1-1 Uchisaiwaicho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8558
+81-3-3504-1111
+81-3-3581-9146
http://www.imperialhotel.co.jp/e/tokyo/
Vision/Mission
Tokyo’s solitary grand hotel – a celebrated, 125-year-old haven of classical Japanese hospitality, unstinting state-of-the-art convenience and extraordinary dining, all seamlessly for your indulgence in a fabled landmark with a history as rich and dramatic as that of Tokyo itself.
Business Description
Imperial Hotel, Ltd. is a company that operates hotels in Japan. Its flagship hotel is the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, and its headquarters are located in the Chiyoda Ward of Tokyo, near the Imperial Palace, Hibiya Park, and Ginza.
Background
On November 28, 1887, Kihachiro Okura and Eiichi Shibusawa submitted an application to form a new company called Yugen Sekinin Tokyo Hoteru (Tokyo Hotel Co.), in order to “build a large hotel in Tokyo and to conduct the business of renting rooms to foreign guests, and for parties and other events”. There were initially 21 investors, with the largest (21.15%) being the Imperial Household Ministry. Site preparation for the first Imperial Hotel started in July 1888, and construction was begun in the fall of that year. On July 7, 1890, with the hotel almost complete, the name was changed to Yugen Sekinen Teikoku Hoteru Kaisha (Imperial Hotel Ltd.)
On January 25, 1907, the Kabushiki Kaisha Hoteru Metropole (Hotel Metropole Ltd.) merged with the Teikoku Hoteru Kabushiki Kaisha (Imperial Hotel Ltd.) and the combined company name was changed to Kabushiki Kaisha Teikoku Hoteru – Imperial Hotel Ltd.
Group Properties
Markets
Service offered in Japan; customer base from worldwide.
Industry
Hospitality services, hotel management, fine dining, event venue services.
Location
Property Locations in Japan
Overseas Sales Offices
Competitive Advantages
The Imperial Hotel opened its doors in the center of Tokyo in 1890 as Japan’s first fully Western-style luxury hotel, in an elaborate, three-story, neo-Renaissance style structure next door to the Rokumeikan, a social center designed to enhance interchange between international visitors and residents and the Japanese elite. It was replaced in 1923 by the now world-famous Frank Lloyd Wright Imperial, a richly detailed, bizarre, Mayan-influenced, art-deco masterpiece that on the very day of its grand opening survived intact the Great Kanto Earthquake, which razed vast sections of Tokyo and Yokohama. For decades, the Imperial Hotel received most of Japan’s visiting international dignitaries, royalty and celebrities, and introduced to the Japanese public numerous Western-style innovations, which in turn eventually became popular around the nation.
Financial Projection
The number of foreign visitors to Japan is on the rise, boosted by the continued weakening of the yen and the enhancement of incoming tourism, starting with the listing of Mt. Fuji as a World Heritage Site, and, since July of 2013, the easing of visa requirements for visitors from ASEAN nations. As a result, more than 13 million foreigners visited Japan in 2014, a number that is expected to increase further this year. In advance of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese government hopes to see the number of foreign visitors increased to some 25 million, and to that end it is positioning Japan’s tourism industry as a major pillar of its industrial growth.
Imperial Hotel, Ltd. is also enjoying substantial growth in the arrival of foreign guests. Although immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 the rate of foreign occupancy fell to under 30%, arrivals have since recovered and since 2014 have grown to over 40% of the total patronage. To promote expanded patronage from the Asian region, Imperial Hotel, Ltd. has also opened a new Singapore sales office on October 1, 2015, in response to a substantial rise in the number of guests from Southeast Asia, a region which is enjoying rapid economic growth, and in order to secure increased MICE-related business from that region.
Company Goals & Objectives
Since establishment, we have continued to welcome guests in all eras, as a place for international exchange or business, or for a special day with family or friends. Our spirit of hospitality, passed down for over 120 years, assures you of an unrivaled experience.
Management
President – Hideya Sadayasu
Chairman – Tetsuya Kobayashi
Employees
1,968
Highlights
1890: Imperial Hotel opens on November 3.
1922: First hotel shopping arcade opened in a Japanese hotel in the Imperial Tokyo on November.
1923: New Imperial building by Frank Lloyd Wright opens on September 1.
1928: Chefs first sent to France to train.
1929: Graf Zeppelin came to Japan on August 20 and the reception held at hotel for crew. Imperial caters Tokyo-Los Angeles leg of Graf Zeppelin flight.
1933: Kamikochi Imperial Hotel opens.
1936: Russian opera singer Chaliapin at the Imperial Hotel and the debut of the Chaliapin Steak.
1945: Imperial Hotel requisitioned by Allied Forces to house high-ranking GHQ officers.
1958: Japan’s first buffet restaurant, The Imperial Viking, opens in Imperial Hotel.
1961: The first international Rotary Club rally held in Imperial Hotel on May 28.
1964: Tokyo Olympics – Imperial’s chef Nobuo Murakami becomes Executive Chef for the Athletes Village, serving in total 600,000 meals during the event.
1970: Current main building opens.
1975: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attend luncheon at Imperial Hotel
1983: The Imperial Tower opens next to main building.
1996: Imperial Hotel opens in Osaka, and celebrates its 20th year in 2016.
2009: Imperial begins reservation representation in Japan for Halekulani and the Waikiki Parc Hotel, Oahu, Hawaii.
2012: Annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group held at Imperial Hotel.
