Art Hotels in Japan You Should to Stay

1. Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel, Saga

Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel in Kyushu feature the latest digital art installation by teamLab, including the Forest of Resonant Lights. Guest can enjoy a secluded onsen getaway with the added feature of colorful LED lights in mostly traditional-style rooms that offering a unique and therapeutic experience.

2.BnA Wall, Tokyo

This boutique hotel in Nihonbashi offers 14 artistically designed rooms, each with a unique theme. The hotel feature creative elements like Othello magnetic walls, disco balls, and in-room vending machines. Additionally, the hotel’s ‘underground factory’ boasts alternating mural walls, ensuring ongoing new experiences for guests and visitors.

3. Mitsui Garden Hotel, Tokyo

The Mitsui Garden Hotel in Kyoto features a 500-year-old Jyokyoji Temple, which was integrated into the hotel as part of a redevelopment project. Guests can participate in the traditional morning ritual of otsutome and receive the temple’s hand-painted goshuin as a memento.

4. Hotel En Michi, Kawasaki

The hotel inspired by the history and culture of the Edo period (1603-1868), the art in each room is influenced by traditional Japanese themes and color palettes. One of the highlighted room is room by Kensuke Takahashi featuring blue murals of samurai, sumo wrestlers and calligraphy.

5.Hotel Anteroom, Kyoto

This hotel offers rooms that work double as an exhibition spaces and gallery-like hallway, from conceptual cherry blossom room to rooms featuring illustrations and handwriting of the artist’s. Around 90 works of art displayed around the property are available for purchase so you can take a piece of the space home with you.

6. Hotel Gajoen, Tokyo

Gajoen, a highly decorated hotel located in Tokyo, features a fine restaurant, a beautiful Japanese garden with koi fish pond, and frequent exhibitions showcasing 20th century Japanese art. Guests can enjoy free guided tours to explore and study the valuable artworks on display.

7. Park Hotel, Tokyo

Located in the Shiodome area and facing the Tokyo Tower, the Park Hotel has interesting views including a series of murals incorporated into the rooms. These rooms are part of an ongoing project started in 2012 entitled ‘Artist in Hotel’, where local artists combine Japanese aesthetics with their own artistic vision to create unique guest rooms.

8. Hakone Honbako, Kanagawa

Hakone Honbako is a boutique hotel with rooms containing bookshelves filled with around 12,000 titles, offering a luxurious library experience with mid-century modern furnishings and mountain views. Guests can purchase any of the books, with a selection of art and photography books available in addition to Japanese literature.