Get to know the arrivals defining the hotel boom in Japan, including new properties in Tokyo, Nara, Kyoto and Nikko
Filipinos love going to Japan. But while that doesn't seem to be possible in the foreseeable future, it doesn't stop us from planning our next trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. Check out these interesting new hotels in some of Japan's most popular prefectures.
1. K5
Close to the elegant, cobblestone streets of Marunouchi is Kabuto-cho in Nihonbashi, a financial district home to the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is currently experiencing a creative renaissance. At the centre of its transformation is K5, a boutique hotel set in a 1920s former bank building, which opened its doors earlier this year.
Swedish design firm Claesson Koivisto Rune designed the Scandi-Japanese minimalist interiors as well as a trove of bespoke pieces, from the hotel’s seating down to its pencils. K5’s converted spaces feature an explosion of on-trend greenery and house a micro-complex of restaurants and bars, including a wine bar set in a library, a Chinese medicine-meets-mixology concept that serves natural cocktails and Caveman—the second restaurant of acclaimed Japanese chef Atsuki Kuroda of Kabi.