In November, one of the great symbols of old Tokyo, the Tokyo Station Hotel, turns 100 years old. The famed hotel is located inside Tokyo Station's Marunouchi Building, designated an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government in 2003.
Tokyo Station Hotel —
In November, one of the great symbols of old Tokyo, the Tokyo Station Hotel, turns 100 years old. The famed hotel is located inside Tokyo Station's Marunouchi Building, designated an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government in 2003.
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This glamorous hotel is anything but an ordinary train stop. Together with the station, it's been a Tokyo landmark for a century. This picture was taken in 1914, the year the station opened.
Tokyo Station in 1914 —
This glamorous hotel is anything but an ordinary train stop. Together with the station, it's been a Tokyo landmark for a century. This picture was taken in 1914, the year the station opened.
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Tokyo Station Hotel opened in 1915, a year after the station. After a five-year renovation, it reopened in 2012.
Hotel entrance today —
Tokyo Station Hotel opened in 1915, a year after the station. After a five-year renovation, it reopened in 2012.
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As Tokyo's second oldest operating hotel, the hotel's history remains an important part of its identity.
1950s entrance —
As Tokyo's second oldest operating hotel, the hotel's history remains an important part of its identity.
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Blanc Rouge is the hotel's main restaurant. It serves classic French cuisine with a modern twist and stocks more than 1,000 bottles of wines from Japan and beyond.
Fine dining —
Blanc Rouge is the hotel's main restaurant. It serves classic French cuisine with a modern twist and stocks more than 1,000 bottles of wines from Japan and beyond.
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The hotel is a known afternoon hangout for the country's political elite.
Lobby Lounge —
The hotel is a known afternoon hangout for the country's political elite.
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The swanky European-style building was a social hub after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. Tokyo Station miraculously escaped damage.
Coffee shop in 1950s —
The swanky European-style building was a social hub after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. Tokyo Station miraculously escaped damage.
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Dome Side Rooms may not be the most luxurious rooms at Tokyo Station Hotel, but they're the most popular. The rooms offer views of the station's signature heavily ornamented European-style domes.
Dome views —
Dome Side Rooms may not be the most luxurious rooms at Tokyo Station Hotel, but they're the most popular. The rooms offer views of the station's signature heavily ornamented European-style domes.
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Fully preserved during the last renovation, the yellow and white domes are decorated with intricate animal-shaped sculptures and reliefs -- a rare sight in modern Tokyo, where few buildings predate World War II.
Rare sight in Tokyo —
Fully preserved during the last renovation, the yellow and white domes are decorated with intricate animal-shaped sculptures and reliefs -- a rare sight in modern Tokyo, where few buildings predate World War II.
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Guests in the Dome Side Rooms experience a unique contrast between (surprisingly) quiet bedrooms and views of thousands of Japanese commuters beginning the day at Tokyo Station.
Unique contrast —
Guests in the Dome Side Rooms experience a unique contrast between (surprisingly) quiet bedrooms and views of thousands of Japanese commuters beginning the day at Tokyo Station.
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Tokyo Station is the busiest station in Japan in terms of number of trains per day (more than 3,000). About 350,000 passengers move through its turnstiles daily.
People-watching —
Tokyo Station is the busiest station in Japan in terms of number of trains per day (more than 3,000). About 350,000 passengers move through its turnstiles daily.
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Nominated in this year's World Luxury Spa Awards, the hotel's spa features a man-made hot spring, cold bath, a dry and steam sauna and shower facilities.
High-tech fitness center and spa —
Nominated in this year's World Luxury Spa Awards, the hotel's spa features a man-made hot spring, cold bath, a dry and steam sauna and shower facilities.
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