A Challenge to the Future
Paving the Way to the Future
With an Unwavering Mission in our Hearts.
An image of Imperial Hotel, Tokyo's new main building designed by Tsuyoshi Tane
A Message from the Chairman
The Imperial Hotel came into being in 1890 the year, Meiji 23 as a state guest house, at a time when the country had set its sights on modernization. Having experienced the Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei and Reiwa eras, we are now preparing ourselves to start on a new journey to welcome guests for the next hundred, or even two hundred years, to come as a "Made in Japan" hotel.
As we look toward the 150th anniversary of our hotel's opening in 2040, we want to create a new stage where the next generation of hotel staff can welcome customers with smiles and verve.
As a business that aims to become a top hotel on an international level, as set out in our core principles, we hope to bring you an ever-evolving Imperial Hotel for you to enjoy, so that we can offer you the very best service and products, and seamlessly continue the hotel operations that make up our main business going forward.
Hideya Sadayasu, Chairman, Imperial Hotel, Ltd.
episode 01
Spreading Hospitality: The New Jewel of the Orient
Imperial Hotel, the Tokyo Marches On with the Times
Through partnering in the Uchisaiwaicho l Chome District Development Project "Tokyo Cross Park Vision," our flagship hotel at the Tokyo business site will undergo reconstruction while continuing to operate, including our banquet hall operations and their expanding operational area, as well as our new rental operations enterprise, our new brand of small luxury hotels, and other such business operations.
Regarding the Imperial Hotel Tokyo Tower Building, we have decided to adjust the original schedule for its demolition. While initially planned for fiscal 2024, the project is now set to begin around the end of fiscal 2030.
In the interim, we are pleased to inform you that the Tower Building will remain fully operational, offering all guest rooms, banquet rooms, and real estate services until construction commences.
New Main Building Inherits the "Jewel of the Orient"
Tsuyoshi Tane (ATTA - Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects), an architect based in France, has been appointed as the design architect for the new main building. Through his unique approach of using archeological research, Mr. Tane considers not only the Imperial Hotel but also the hotel industry itself. The concept has been put forward for a successor to "The Jewel of the Orient"—the expression used to describe Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel—as a radiant presence in the center of the capital, with the fusion of a "palace" structure that welcomes honored guests in with that of a "tower," the proof of human progress, as behooves a new, wholly unique state guest house, and to connect to the future. We are still in discussions with Mr. Tane to co-create a design that will embody the façade, presence and uniqueness of the Imperial Hotel when viewed from any perspective, near or far.
An image of Imperial Hotel Tokyo's new main building designed by Tsuyoshi Tane
New Business Initiatives and Expansion of the Operational Area to Support Business Continuity
With the partnership of the Tokyo Cross Park Vision, we will expand the operational area to a part of the NTT Hibiya Tower in the Central Zone.
In a new area, banquet halls of over 1,000 square meters and 300 square meters will be created and operated as banquet halls of the Imperial Hotel.
Similarly, we are planning to establish a new brand of small luxury hotel specialized for accommodation in the upper part of the NTT Hibiya Tower.
What is the Tokyo Cross Park Vision?
The companies pushing the development of the Uchisaiwaicho 1-Chome District forward have announced five themes that will underpin the Tokyo Cross Park Vision business concept for the district. The district's project will be the largest development in central Tokyo, with a total floor area of 1.1 million square meters. It will be connected to the approximately 16-hectare Hibiya Park and comprise three zones: the North Zone, the Central Zone and the South Zone, which are planned to contain offices, commercial facilities, hotels, residential units, and much more.
What is "HIBIYA CROSSPARK"?
The companies pushing the development of the Uchisaiwaicho 1-Chome District forward have chosen an official name for the upcoming mixed-use district “HIBIYA CROSSPARK”. They have also created a logo and brand concept: “A place where all paths cross.” A website and brand concept movie will accompany the name launch.
episode 02
A Hotel Inheriting a History and a Culture
The New Kyoto Hotel Project to Preserve and Utilize Yasaka Kaikan
The Imperial Hotel Kyoto officially opened its doors on March 5, 2026.
This marks the fourth Imperial Hotel location, following our established properties in Tokyo, Kamikochi, and Osaka.
Located in Kyoto, the City of International Culture and Tourism representing Japan, the new hotel project will make use of the Yakasa Kaikan hall within the grounds of Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, which we believe will be very much in harmony with our corporate philosophy as well as our history of welcoming guests from around the world for over 130 years. By providing services with all the accumulated expertise we have cultivated to date, we will breathe new life into the Yakasa Kaikan hall that is so beloved in the area, as we also lift up the Imperial Hotel brand, weaving our way toward the future. The interior design will be taken on by Tomoyuki Sakakida of New Material Research Laboratory Co., Ltd.
The New Material Research Laboratory's proposal, based on the concept of "the old is new," was judged to be extremely compatible with this project, which aims to inherit historical and traditional values while also setting out to create new ones. The company has been selected as our partner in helping to create a new page for the Imperial Hotel.
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