The Imperial Hotel Tokyo is getting a major facelift in preparation ... Reconstruction of the hotel's tower building will start in fiscal 2024 and be completed in fiscal 2030.

Frank Lloyd Wright redesigned the Imperial in 1920 ... in 1970—hardly a golden age as far as hotel design is concerned—with a 31-story tower added in 1983.

The operator of the Imperial Hotel Tokyo deliberately chose a young architect ... Refurbishing the structure, along with the neighboring tower, is projected to cost between 200 billion yen ...

Wright had long been intrigued by Japanese culture (he was an avid collector of Japanese prints), so when the opportunity came to build a project in Tokyo, the Imperial Hotel he lobbied for the ...

Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel marked a new beginning for Wright, who had suffered great tragedy before landing this international commission. When Kitty finally granted Wright a divorce in 1923 ...

Readers voted big brands and high-rise hotels to the ... short stroll from both Tokyo Station and the many green spaces and cultural institutions clustered around the Imperial Palace.