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Which to choose · Tokyo

The Okura Tokyo or the Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon?

Neighbours in Toranomon, a short walk apart. The Okura is the 1962 grand hotel rebuilt in 2019 as a tower and a lower Heritage Wing, with Yoshiro Taniguchi's lobby reproduced by his son; the EDITION, opened in 2020, is Kengo Kuma and Ian Schrager's tower hotel with a sky lobby and bar on level 31 facing Tokyo Tower. One is quiet Japanese modernism and a choice of Japanese, French and Cantonese restaurants; the other is a bar scene, terraces and the view.

The Okura Tokyo

Toranomon, Tokyo

The Okura Tokyo

Opened 1962 · 491 rooms

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

Toranomon, Tokyo

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

Opened 2020 · 184 rooms

In short

A short walk apart in Toranomon, and opposites. The Okura is the quiet one: the 1962 lobby put back, Japanese, French and Cantonese restaurants, a 25-metre pool. The EDITION is the lively one, with its bar on level 31, terrace rooms and Tokyo Tower in the window.

  • A couple

    The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

    A Studio or Loft Terrace room on level 31 or 33, with its own terrace in a Tokyo tower.

  • A longer stay

    The Okura Tokyo

    Heritage Wing rooms are 60 sq m or more, each with its own steam sauna, and a heated 25-metre pool in the tower.

  • Japanese food

    The Okura Tokyo

    Yamazato has a sushi counter and a tea-ceremony room.

The Okura Tokyo

Choose The Okura Tokyo for

  • The 1962 Main Lobby reproduced down to the lanterns, the plum-blossom lacquer tables and the stones
  • Heritage Wing rooms from 60 sq m, each with its own steam sauna, 18 of them with balconies
  • Yamazato for Japanese, with a sushi counter and a tea-ceremony room, and a heated 25-metre indoor pool

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

Choose The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon for

  • Studio and Loft Terrace rooms on levels 31 and 33 have their own terraces, rare in a Tokyo tower
  • Tower View rooms and suites look straight at Tokyo Tower
  • The Jade Room's open-air terrace 140 metres up, and the Lobby Bar in the level-31 sky lobby

Side by side

Where
Toranomon
Toranomon
Opened
1962
2020
Last renovated
2019
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Rooms
491, 17 of them suites
184, 22 of them suites
Room sizes
48–63 sq m
40–62 sq m
Restaurants and bars
7
4
Pool
Yes
Yes
Hot spring
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–
Awards
1 MICHELIN Key, Forbes 5 stars
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Design
Yoshiro Taniguchi (1962), Yoshio Taniguchi (2019)
Kengo Kuma and Associates; Kengo Kuma and Associates with Ian Schrager
Airport
Haneda is about 40 minutes by taxi or 50 minutes by the Tokyo Monorail or Keikyu line
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Brand
Okura
EDITION
Booked through us
Our own perks
Marriott STARS

The rooms

The Okura Tokyo

Which to book. For views, the Prestige Tower: Prestige Corner rooms take in the Imperial Palace and the Azabudai Hills towers, and floors 31 to 36 are sold as upper floors. For space and a Japanese room, the Heritage Wing: every Heritage room is 60 sq m or more with its own steam sauna, and 18 on floors 6-9 have balconies.

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

Which to book. For Tokyo Tower, book a Tower View category (Deluxe, Premier or the Tower Suite); for outdoor space, the Studio and Loft Terrace rooms on levels 31 and 33 have their own step-out terraces, the Loft Terrace's up to 42 sq m.

The first room

The Okura Tokyo

Prestige Room

Prestige Room

48 sq m · city view · Prestige Tower, floors 28-36 (31-36 sold as upper floors); 234 rooms; Spacious Living and Bath With a View layouts

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

Studio Terrace

Studio Terrace

40-44 sq m · step-out terrace of 11-24 sq m on levels 31 and 33; king

The room to ask for

The Okura Tokyo

Prestige Corner

Prestige Corner

56 sq m · Imperial Palace and Azabudai Hills view · Prestige Tower, floors 28-36; 36 rooms

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

Tower Suite

Tower Suite

108-124 sq m · Tokyo Tower view · separate living and dining; adjoins a Premier room

The largest suite

The Okura Tokyo

Imperial Suite

Imperial Suite

730 sq m · top two floors of the Prestige Tower; three bedrooms, atrium living room, home cinema, gym, saunas

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

EDITION Penthouse

EDITION Penthouse

144 sq m · Tokyo Tower view · wraparound floor-to-ceiling windows

Dining

The Okura Tokyo

  • Yamazato · Japanese restaurant

  • Nouvelle Epoque · classical French restaurant

  • Sazanka · teppanyaki grill · 41st floor, Prestige Tower

  • Toh-Ka-Lin · Cantonese restaurant

  • Orchid · all-day restaurant · breakfast

  • Starlight · bar and lounge

  • Orchid Bar · champagne and whisky bar

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

  • The Jade Room + Garden Terrace · wagyu steakhouse

  • The Blue Room · all-day restaurant

  • Lobby Bar · lobby bar · 31st-floor sky lobby · afternoon tea

  • Gold Bar at EDITION · cocktail bar · ground floor

The spa and the pool

The Okura Tokyo

Okura Fitness & Spa on the 27th floor of the Prestige Tower: a gym with city views, a heated 25-metre, five-lane indoor pool, and dry and steam saunas; it is a members' club that hotel guests may use.

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

A spa with six treatment rooms using Japanese organic products, a 24-hour Technogym gym and a conservatory-style indoor pool with high windows (booking required).

Where they are

The two stand 300 m apart, as the crow flies.

The Okura Tokyo

Near Roppongi, among embassies and government buildings

  • Toranomon Hills station

    5 min on foot, Exit A2a, Hibiya line

  • Roppongi-itchome station

    7 min on foot, Namboku line

  • Haneda Airport

    40 min by taxi

  • Haneda Airport

    50 min by train, Tokyo Monorail or Keikyu line

  • Narita Airport

    70 min by taxi

  • Narita Airport

    120 min by bus, Airport Limousine Bus

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

In Toranomon, near Atago Shrine, Shiba Park and Tokyo Tower

  • Kamiyacho station

    3 min on foot, Hibiya line; direct access from the station

  • Haneda Airport

    21 min by car, Private car through the hotel

  • Narita Airport

    68 min by car, Private car through the hotel

The building

The Okura Tokyo

Founded by Kishichiro Okura on his father Kihachiro's former estate and opened in 1962 as Hotel Okura, with interiors by the modernist architect Yoshiro Taniguchi drawing on Heian-period restraint. Rebuilt and reopened in 2019 as The Okura Tokyo; his son Yoshio Taniguchi designed the Heritage and Prestige lobbies, the latter a faithful reproduction of the 1962 Main Lobby.

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

Designed by Kengo Kuma with the vision of Ian Schrager; the sky lobby, Lobby Bar and Jade Room terrace are on level 31, and rooms use light wood furnishings.

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The Okura Tokyo

The Okura Tokyo

Our own perks

  • A room upgrade on arrival where one is free

  • Breakfast for two each day

  • A hotel credit to spend on dining or the spa

  • Early check-in or late checkout when the hotel can give it

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

Marriott STARS

  • A room upgrade on arrival when one is available

  • Daily breakfast for two

  • A US$100 hotel credit each stay

  • Early check-in and late checkout when available

On the hotel's flexible public rate.

Become a client

Still deciding? Tell us your dates and what matters most, and we will say which we would choose, and book it at the hotel’s own rate with the perks above.

Questions

Yes: both are in Toranomon, Minato. The Okura is five minutes' walk from Toranomon Hills station, and the EDITION is near Kamiyacho and Toranomon stations, with Atago Shrine, Shiba Park and Tokyo Tower in its neighbourhood.

Both. The Okura's heated 25-metre, five-lane indoor pool is in its fitness club on the 27th floor, which hotel guests may use; the EDITION has a conservatory-style indoor pool that must be booked.

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