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Urban inn and localized THE TOWER HOTEL NAGOYA was born from the important cultural property Nagoya TV Tower as a small-scale luxury hotel with a total of 15 guest rooms. This establishment is full of arts and crafts from the three prefectures of the greater Tokai area, in which Aichi Prefecture is located, and also features a restaurant offering local, gourmet treats.
The TV broadcasting tower's steel beams actually run through the rooms while normally untouchable arts and crafts decorate not only the rooms but the entire hotel. The hotel itself is possible thanks to a collaboration between local industry and traditional arts as well as artists and designers. Experience for yourself arts and crafts during events like workshops and exhibitions at this hotel with a value like no other.
Enjoy collaborative 100% natural, traditional craft amenities, able to be brought home while sparing the garbage can so you can stay the sustainable way in the tower, recognized as an important cultural property. Enjoy a restful sleep on Airweave mattresses, locally procured from their home of Aichi; relish delectable eats at the restaurant cooking with ingredients from the Tokai area's three prefectures; and turn on the lights guilt-free with LED bulbs, saving energy. THE TOWER HOTEL NAGOYA places the utmost importance on the SDGs while working actively to contribute to its community.
Relax the stainable way in this hotel full of fresh discoveries which mixes the new with the good old elegance of a national important cultural property.
Notes:
• THE TOWER HOTEL NAGOYA is part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
• THE TOWER HOTEL NAGOYA was selected by Small Luxury Hotels in 2022 as one of the World's Top 10 Must-see Boutique Hotels for Art Lovers.
• THE TOWER HOTEL NAGOYA has been recognized as a First Michelin Key Hotel, part of the Michelin Key Hotel Selection as of July 2024.
• Hotel name: THE TOWER HOTEL NAGOYA
• Address: Around 3-6-15 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
• Official site: https://thetowerhotel.jp/en/
TIAD, Autograph Collection came to be in July of 2023 in central Nagoya with the concept of being a hotel offering a new tomorrow for its guests. This lifestyle luxury hotel provides a natural sense of comfort and peaceful state of mind.
Guests can expect a comfy stay with rooms offering an expansive 50 m2, all-day dining to meet your nutritional needs, a main bar and lounge for premium moments, a natural and warm banquet room perfect for international meetings and other such occasions, and other sophisticated spaces.
TIAD also takes an active approach to sustainable operation. The hotel reduces waste with biodegradable straws and wooden toothbrushes, conserves energy through the use of LED lighting and other means, and applies other initiatives in an effort to lower any impact on the environment. TIAD even offers a restaurant menu pursuing sustainability through active use of ingredients from Aichi Prefecture and the greater Tokai area, rents out bicycles for guests to use in their sightseeing, and engages in other efforts to observe the SDGs in all of its business.
In July 2024—just a year after establishment—TIAD, Autograph Collection received recognition by the Michelin Guide as a First Michelin Key Hotel. In August of the same year, the hotel's initiatives too were recognized with Gyoiko-zakura Rank 4 of Sakura Quality An ESG Practice, an international certification of Japanese accommodations practicing SDGs.
Take in the experiences entertaining each of the five senses at this hotel which isn't only about luxury but quality and sustainable service.
• Hotel name: TIAD, Autograph Collection
• Address: 5-15-19 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
• Official site: https://hotel-tiad.com/en/#page1
Just above Nagoya Station is Nagoya Marriot Associa Hotel. This hotel offers 765 guest rooms, including 18 suites, as well as eight restaurants and bars, a fitness club, concierge lounge, and numerous other facilities meeting the needs of its guests. Seventeen banquet halls of various types are available, including a large-scale reception hall perfect for exquisite feasts; a 1,200-m2, eight-meter-high ceiling ball room ideal for international conventions; party space for various festivities; and room for sky banquets on the 51st floor (200 meters above ground). Also within the establishment are accessible toilets so all may use the restroom with peace of mind, LED lighting to reduce power usage, amenities using alternative materials to plastic, and other initiatives considerate of the environment.
Nagoya Marriot Associa Hotel actively hires non-Japanese personnel and polishes each and every staff member's skills and management abilities through multi-tasking in a diversity-promoting fashion. Plus, banquets feature Muslim-friendly cuisine with the restaurants catering to vegan diners and those with gluten intolerance.
Accommodations, restaurants, and banquets provide environments and services with a high degree of satisfaction to patrons while giving total support to MICE success.
• Hotel name: Nagoya Marriot Associa Hotel
• Address: 1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
• Official site: https://www.associa.com/nma/multi-lingual/
• SDGs of JR Tokai Hotels: https://www.associa.com/sdgs/ (Japanese)
Nagoya Kanko Hotel actively works toward a sustainable future with environmental conservation and contributions to its community. It endeavors to control CO2 emissions by cutting its waste through recycling activities in addition to the incorporation of energy-conserving equipment and LED lighting. Plus, the hotel has reconsidered the material used in its straws and amenities to reduce its use of plastic and even utilizes organic fabrics considerate of the environment in guest room linens.
The establishment places a high degree of importance on coexisting with its community, shortening food miles by using local ingredients while also taking an active approach to spreading the allure of local culture and industry. The hotel also plants greenery, takes part in cleaning activities, and even uses its banquet hall for periodic blood donations. These initiatives have been applauded with the acquisition of Eco Mark's Hotels and Inns Version 2.0 certification. Nagoya Kanko Hotel will continue moving forward with the reduction of burdens on the environment and efforts to operate as a sustainable hotel in step with the local community.
• Hotel name: Nagoya Kanko Hotel
• Address: 1-19-30 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
• Official site: https://global.nagoyakankohotel.co.jp/
Japanese garden Urakuen has within its premises awesome Inuyama Castle and mysterious Joan Tearoom. Both of these are national treasures, and a neighbor to them, Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden is surrounded by the history and culture of Inuyama, incorporating these aspects into itself. A playful interior; Inuyama's only natural hot spring Hakutei no Yu with its beautifying effects on the skin; and a creative menu using fresh, local ingredients offer guests vivid and extraordinary experiences.
In line with the concept of letting you relax in your own way, staff are encouraged express their individuality as they too work in their own way offering guests supreme hospitality amid a harmonious natural backdrop. Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden places importance on each individual's skills and aspiration, also tearing down the barriers non-Japanese people can face while searching for employment in Japan.
Environmentally safe electric tuk-tuks too have been incorporated into the hotel's operations to promote eco-friendly tourism while also paying heed to regional development. Guests can feel like they're taking part in eco-friendly initiatives together with the establishment. Other efforts to draw in spectators to local festivals take place with neighboring cafes and the creation of lodging plans to show off the local allure through hands-on experiences.
Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden even works with local farmers to grow its own rice and provides bread baked by local, disabled bakers—just another example of how intertwined the establishment is with its community.
• Hotel name: Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden
• Address: 103 Kita-Koken, Inuyama-shi, Aichi
• Official site: https://inuyama.hotelindigo.com/en/