Aman Tokyo: Urban sanctuary occupying the top six floors of Otemachi Tower with 30m pool, Arva, and Musashi sushi

Occupying the top six floors of the prestigious 38-story Otemachi Tower in the heart of Tokyo’s financial district, Aman Tokyo opened in December 2014 as the brand’s first urban hotel. Designed by the visionary architect Kerry Hill, the hotel is anchored by a monumental 33rd-floor lobby framed by a 30-metre-high architectural lantern crafted from layered washi paper. Celebrating traditional Japanese residential design with granite, dark camphor wood, and shoji screens, the property commands panoramic views over the Imperial Palace Gardens and Mount Fuji on clear days.

Arrival at the 33rd-floor sky lobby transitions travelers into a sanctuary of soaring proportions and tranquil indoor water gardens. Day-one logistics focus on scheduling bespoke Tokyo experiences: private after-hours access to Tokyo sword masters, early morning fish market culinary tours with Aman chefs, and securing a seat at the exclusive eight-seat sushi counter at Musashi by Aman.

Wellness is elevated across 2,500 square metres on the 33rd and 34th floors. The Aman Spa features a magnificent 30-metre indoor black-basalt swimming pool with panoramic skyline vistas, traditional Japanese hot mineral onsen baths, steam rooms, and holistic therapies using Japanese Kampo herbal remedies. Dining spans Italian fine dining at Arva, artisan Edomae sushi at Musashi, and patisserie delights at The Café by Aman.

Accommodations comprise 84 rooms and suites starting at an enormous 71 square metres for Deluxe Rooms and culminating in the 157-square-metre Aman Suite. Each room features traditional furo soaking tubs, floor-to-ceiling city glass, motorized shoji screens, and custom cedar furnishings.

Design connoisseurs, business travelers, and luxury couples seeking the finest urban luxury hotel in Tokyo with massive room proportions and legendary Kerry Hill architecture should book Aman Tokyo without hesitation. Travelers seeking low-rise boutique ryokans should look to Aman Kyoto instead. Grounded consensus is confirmed by a 4.7 out of 5 on Tripadvisor across 1,120 reviews and a 4.6 out of 5 on Google across 1,480 reviews.