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東京で食う飲む!Restaurant or Bar around Tokyo and Far East. There is a great diversity of food and culture in Japan. You will enjoy the huge range style of food from very local Japanese food to a lot of foreign foods. I hope you will find and feel the diversity of foods in Japan.

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17 November 2017

Nice Hotel for business and leisure in central Tokyo, Courtyard by Marriott, Tokyo Station

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The Location is the Best.

Courtyard by Marriott, Tokyo Station is located near to Tokyo Station, opposite side of Marunouchi area, near to Nihonbashi area. These areas are the core part of the financial or economy of Tokyo. A lot of foreign or global companies have placed their office around this area.
Tokyo Station is also the hub of transportation in Metropolitan Tokyo and Japan. Bullet train will arrive and leave every two minute, commuter train will also serve you short comfort journey around Tokyo, as Yokohama or Kamakura. Several underground lines served by Tokyo metro are available at Otemachi station hub. 


The room is also simple.


The room of Courtyard have very simple furniture and bathroom. I love the writing desks which have large space for note taking or writing articles. The dimension of single bed rooms is also larger than that of other hotels in the same range of price. The rooms have bath tub and toilet with wash-let.
From the window, you will have view of small path among old Showa style building. Though the entrance faced to the main street, Chuo dori, you will escape from the crowded Tokyo in your room.


Flat TV is available with overseas programs.
bath room

The typical Courtyard style service as US


Courtyard by Marriott served as their style as US. They opened their hotels in the nice location near to train station or motorway junctions. At the reception desk, they will provide some foods or drinks like convenient stores. Frequent users of Marriott reward will receive some privilege as free alcohol drinks at reception or happy hour benefit at ground floor restaurants.







The staff is questionable on their skills at Hotel. They have few information about the currency exchange, transportation around Tokyo metropolitan or some restaurant spot. But you will get those on your mobile instead of the staff.

The view from window.


Access and location

Courtyard Marriott Tokyo Station is located near to JR Tokyo station and next to the underground Kyobashi station on Ginza line (orange line). Ginza and Nihonbashi shopping area and Marunochi and Yaesu area is accessible on foot for 5 minutes. Around Tokyo station, there are Otemachi station which is the hub of Tokyo metro (underground) lines, bus terminal for north or east bound high way buses and bullet train station and JR commuter lines station.

From Narita Airport, buses to Tokyo station will bring you directly to this area. From Haneda Airport, Tokyo monorail and Yamanote line, which is one of the most classical transportation combination to or from Haneda, takes around 30 minutes and Limousine bus will also be convenient. 

15 November 2017

MOXY Tokyo Kinshityou, public space

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The new style hotel, room is simple and public area is exciting, came to Japan.

The hotel of Moxy brand has simple studio type bed rooms for visitor and some exciting items around public space. The young generation, twenties to thirties, like communication, parties and night life, using photo SNS as Instagram or Twitter was the targets of this hotel. The pink purple is iconic colour of this hotel chain in Marriott hotel.
The article about room was here


At the entrance, some art designed balloons will welcome you. And there are several bicycles with helmets for customers. 
strange art? at entrance

you can borrow sport bicycles 

Reception facility was placed on Bar counter

The reception desk was combined with Bar counter and shop register. The lobby area has huge space for the visitors and customers and was placed various type of chairs and sofa couch with table around the bar. On some table, you will find small toys or games for communication with your friends or other customers. 

relax area in front of the bar counter
Bar counter. Enjoy some drinks or food at this area. The bartender will serve some coffee or tea.

Library and lounge space

 The library and lounge space show the concept of this moxy brands. Modern, millennium, pop cultural things were placed and exhibited around the space. 
On your travelling Japan, you will find new friends or some SNS followers at this atmosphere, beyond your mobile or computers.




The wall of Lounge and library. Various typography show a sentence.
In front of the fireplace, the customer can enjoy some game or chatting with relaxed atmosphere.

How to get

Kinshicho station is very convenient for your business or leisure in Tokyo metropolitan area. There were two JR lines (Japan railways company) and one underground service (Hanzomon, Tokyo Metro) and several bus route, give you the nice access around Tokyo. 
From NARITA airport, Sobu line will directly send you to the Kinshicho JR station. And From HANEDA airport, Limousine bus will take you to the Kinshicho station area. You also get Tokyo station on JR Sobu line service and Omotesando with Tokyo metro Hanzomon line (purple line).
The Tokyo sky tree area or Asakusa area are very near from here, just taking five minutes from these lines.

20 February 2016

The colonial Malay atmosphere suite, Governor suite, Majestic Wing, Majestic hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Morning arrival to Majestic hotel

As the previous articles, I already reported about the public space of Majestic Wing of Majestic hotel of Kuala Lumpur. The classical colonial ages interior, hall or stirs were a lovely spot of Kuala Lumpur.
On my visiting, I arrived at this Hotel around five o’clock morning when the Adhan had been called out the people to the mosque to have worship. The national mosque was located in the middle of the hill, the back of this hotel. My room was faced to the street in front of Kuala Lumpur station. The Islamic style towers of the station showed the exotic atmosphere every morning.

The colonial Malay atmosphere suite at Majestic wing

The room type I have stayed was Governor Suite. The first room on the entrance was living room with writing desk, refrigerator and flat television. The bed room has king size bed and closet for the cloth and has the bath room in the back. The desk has large space enough to have some office work.The breakfast was served in room. The battler brought the Kaya toast from the kitchen which sanded the original Kaya jam at the hotel.
All interior was modern but decorated with the classical items from colonial Malaysia, combined Malay and British tradition. The decoration of welcome fruit plate reminded me where I was. The white high roof and polished wooden floor were beautiful coordinate and the floor has comfortable touch with bare feet.

Living room 

Bed room 
The bathtub has cabriole leg. The shower was rain fall style.
Bath

Wash stand

Shower booth

The booked plan has including the Airport meeting service, lounge service at the small lobby area, free cell phone in KL, transportation service in KL and butler service 24/7. The butlers were very attentive and they provided nice advice, lovely colonial service and concierge service with their hospitality.

24 January 2016

Public space, Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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The classical hotel in Kuala Lumpur

This hotel was built on 1932 as Hotel Majestic by Loke Wan Tho. The building was constructed with the fusion of neo-classical and art deco style. The white Roman columns were the symbol of the entrance hall.

The Majestic Hotel has long corridor of porte-cochere, one of the signature design of this building.

This hotel was located opposite side of the Kuala Lumpur main station, besides the main building of Malayan Railways. The white Arabic motive station building, inspired Minarets or Dome of Mosque, were nicely matched with the hotel building. The buildings along the street to the Merdeka Square showed the history under the British Empire.

This hotel was one of my favourite hotels of the world. The comfortable atmosphere and luxury facilities including smoking house and barber branch of Truefitt and Hill of London were second to none as the Gentlemen’s club in London.
The private space for the customer.

The Bar counter and restaurant served very traditional style as the European classical hotels. All service and facilities showed the traditional British Empire age but the staff and high technology items will assist your luxury stay in Kuala Lumpur.
Bar hall

Lounge space


Cocktail hour. several offer will include the happy hour drink.

 

19 January 2016

Public space, Park Hyatt Dubai, Dubai Creek, Dubai, UAE

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Arabic taste in the American style hotel


Park Hyatt brand, the luxury brand in the Hyatt group, produced the signature hotels of the city with American style. The concept was small luxury with

The public space were designed with the traditional Arabic motives. The Persian style lug and Arabesque pattern were nicely matched with the building. All buildings were well air condition.

The entrance hall

From the entrance, huge dome topped on the octagon building was the lobby space of this hotel. The floor was decorated with tile mosaic.

All wings of the hotel were connected with the glazed corridor. You will get the nice view of the hotel buildings from the corridor.
the corridor from the lounge to entrance hall

The lounge space was the façade to Dubai Creek. The marble floor show the comfortable cool touch. There was the nice view terrace space in front of the lounge space.
the night view of lounge building from terrace

approaching from the lobby to lounge
In the evening, the Emirate people come this terrace space to enjoy the comfortable winter evening with some drinks and chatting with their friends.
water pipe (sheesha or shisha) bar


The courtyards were the other signature view of this hotel. The fountain were placed in the centre of the yards. The sound of the water gave us the comfortable atmosphere with green from the gardens which were nicely trimmed by staffs.

 





25 December 2015

The Stanlay Bay Suite, the Hullett house, Hong Kong

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  Old Chinoiserie green suite with terrace on lovely November weekend
Stanlay Bay in Hong Kong was the most posh area and known as the resort area for the Western people. This suite room is named the old image of Stanlay Bay. The town of Stanlay was the largest fisherman’s town on the beginning of Hong Kong modern history.
The Stanlay Bay suite in Hullett House was filled with the combination of modern design and classical culture of Chinese. The interior was motive of the hobby of Chinese, keep a small bird in the cage. Chinoiserie taste were shown the exotic tropical birds painting on the walls. The patterned branched bamboo painted with brown were from the imagination of the bird cage. There was also the cage shaped lump in the corner in the suite. The white green was lovely matched with the furniture. The contrast of white linen, green wall paper and brown painted branch were mysterious harmony in this space.
King size bed
the sofa sets
Study space
In Mini bar, All drinks will be inclusive for your bill

The bath room was very huge for one person. There were double sink for couple. All fabrics of towels, bath lobes or some shampoo and soaps were very comfortable.

like rain fall shower
There was huge terrace looking down the shopping mall. There were a set of sofa for four persons. My visiting to Hong Kong was very comfortable late November. The dry cool winds were running through the old building. The sun shine with warm autumn and cool winds brought lovely afternoon.
The view from the terrace, there will be the cultural centre in Hong Kong and YMCA
There were ten suite in this hotel. If you repeat to stay at this hotel, you can contact with staff of the hotel about the room types.

23 December 2015

Breakfast, Hullett house, Hong Kong

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The luxury breakfast at harbour side in Hong Kong
The breakfast at the luxury hotel is one of the most important essences during our staying. The Bed, the Bath and Breakfast are necessary and important part in the hotel. These three factors may be as air of our life but will show the difference among the hotels.
This Hullett house is one of the most luxury hotel in Hong Kong. They serve luxury atmosphere and courses for my breakfast. I had my breakfast outside on the corridor faced to the star ferry station. The colonial building and interior will show the British governed Hong Kong. 

The first one is the berry with Yogurt, mandarin juice and coffee. They kept nice quality of theses items.
Two boiled egg will be served with several pieces of batik salmon and beluga caviar and cake. Some customer may take a glass of champagne with this dish.  




the view from the corridor

15 December 2015

The charity auction of furniture or goods from Hotel Okura Tokyo Main building

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Hotel Okura Tokyo “Charity Project for Music”

The new term for the Second auction serise had started from 11th December, exclusively for One harmony member. Some new products will be sold in this term. There was some lump, tile, right or carpet. Please access to the site from this adress.
http://t.pia.jp/feature/memorialgoods/hotelokura/
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The birds view of the Hotel Okura Tokyo, the pulling down is going.

On the end of this August, the Hotel Okura Tokyo main building has closed to re-build the new building. The Hotel Okura Tokyo announced Charity auction or goods sale through the Web sites, “reU funding” site and ticket pia site from 4th November 2015.

Project detail

According to the website and press release from Hotel Okura Tokyo, the auction and web shopping will open on 4th November 2015. The profit from this charity will donate to the El Sistema Japan who running the music education projects in Tohoku area where the people had the 311 disaster in Soma city, Fukushima and Otsuchi town, Iwate. The Soma city was known as the city faced on the Fukushima nuclear plants. The Otsuchi town had the Tsunami damage on 311.
 

Items

The selling items were broadly gathered from the main building. Some items are arranged as the stationary cushion cover or lump shade from the original wall papers or lumps. Some furniture from the suite room or Orchid room will also be sold. All items are original and will have some story in Hotel Okura main building. You will find the items at the charity auction pages.

Date

This auction will start on 4th November, exclusively for the One harmony members which all customer will join with free. The general customers will be able to access the sites from 24th November.

All information were written in Japanese in the web site. If you would like to know, please contact to the Hotel Okura web site.

The Hotel Okura Tokyo official website: http://www.hotelokura.co.jp/tokyo/events/charity/

The articles about the pulling down and introducing the items in Japanese: http://ure.pia.co.jp/articles/-/46286

The El Sistema Japan (will have the donation) http://www.elsistemajapan.org/

 

5 December 2015

Lobby lounge, the Ritz Carlton Kyoto, Nijo, Kyoto

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The classical designed modern public space in luxury hotel


I had already report this hotel lobby in former article. On this article, I would like to write about the lobby lounge on my last visiting in this December.
The last visit article


The interior of the lobby lounge was designed with white woods and wood crafts and the warm orange lights. This lounge has the book shelves as the library displaying the designers or photographers books. On this floor, located on the ground floor, has the terrace faced to the Kamo-gawa River. As the summer seasonal icon in Kyoto, the large terrace above the river named Kawadoko, this terrace will make memorable comfortable days in Kyoto (The mid-summer and mid-winter season has not been recommended from Kyoto people because of the tough climate.).
Mont blanc


Opera, chocolate cake
The sweets were come from the Pierre Herme which has the chocolatiers boutique in this hotel. They have huge selection from the wine, tea or coffee. The meal will be served as Afternoon tea service, luxury buggers (will cost 10000JPY), light snack or pasta for the customers.
The evening view at the garden side of The Ritz Carlton Kyoto


As your short rest in your sightseeing or pre-dinner drink, they will arrange your luxury late afternoon time at Kyoto.

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