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
Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo The Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo is a five-star luxury hotel located over 13 floors of the Marunouchi Trust Tower Main in Marunouchi, directly above Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The hotel was selected as the number one luxury hotel in the world in TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Award 2012, and has topped 2014's World's best hotels list. The Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo, was opened on March 2, 2009. It was the first property in Japan from Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. The group opened its first property in 1971 in Singapore and currently operates 112 hotels. The hotel