New hotels in Tokyo: Akasaka, Shinjuku and the coming skyline

Next up is the Waldorf Astoria Tokyo, which opens in autumn 2027. A room above Akasaka and a return to Park Hyatt are already possible; Nihonbashi and Hamamatsuchō still have openings to wait for.

Photo: a guestroom at 1 Hotel Tokyo, with Tokyo Tower beyond the windows · Starwood Hotels

Updated 31 October 20262 min readHow we write the guide

A guestroom with Tokyo Tower beyond the windows

Two to book, two to wait for

Park Hyatt’s 55 m² Deluxe rooms occupy floors 42 to 51: views take in Shibuya, Yoyogi Park or Mount Fuji, depending on the room.⁵

Opened since December 2025

1 Hotel Tokyo

Akasaka · open since 5 March 2026.¹ 211 rooms, including 24 suites, in the Akasaka Trust Tower.¹

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The refurbished Ambassador Suite living room

Park Hyatt Tokyo

Shinjuku · open since 9 December 2025.⁵ Reopened after 19 months, with rooms redesigned by Jouin Manku.⁵

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Photo: Hyatt

The calendar for Tokyo

Autumn 2027

Waldorf Astoria Tokyo Nihonbashi

197 rooms from 60 m² up, on the top floors of a new tower in Nihonbashi; the general manager is already named.⁶ ² It was due in 2026.⁶

2028

Raffles Tokyo

130 planned rooms and direct access to Hamamatsuchō station.⁴

If you go sooner

2 hotels from the guide for different stays.

Tokyo at dawn from above: the Imperial Palace gardens in front, the towers, and a snow-capped Mount Fuji on the horizon.

Aman Tokyo

For a suite above the Imperial Palace gardens.⁷

The trade-off

Otemachi is a business district, quiet after dark.⁷

Why choose it

The indoor pool is 30 metres long.⁷

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The facade at night among the lit Otemachi towers: the metal lattice of Edo komon patterns lets the rooms’ light through.

HOSHINOYA Tokyo

For tatami floors and a rooftop onsen at the end of the day.⁸

The trade-off

Screened windows mean there is no city view.⁸

Why choose it

Shoes are left at the entrance.⁸

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