The Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa (グランドプリンスホテル高輪) is a complex of three hotels (Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, and The Prince Sakura Tower) designed by architect
Togo Murano
was a Japanese architect. Although his formative years were between 1910 and 1930, he remained active in design throughout his life and at the time of his death was responsible for over three hundred completed projects.
Although his work lacked ...
in 1982, and situated in the
Takanawa
is a neighborhood in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Economy
Sony operates the Takanawa Office in Takanawa.
Education
Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Tanakawa 1-chōme 6-27 ban and 2-4-chōme are ...
district of
Minato, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.
It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits ...
,
Japan. The hotel was originally established as the Takanawa Prince Hotel in 1953.
The three hotels, effectively managed as one, are situated in a garden which formerly belonged to Takeda Palace of
Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda
was the second and last heir of the Takeda-no-miya collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family.
Biography Early life
Prince Takeda Tsuneyoshi was the only son of Prince Takeda Tsunehisa and Masako, Princess Tsune (1888–1940), the ...
, a member of the
Japanese Imperial Family
The , also referred to as the Imperial Family or the House of Yamato, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present Constitution of Japan, the Emperor i ...
.
The hotels are the flagship properties of the
Prince Hotels
The is the name of a hotel chain company headquartered in Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Seibu Holdings, Inc. Together with Seibu Railway, Prince Hotels is the core company of Seibu Group.
Overview
During the Allied occupati ...
group which has a recently checkered history due to events at its corporate parent, Seibu Corporation, an affiliate of
Seibu Railway
is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbrevi ...
and its former chairman
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
is a Japanese businessman. During the Japanese economic bubble, ''Forbes'' listed Tsutsumi as the wealthiest person in the world during 1987–94 due to his extensive real estate investments through the Seibu Corporation, which he controlled. ...
.
External links
Official site
Hotels in Tokyo
Hotels established in 1953
Prince Hotels
1953 establishments in Japan
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