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"Towering over Shinjuku and facing Shinjuku Central Park, this hotel is inseparable from Lost in Translation, where a jaded actor and a lonely young wife forge an unexpected bond amid jet lag and urban isolation. Their late-night conversations in quiet rooms and melancholic encounters in the dimly lit New York Bar on the 52nd floor helped turn the property into a bucket-list destination for film lovers hoping to capture the same bittersweet mood. While the hotel has recently undergone a major refurbishment, the iconic bar’s décor has been left intact to preserve the atmosphere that fans recognize from the film, and demand is expected to surge again when it reopens to guests in January 2026." - Adam Turner