Understatedly sophisticated and human in its scale, this hotel is a Tokyo favorite. Conservative dark wood in the public areas and the tiered exterior architecture at the entry help the hotel retain the feel of its early days in the 1960s. Amenities in the tasteful, spacious rooms include remote-control draperies and terry robes. The odd-number rooms, 871-889 inclusive, overlook a small Japanese landscaped garden. The on-site museum houses fine antique porcelain, mother-of-pearl, and ceramics; tea ceremonies take place here Monday-Saturday 11-4 (¥1,000). The main building is preferable to the south wing, which you reach by an underground shopping arcade.
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