23 Best Hotels in Japan for 2025 Stays | Condé Nast Traveler

"Rule-breaking by design, this first Asia outpost fuses modern Americana with handcrafted Kyoto across the historic Shin-Puh-Kan and a striking new build by Commune Design and Kengo Kuma (with 50 local artisans in the mix). The buzzy lobby thrums with music, a pink copper front desk, rainbow-bright art, a long communal table, and a Stumptown Coffee outpost. Compact rooms balance TEAC turntables and Judd-inspired benches with washi ceilings and tatami nooks. Food leans stateside—zesty tacos at Piopiko (Wes Avila), comfort at Mr Maurice’s Italian (Marc Vetri)—with Kosa’s modern farm-to-table plates and monumental paper lanterns as a finale to the city’s most unapologetically novel stay." - Danielle Demetriou, Adam H. Graham