Green living goes beyond food, fashion, and beauty. Even when traveling, you can personally experience environmental protection! The five-star Japanese hotel, Palace Hotel Tokyo, has recently launched the “Sustainable Tokyo” accommodation plan, which can be customized by guests themselves!
From the decoration and arrangement of Palace Hotel Tokyo, it is not difficult to find the natural details, such as the inspiration from moss and handmade velvet carpets, and even the artworks in the Imperial Palace Outer Garden, all incorporate natural elements.
This “Sustainable Tokyo” accommodation plan also incorporates local environmental elements and excursions. The rooms are equipped with bath products from the brand Kruhi, which is certified by the European environmental standard Grøn Salon. The mini bar in the room offers organic sparkling wine, preservative-free juice, free coffee and tea that adhere to fair trade principles. The breakfast is also prepared with sustainably sourced ingredients and alternates between Western-style breakfast and Japanese bento breakfast. Vegan and vegetarian breakfast options are also available.
Japanese washoku culture has been recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage, and at Wadakur, the Japanese restaurant in Palace Hotel Tokyo, you can experience this cooking style that respects nature through the gathering, preparation, and use of sustainable natural ingredients. Various seasonal dishes are made with local organic agricultural products, in line with the principles of washoku.
If you want to relax your body and mind with a hydrotherapy treatment, you can experience a 75-minute personalized body care treatment at the evian SPA TOKYO in the hotel. The treatment uses care products made in Japan with ingredients sourced from local natural materials, allowing your body and mind to blend into nature. In addition, there is also a 2-hour optional activity of kintsugi (golden joinery) art tour, where you can be guided by a private guide to enjoy a 2-hour jog and a 3-hour bike ride in the picturesque Marunouchi area and around the Imperial Palace Outer Garden, or a 90-minute kayaking tour along the Sumida River.
As for art enthusiasts, they can participate in the hotel’s art and architecture tour, a four-hour activity that introduces the world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma, who won the “Global Sustainable Architecture Award” in 2016, as well as Shinji Ohmaki, who designed the famous art installation “Resonance – Crystal Project” for Palace Hotel Tokyo, allowing the endangered Japanese flowers to bloom eternally through art and experience the beauty of sustainability.
“Sustainable Tokyo” Accommodation Plan
Date: From now until May 31, 2024
Price: Starting from 371,000 yen
Address: 1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-0005
