HISTORY
Hotel Niwa Tokyo is located in Kanda-Misakicho, an area distinguished for its rich culture with universities and publishing houses that is also close to the secondhand bookshop district of Jinbocho.
During the Meiji period (1868-1912), Kanda-Misakicho became a bustling commercial and entertainment district centered on three theaters collectively known as the Misaki Sanza. Before that in the Edo period (1603-1868), the area was a castle town lined with shogunate military posts and samurai residences. Because of this, many scenic historic sites from the Edo period through the Taisho period (1912-1926) still remain, including Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Misaki-Inari-Jinja Shrine, and the Catholic Kanda Church
CHAPTER01Our ryokan beginnings
Hotel Niwa has its roots in Moritakan, a traditional Japanese ryokan inn established in 1935 in an area once known as Misaki-cho in Kanda-ku. Bec use Jimbocho, known for its secondhand bookstores, and publishing companies were located nearby, Moritakan was used as a regular lodging for university professors and business travelers who came to the area in search of old literature. The ryokan also served as lodging for families of foreign athletes during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
CHAPTER02Flexible evolution with the times
Moritakan prospered as a ryokan in front of a train station. However, in 1973 it was transformed from a ryokan into a "business hotel" targeted at business travelers in response to the needs of Japan's period of rapid economic growth. At the time, business hotels were still few in number, and the Tokyo Green Hotel, its name at the time, became a topic of much conversation as a pioneer in the industry.
CHAPTER03Aiming to be a hotel unlike any other
In 2009, Hotel Niwa was opened with the aim of creating a new style of hotel that is neither a conventional city hotel nor a business hotel.
Hotel Niwa aims to be a hotel unlike any other that offers "an elevated version of everyday life" rooted in the Suidobashi district, which is home to many noted historical and cultural places. We hope that through the Hotel Niwa Tokyo, we can help many guests rediscover the qualities that only a Japanese hotel can offer, including a space that focuses on quality rather than simply luxury as well as the warm, personalized service that has been passed down from our days as a ryokan inn.
