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The Okura Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan · Okura · Grand Luxury
Yoshiro Taniguchi's 1962 Main Wing made Hotel Okura one of Tokyo's Three Great Hotels, hosting every U.S. president since Nixon near the American Embassy. Demolished in 2015 amid outcry that called the lobby a modernist masterpiece, it returned on 12 September 2019 as The Okura Tokyo after a ¥110 billion rebuild. Son Yoshio Taniguchi recreated key lobby elements in the new Prestige and Heritage towers, 508 rooms in all, still beside the Okura Museum of Art.
- 508 rooms
- Opened 1962
- Neighborhood: Akasaka, Minato-ku
- Architect: Yoshiro Taniguchi; Yoshio Taniguchi
About The Okura Tokyo
- Grouped with the Imperial and New Otani as Tokyo's Three Great Hotels (gosanke), echoing the Tokugawa branch houses.
- The 1962 Main Wing hosted every U.S. president since Richard Nixon; the South Wing could be sealed for press while VIPs used the Imperial Suite.
- James Bond stays at the Okura in Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice; Haruki Murakami sets scenes there in 1Q84.
- JVC launched the world's first VHS videocassette recorder at the Okura in 1976.
- After the 2015 demolition, Yoshio Taniguchi, son of the original architect, transferred or recreated signature lobby interiors in the 2019 rebuild.
The setting
3 km from Imperial Palace. 5 km from Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.
Restaurants and bars
- Ginza Kyubey Hotel Okura Tokyo Branch — Restaurant · Sushi
- Club Lounge — Bar · Lounge bar
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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