Imperial Hotel, Tokyo of its own logo, with the guest room wings forming the letter "H", while the public rooms were in a smaller but taller central wing shaped like the letter "I" that cut through the middle of the "H". In 1911, Frank Lloyd Wright was recommended to Aisaku Hayashi of the Imperial Hotel by Frederick W. Gookin, a fellow collector of Japanese art. By 1912, Wright was corresponding directly with Hayashi, but the death of Emperor Meiji put a hold on discussions. When discussions resumed, Wright traveled to Japan, leaving the United States on 11 January 1913. During his stay, Wright
Tokyo Imperial Palace located to the north and is the former northern enceinte of Edo Castle. It is a public park and is the site of Nippon Budokan Hall. This garden contains a bronze monument to . To the south-east are the large outer gardens of the Imperial Palace, which are also a public park and contain a bronze monument to . Tokyo Imperial Palace The is the primary residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains buildings including the , the private residences of the Imperial Family, an archive,