Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo

The garden and Tokyo Unkai: mist at 40 past the hour

The garden was laid out in 1878 by Yamagata Aritomo, and is built on the slope and escarpment of the Mejiro plateau, with lawns, a stream and a pond. The three-storey pagoda that stands over it was moved here in 1925 from a temple in Higashihiroshima, and reached its hundredth year on this site in 2025. The mist installation, Tokyo Unkai, began in 2020 and changed on 1 July 2026 to a new version. Each appearance lasts about three minutes and comes at 40 past the hour. In the 7 o’clock hour in the morning and the 22 o’clock hour at night a larger version covers the garden for about eight minutes. At night light and sound run with it, and in the 18, 20 and 21 o’clock hours a moon about three metres across is projected onto a screen of mist above the pond. Entry to the garden is limited to people using the hotel.

Source: hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp (checked 29 September 2026)

Rooms: 45 to 280 sqm, and garden view or not

Rooms start at the 45-square-metre Prime Superior. Several rooms share that size but are fitted differently: one with a view bath, one with a separate washing area, one with a cypress bath, one to universal design, and one with a Tempur mattress. Prime Deluxe is 55 square metres facing the city or 60 facing the garden, and the Japanese-Western room is 64. None of these come with the lounge. The suites start at 60: Prime Executive Suite at 60, Prime Deluxe Garden Suite at 83, Prime Premier Garden Suite at 93 with one bed or 138 with two. Above them are a Japanese-style suite at 83, a long-stay suite at 83 with a kitchen and a washing machine, the Hideaway Garden Suite at 93, the View Bath Suite at 93, the Ambassador Suite at 138, the Presidential and Royal Suites at 193 each, and the Imperial Suite at 280. Those upper suites are booked by telephone. Bath amenities are L’Occitane Citrus Verbena, and the beds use Sealy.

Source: hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp (checked 29 September 2026)

Le Ciel: the lounge, for suite guests only

The executive lounge, Le Ciel, is for suite guests only, which in practice means suites of 60 square metres and above. It offers a seasonal light meal service and something particular on certain days of the week, and has a terrace looking onto the garden. The Prime Superior and Prime Deluxe rooms, at 45 to 64 square metres, do not have access.

Source: hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp (checked 29 September 2026)

Breakfast: Western, Japanese, or in the room

Three ways. The Western breakfast is at Il Teatro, the Italian restaurant on the third floor of the hotel wing, from 6:30 to 10:30. The Japanese breakfast is at Miyuki on the second floor, from 7:00 to 10:00, served all year except 1 January at 5,300 yen, with a higher-protein version at 7,000 yen. In-room dining serves breakfast from 7:00 to 11:00.

Source: hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp (checked 29 September 2026)

Dining: restaurants scattered through the garden

Inside there is Kinsui, a sukiya-style kaiseki restaurant that opened in 1987; Il Teatro for Italian; Mokushundo for stone-grilled dishes; Miyuki for Japanese food, including a teppanyaki counter and a sushi counter; Unagiku for eel; The Bistro for casual dining; Le Jardin as the lobby lounge; and Le Marquis as the main bar. Kinsui and Mokushundo stand within the garden itself, so the view is at eye level and close. There is in-room dining as well.

Source: hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp (checked 29 September 2026)

Getting there: ten uphill minutes, or a 100-yen bus

About ten minutes on foot from exit 1a of Edogawabashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line: up to street level, across the bridge over the Kanda River, left at the first set of lights about 30 m on, then about 500 m uphill. From exit 3a of Waseda Station on the Tozai Line it is about 20 minutes, and about 14 from the Waseda stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram, but that route includes steep slopes and steps. The main gate on that side is closed; a side entrance along the Kanda River is open from 6:00 to 22:00, but it has a steep ramp, so guests using a wheelchair or carrying luggage are asked to go round to the main entrance. The Bunkyo ward community bus stops at the hotel and costs 100 yen for adults and children alike, about six minutes from the Edogawabashi Station side.

Source: hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp (checked 29 September 2026)

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