MICHELIN Guide unveils One, Two and Three Key hotels

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MICHELIN Guide has this month revealed the brand new One, Two, and Three Key distinctions for the most outstanding hotels in Japan. The guide comes four years into a comprehensive refresh of MICHELIN’s hotel selection. The MICHELIN Guide now includes over 6,000 hotels across the world, places that significantly add to the guest’s experience as a traveller, each vetted and judged excellent in five categories: architecture and interior design, quality and consistency of service, overall personality and character, value for the price, and a significant contribution to the guest experience in a particular setting.

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Key hotels represent the highlights of MICHELIN’s broader selection. In total, the 2024 MICHELIN Guide hotel selection in Japan includes 6 Three Key hotels, 17 Two Key hotels, and 85 One Key hotels. Interestingly, out of the 6 Three Key hotels in Japan, half are located in towers in Tokyo – Bulgari Hotel Tokyo, Four Seasons Hotels Tokyo at Otemachi and the Palace Hotel Tokyo. The other Three Key properties include: Gora Kadan in Hakone-machi, Hotel the Mitsu Kyoto and Amanemu in Mie. IHG Hotels & Resorts was represented with five properties gaining MICHELIN Keys, including Six Senses Kyoto, ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa, ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort, InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8 and InterContinental Osaka.  

MICHELIN Two Key Hotels in Japan include:

Fujikawaguchiko: Fufu Kawaguchiko Hatsukaichi-shi: Sekitei Hokkaido: Zaborin Ishigaki city: Jusandi Izu City: Asaba Kyoto: Aman Kyoto Kyoto: The Shinmonzen Naoshima: Benesse House Nikko: Fufu NikkoNikko: The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko Onna: Halekulani Okinawa Tokyo: Aman Tokyo Tokyo: JANU Tokyo Tokyo: The Capitol Hotel Tokyu Toyooka: Nishimuraya Honkan Yufu: ENOWA Yufu Yufu: Kamenoi Besso

MICHELIN One Key Hotels in Japan include:

Atami: Atami Izusan Karaku Awara: Beniya Kofuyuden Beppu: ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa Fukuoka: The Ritz-Carlton Fukuoka Ginoza: The Hiramatsu Hotels & Resorts Ginoza Gionmachi: Genji Kyoto Goto: GOTO RETREAT by Onko Chishin Hachimantai: ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort Hakone: Fufu Hakone Hakone: Hakone Gora Karaku Hakone: The Hiramatsu Hotels & Resorts Sengokuhara Izu City: Arcana Izu Izu City: Ochiairo Kaga-Onsen: Beniya Mukayu Kaga-shi: Araya Totoan Kagoshima: GAJOEN Karuizawa: Fufu Karuizawa Wind in the Sunshine Karuizawa: Fufu Kyu-Karuizawa Restful Forest Karuizawa: SHISHI-IWA-HOUSE Karuizawa Kumura: Izumo Hotel The Cliff Kutchan: Sansui Niseko Kyoto: Ace Hotel KyotoNagoya: TIAD, Autograph Collection Nakijin: One Suite THE GRAND Nanjo: Hyakuna Garan Naoshima: Naoshima Ryokan Roka Nara: Fufu Nara Nara: JW Marriott Hotel Nara Narai: BYAKU Narai Nasu: Nasu Mukunone Niigata: Satoyama-Jujo Nikko Kinugawa Keisui Niseko: Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve Niseko: Muwa Niseko Niseko: Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono Niseko: Setsu Niseko Numazu: Numazu Club Onomichi: Ryokan Onomichi Nishiyama Onomichi: Azumi Setoda Osaka: Conrad Osaka Osaka: InterContinental Osaka Osaka: The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka Osaka: W Osaka Shima: The Hiramatsu Hotels & Resorts Kashikojima

Kyoto: Dusit Thani Kyoto Kyoto: Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto Kyoto: Fufu Kyoto Kyoto: Garrya Nijo Castle Kyoto Kyoto: Hiiragiya Kyoto: Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion Kyoto: Kanamean Nishitomiya Kyoto: MUNI KYOTO by Onko Chishin Kyoto: Park Hyatt Kyoto Kyoto: ROKU KYOTO, LXR Hotels & Resorts Kyoto: Six Senses Kyoto Kyoto: Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto Kyoto: The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu Kyoto: The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto Kyoto: Kifune Ugenta Matsuyama: SETOUCHI RETREAT by Onko Chishin Minakami: Bettei Senjuan Miyota: The Hiramatsu Karuizawa Miyota Nagato: Bettei Otozure Nago: The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa Nagoya: The Tower Hotel NagoyaTakayama-shi: Wanosato Toba-shi: Oyado The Earth Tokyo: Andaz Tokyo Tokyo: Bellustar Tokyo, A Pan Pacific Hotel Tokyo: Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi Tokyo: Hotel New Otani Tokyo – Executive House ZEN Tokyo: K5 Tokyo: Mandarin Oriental Tokyo Tokyo: Shangri-La Tokyo Tokyo: The Aoyama Grand Hotel Tokyo: The Okura Tokyo Tokyo: The Peninsula Tokyo Tokyo: The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel Tokyo: The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo Tokyo: The Tokyo Station Hotel Tokyo: Trunk Hotel Yoyogi Park Unzen: RYOTEI HANZUIRYO Yakushima: Sankara Hotel & Spa Yakushima Yokohama: InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8 Yokohama: The Kahala Hotel & Resort YokohamaFor full details on MICHELIN Keys in Japan, click here.

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