Imperial Hotel, Tokyo 1916. Watanabe's Imperial Hotel building was destroyed by fire on 16 April 1922, while Edward, Prince of Wales was visiting Japan. The fire broke out during the day, with a full staff on hand and most of the guests out at an Imperial garden party. No lives were lost, but business at the hotel stopped until the South wing of the new hotel could be opened. The second Imperial Hotel was built from 1919–1923, and officially opened on 1 September 1923. This hotel was the best-known of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings in Japan. It was designed roughly in the shape
Grand Imperial Hotel bars, a shopping arcade, and a gymnasium. On 11 June 2014, following the collapse of the floor in Didi's Dining Room, the Kampala Capital City Authority sealed a section of the hotel while the collapse was being investigated. The hotel is a member of the Imperial Hotels Group, which has three hotels in Kampala and three in Entebbe. Grand Imperial Hotel The Grand Imperial Hotel is a hotel in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The hotel is located on Speke Road, on Nakasero Hill, in the heart of Kampala's central business district. Adjacent landmarks include the East