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Aman Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan · Aman

Floating above Otemachi's financial core, Aman Tokyo translates the ryokan into a neoclassical tower — a 30-metre washi lantern atrium, 71 m² entry-level rooms, and service that bills silently to your suite. A decade after its March 2015 debut, it remains the benchmark for sky-high silence in the Japanese capital.

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The monumental 30-meter high lobby atrium of Aman Tokyo, mimicking the interior of a traditional paper washi lantern with a central ikebana arrangement and rock garden.

StayRatings Score

9.5

Exceptional

Sleep9.8
Design9.8
Service9.7
Food9.0
Wellness9.4
Experience8.8

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