Construction starts on 230m office and hotel tower in Hibiya
On December 8, NTT Urban Development and TEPCO Power Grid announced the official start of construction for the NTT Hibiya Tower. The 48-story high-rise is part of a large block development that will see three buildings redeveloped, including the Imperial Hotel next-door, by 2037 or later. Each of the three buildings are expected to include a hotel component.Read more
Okura to open resort hotel in Hakone
Nishimatsu Construction and Hotel Okura are planning to open Okura Resort Hakone Gora in Hakone’s famed hot spring area in 2029. This will be Okura’s first Resort-branded hotel to open in Japan.
Nishimatsu will develop and own the building, with operations to be entrusted to Hotel Okura. The hotel’s overall design is being led by design studio CURIOSITY, headed by French designer Gwenael Nicholas, with a concept of creating a refined forest hideaway. The sloping location has views towards the mountains where guests can view the Daimonji-Yaki festival.Read more
160m tall high-rise for Kanazawa Station
A high-rise hotel and apartment project has been floated for a long-idle site in front of Kanazawa Station, with the landowner, Kintetsu Real Estate, proposing what could end up becoming the tallest building along Japan’s western coast.
The 4,500 square meter site has been vacant for seven years. It was once home to the 193-room Kanazawa Miyako Hotel - the first city hotel in Kanazawa when it opened in 1963.Read more
Shinagawa Prince Hotel to undergo 22 billion Yen refurbishment
Seibu Holdings is embarking on a 22 billion Yen refurbishment of its Shinagawa Prince Hotel in order to attract more inbound and wealthy guests.Read more
New NOHGA hotel coming to Shinjuku in 2027
Nomura Real Estate Development is adding to its lineup of NOHGA-branded hotels with construction officially starting on a 72-room property overlooking the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.Read more
Mixed-use project announced for historic Uraga Dock in Yokosuka
Yokosuka City has decided on a developer for the historic Uraga Dock, announcing that Team Perry’s Group has been give preferential negotiation rights. The group has proposed a 100 billion Yen (approx. 650 million USD) project that will include apartments, a hotel, retail, sports center, and aged-care facility.Read more
Kitakyushu City looking for buyer of 88-yr old historic building
Kitakyushu City is looking for a buyer for a historic former office in a prominent location in the Mojiko tourist area, with bids starting from 93 million Yen (approx. US$620,000) for the building and land. The property is back on the market after a Hong Kong investment fund struggled to raise the necessary funds after winning the bid to lease the property in 2019.Read more