LOCATION: Founded in the year 1890 at the direction of the imperial palace, Tokyo's legendary Imperial Hotel boasts a history as colourful and dramatic as contemporary Japan itself. From its very first days, The Imperial set the stage for the introduction into Japan of the latest in western technologies, culture and traditions of hospitality.

The understated entrance to today's Imperial belies the world of finesse and refinement commensurate with the Japanese capital's most exclusive address. Step inside and be received, in any of 5 languages, by devoted inn keepers whose lifelong careers lavish an art on attending to your needs.

The solitary grand hotel in the Orient's most glamorous metropolis, the Imperial awaits you with a world of beguiling, graceful precision and care.

ACCOMMODATION: Guestrooms and suites at the Imperial bespeak infinite care and planning. Comfort, convenience and refined elegance are a way of life here. No two rooms are quite alike, offering a choice of sweeping panoramas of Tokyo Bay and beyond from the Tower, or of the ancient treetops of the Palace gardens and Hibiya Park across the way. Standard appointments in all guestrooms and suites include practical writing desks, three telephones, facsimile and computer-compatible lines, individual environment control systems, remote control television, yukata kimono, terrycloth robes, guestroom bar, private safe, hair dryers, in-room entertainment, and caches of fine toiletries and amenities.

Non-smoking accommodations are also available throughout the premises. A deluxe array of rooms and suites are situated on the hotel's exclusive Imperial Floors. Guestroom Floor Space: Twin-bedded and double-bedded standard rooms average from 28 to 49 square meters; deluxe twin-bedded and double-bedded accommodations offer from 38 to 71 square meters; standard suites from 50 to 168 square meters; two-bedroom suites range from 99 to 214 square meters; the Imperial Suite offers 509 square meters of space. There are 993 rooms and 66 suites to choose from.

RECREATION: New Fitness Center Open at the Tokyo Imperial Exclusively for our guests, the Tokyo Imperial's new Fitness Center features a useful variety of state-of-the-art exercise equipment. Usage of the center and adjacent pool and saunas is complimentary for Imperial Club International cardholders. SWIMMING POOL AND SAUNA BATHS The 21st Floor of the Imperial Tower features a heated, year-round indoor pool, open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, sauna baths and dressing rooms.

FACILITIES: A brilliant array of grandly appointed ballrooms, Japan's largest hotel executive service centre, swimming pool and saunas, a gracious and useful guest relations desk and numerous other facilities assure every guest of the Imperial an ideally-balanced, rewarding and memorable sojourn.