JAPAN'S BEST-DESIGNED HOTELS11 hotels
Design hotels near a station in Japan
11 hotels in Japan a short walk from a station, or connected to one, according to official sources. Areas include Setagaya-Daita, Ikebukuro, Mishima, Nagano, Kyoto Station, Okayama Station. Each page has interior photos, check-in times where published, and how to get there, with the address in Japanese.
Fittings from a thatched farmhouse, and an outdoor bath of Hakone spring water
Rooms with saunas in dusty green and pink
A lobby with a lava sculpture and a huge noren curtain
A lobby lounge with a hipped ceiling and large lattice doors
An entrance welcoming you with round light, and a Japanese-style lobby
A lobby lounge with a relief of a flowering tree
Lobby art on the 18th floor inspired by golden sunset clouds
Interiors inspired by the five colours of Hakata-ori “goshiki kenjo”
Shared spaces lined with nine art storages
Rooms with furniture and lights using Ueno's traditional crafts
Speakers chosen for sound in every room: a hotel of music, art and food in Akihabara
