From March 27th (Sun) to April 10th (Sun), 2016, for two weeks, lade will embark on a reporting trip that circles Taiwan, visiting Taipei, the capital, as well as Kenting, Kaohsiung, Tainan, and Yilan. Taipei, Taiwan, is located in the northern part of Taiwan, along the Tamsun River...
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Marked by large palm trees along White Street, and situated on a hilltop overlooking Lake Sanaru, "THE ORIENTAL TERRACE TORIZEN" boasts a superb location...
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Standing quietly on Mokuren Street, yet exuding a sense of grandeur, this magnificent building, with its symbolic "Renri no Ki" (a tree with intertwined branches) visible from the garden, has been reborn as a café and restaurant through a collaboration between the owner and a new chef...
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A short 50-meter walk west from Daiichi-dori Station on the Enshu Railway's "Akaden" line, which runs north-south through Hamamatsu City, you'll find "Kaiseki Ikki," a small, unassuming restaurant adorned with a noren (traditional Japanese curtain) gifted by "Kikunoi," a long-established restaurant in Gion, Kyoto. This Kyoto-style restaurant has its main branch in Gion, Kyoto, and a branch in Akasaka, Tokyo...
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The annual "Media Social Gathering" hosted by the Imperial Hotel was held in the "Hikari no Ma" (Hikari Room), a large ballroom located on the second mezzanine floor of the main building of the Imperial Hotel...
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The Imperial Hotel, which opened on November 3, 1890, in Hibiya, Tokyo, as Japan's first full-fledged Western-style hotel, served as "Japan's guesthouse" for welcoming distinguished guests from overseas. Recently, the hotel's grand banquet hall on the second floor of the main building, "Hikari...".
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Located quietly on the 4th floor of the main building of the Imperial Hotel, the dignified tea room "Toko-an," established in 1970 (Showa 45), is an authentic tea room designed by the renowned sukiya-style architect Togo Murano...
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The 31-story high-rise tower adjacent to the Imperial Hotel was built in 1983 as "The Imperial Tower." The lower floors (1st to 4th floors) house world-class brands...
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Since its opening in 1890 (Meiji 23), the Imperial Hotel has been highly acclaimed internationally. It boasts a total of 931 guest rooms, including 570 in the main building and 361 in the newly constructed tower building. The special rooms on the 14th to 16th floors of the main building...
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Located on the 17th floor, the top floor of the main building of the Imperial Hotel, the buffet restaurant "Imperial Viking" has been adding new value to the history of Japanese cuisine since its opening in 1958.
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In the February 6, 2016 issue of "Weekly Toyo Keizai," published by Toyo Keizai, the Imperial Hotel was selected as one of Tokyo's best hotels by hotel industry experts in an article titled "Hotel Fierce! A Once-in-30-Year Boom." Here's why...
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The Imperial Hotel, which opened on November 3, 1890, in Hibiya, Tokyo, as Japan's first full-fledged Western-style hotel and as "Japan's State Guest House" for welcoming dignitaries from overseas, celebrated its 125th anniversary in November 2015...
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