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The Nagoya Kanko Hotel (名古屋観光ホテル) is one of the oldest city hotels in
In 1928, the hotel was proposed by Itō Jirozaemon, the president of the Rotary Club of Nagoya, and the Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other investors started the hotel construction plan and opened on December 16, 1936. The original building had five floors above ground with a basement floor, and a total of 70 rooms. Jirozaemon was also the owner of the Itō ''
In the post-war era it is traditionally the place where members of the
The Nagoya Kanko Hotel (名古屋観光ホテル) is one of the oldest city hotels in Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most po ...
, central Japan. It is owned by the Kowa Company. The hotel is located in the prestigious area near the Hirokoji- Fushimi intersection, Nagoya's old commercial centre.
History
In 1928, the hotel was proposed by Itō Jirozaemon, the president of the Rotary Club of Nagoya, and the Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other investors started the hotel construction plan and opened on December 16, 1936. The original building had five floors above ground with a basement floor, and a total of 70 rooms. Jirozaemon was also the owner of the Itō ''zaibatsu
is a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial vertically integrated business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period unt ...
'' company that owned Itō Bank (now MUFG Bank
is the largest bank in Japan. It was established on January 1, 2006, following the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. and UFJ Bank Ltd. MUFG is one of the three so-called Japanese "megabanks" (along with SMBC and Mizuho). As such, ...
) with Matsuzakaya
( TYO: 8235, delisted) is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya. ...
at its core.
The Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition
The was a world's fair held in what is now part of the Minami Ward of Nagoya city, Japan from 15 March to 31 May in 1937.
History
Sponsored by the Japanese government and with HIH Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko as chairman, the Nagoya Pan-Pacifi ...
took place from March 15 to May 31, 1937, welcoming many domestic and international guests. The hotel was damaged in the bombing of Nagoya in World War II on March 19, 1945. It also housed surrounding residents struck by disaster.
Business resumed two months later. In 1970 the old building was demolished and the new structure built and opened on December 23, 1972. With 81.5 metres height it became the highest hotel in town.
In the post-war era it is traditionally the place where members 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 ...
stay when they visit the city, as well as visiting heads of state such as French president Jacques Chirac in 2000 and the King of the Belgians in 2016. The G20
The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigatio ...
Aichi-Nagoya Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held here in November 2019.
See also
* Nagoya Hotel *Kawabun
The is Nagoya's oldest (traditional restaurant), located in Marunouchi 2-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya.
History
Founded during the Edo period (1603–1867), the became a successful business that was patronised by the Owari Tokugawa rulers. In ...
References
External links
* https://www.nagoyakankohotel.co.jp/en/ {{Coord missing, Aichi Prefecture J. Front Retailing Hotels in Nagoya Naka-ku, Nagoya Skyscrapers in Nagoya