.
The setting
Janu Tokyo inhabits Azabudai Hills — Mori Building's landmark $5.3 billion urban village in Minato ward that, upon its 2023 completion, raised the 325-metre Mori JP Tower to become the tallest building in Japan. The development replaced ageing low-rise residences with 24,000 square metres of gardens and a mix of offices, residences, galleries and retail. The teamLab Borderless digital art museum is a five-minute walk, and the illuminated Tokyo Tower stands 11 minutes on foot to the south, while Roppongi's restaurants and galleries are equally 11 minutes away. Kamiyachō Station on the Hibiya Line connects the complex to the rest of the city from one of Tokyo's most ambitious new addresses.
Restaurants and bars
- Janu Mercato — Restaurant · Italian
- Sumi — Restaurant · Japanese
- Hu Jing — Restaurant · Chinese
- Janu Grill — Restaurant · Grill, meats and seafood
- Janu Bar — Bar · Traditional mixology
- Patisserie — Café · European pastry
- Iigura — Restaurant · Edomae-style sushi, omakase at counter
Experiences
- Hu Jing signature duck — Hu Jing, the hotel's Cantonese restaurant, is known for its signature duck.
- Wellness workshops — Workshops across contemporary and traditional practices for activating mind, body and soul.
- Visiting culinary experts — Visiting chefs hosting theatrical pop-up dining and experimental mixology experiences.
- Event curation around music and culture — Specialist event curators building a calendar of changing activations around music and culture.
- Partnerships with artist studios, galleries and museums — Exclusive partnerships with artist studios, galleries and museums.
- Complimentary daily movement classes — Complimentary daily movement classes, plus goal-oriented group adventures led by expert guides.
Amenities
- Debut property of the Janu brand
- Eight dining and bar venues
- ~4,000 sq m wellness center
- 25-metre indoor pool
- Azabudai Hills landmark district
- Jean-Michel Gathy interiors
Awards
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- World's 50 Best Hotels 51-100 (2026)
- World's 50 Best Hotels (2025)
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