Different experience – The Grand Hyatt Hotel / Tokyo / Japan

House & Hotel Magazine loves this nice hotel, located in the heart of the famous Roppongi district you will find the luxury Grand Haytt hotel.

Located in a a lively international district known as a stimulating centre for business, culture, fashion and leisure. Conveniently close to the famous Ginza shopping district and Kasumigaseki government district.
Quite a while, it will take from Narita International Airport (arond 70 min) and 40 minutes from Haneda Airport.
Defintely one of the most stylish luxury Tokyo hotels and the Grand Hyatt Tokyo is widely acclaimed for its authentic gastronomy.

Later on we saw our first Sumo fight, forget kabuki, Sumo is better. If you happen to be in Tokyo during one of the three grand tournaments — 15-day events in January, May and September — you can catch some of the action at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo’s National Sumo Hall. Bouts, scheduled throughout the day, usually last for just a few intense seconds (bodies lock, twist, ripple, drop) with a lot of posturing (stretching, stomping, salt-tossing) in between. Try to be inside the arena at the start of a new round, when the rikishi parade into the arena wearing ceremonial aprons over their loincloths, and sometimes a former champion demonstrates some classic moves. The morning and midday contests are not usually well attended, so the hall will be quieter, the competition less stimulating, but tickets are easier to come by. Book ahead if you want to go on a Friday or Saturday evening, when the place is packed with cheering spectators who like to throw their seat cushions after a particularly heated match.
If it’s not tournament season, try to catch an early-morning training session at a beya, or sumo stable. Some are more foreigner-friendly than others, have a Japanese speaker call the afternoon on the day before you want to go, to make sure the team is not on tour and that visitors are permitted. You might ask the staff at your hotel if they have an in with one of the teams. Sessions might start at 6 and are usually over by 8 or 9 a.m. Inside the stable, keep quiet and out of the way; you may have to sit on the floor, legs crossed. They do not like it when you take flash pictures.

Later on we tried The Oak Door Restaurant featuring dramatic oak wood-burning ovens and the casual French Kitchen Brasserie & Bar are now landmarks of the Roppongi Hills area.

Favourite tip: House & Hotel Magazine resto tip: ARAKI!

Mitsuhiro Araki is a famous sushi master. He specialises in the simplest form of Edomae-sushi, served in a traditional way. You will find the resto in Ginza. Background story. He opened Araki in the residential area of Setagayaku, an area in the outskirts of Tokyo, but moved to the Ginza after receiving three Michelin stars in 2011. Mr Araki started his career at a hotel in Kanagawa after he graduated from high school, then went to Australia and worked as a chef there. When he was 25, he returned to Japan to be a sushi chef and started training. After eight years, he met his mentor, Takeaki Niizu, who was the head chef of a well-known restaurant Kiyoda in Ginza.
Araki has now relocated to a smart ground floor location in the Ginza. The chef prepars the food in front of you at a wooden counter, the entire restaurant had just nine seats. Try sashimi of red snapper from Akashi. Go ahead with seared bonito, served with a little soy sauce.
Both maguro and otoro are superb, a silky delight. So give a perfect 10 as sushi.
Try to avoid the airport taxi, too expensive, enjoy Tokyo.

Grand Hyatt Tokyo