travel42 Hotel Review: The Okura Tokyo

The Okura Tokyo travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Perched on an Akasaka hillside facing the U.S. Embassy, this hotel is 500 meters south of the Diet building and equally close to the many government ministries of Kasumigaseki, 800 meters southwest of the Toranomon subway station and one kilometer south of the Imperial Palace moat.

Opened in 1962, the Okura remains one of Tokyo's top commercial hotels despite competition from more expensive hotels, such as The Ritz-Carlton and Mandarin Oriental, thanks to...