The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon
Tokyo never really sits still, there's always something new opening, a restaurant or a shop or a hotel. We were there this time for the launch of Superegg in Japan, and stayed at one of the newer names in the city, The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon. It sits right in the middle of the business district, which worked well for a trip that was actually about work, though it's an easy base for sightseeing too if that's what you're there for.
This is the first EDITION hotel in Japan, and it's an Ian Schrager property, which if you know his other hotels tells you a lot before you even walk in. His design language shows up here filtered through Japanese restraint rather than fighting it, clean lines, natural materials, a color palette that stays out of its own way, contemporary and traditional sitting together instead of one covering up the other.
The rooms are the real draw, with real views of the Tokyo skyline. If you can, book one facing Tokyo Tower, it's worth asking for specifically.
We had our first dinner at Jade Room, the restaurant overseen by Tom Aikens, who has a Michelin star to his name. The menu pulls from cooking methods that go back a century or more, filtered through international influences and built around whatever's actually in season.
Woke up to this. Didn't hate it.
Breakfast was at The Blue Room, and we went with the Japanese Breakfast Set, asagohan, a handful of small dishes served together rather than one plate: grilled fish, rice, miso soup, pickled vegetables, tamagoyaki. It's the kind of breakfast that actually sets you up for the day instead of just filling time before lunch.
The Terrace is the hotel's rooftop bar, skyline views, cocktails, small plates, worth an evening if you're staying there.
Toranomon represents the Toranomon area of Tokyo.
We spent some time in the neighborhood around the hotel too. Toranomon was samurai residences back in the Edo period, then became one of Tokyo's commercial and financial centers as the city grew up around it. Now it's office towers and hotels and restaurants, old and new close enough together that you notice the overlap without it being pointed out to you.
Merlette Dress, APL Sneakers, Chanel Bag, Azlee Necklace, Cartier Bracelets
Toranomon has clearly made a real effort with green space, parks and planted areas worked into a neighborhood that could easily have stayed all concrete. It actually works, there are places to sit down and get a break from the city without leaving it.
We ended up ordering the Japanese Breakfast Set again, this time in the room.
The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon is a genuinely good choice if you want style and location without a lot of fuss. Thank you to the hotel for having us, we'll be back.
