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
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,