"It's the gardens—all ten acres of them—that will really catch both your eye and your imagination at this massive hotel. The hotel was built more than 50 years ago to accommodate travelers for the first Tokyo Olympic Games, but the gardens staked claim to this area first—they're more than 400 years old. Across the lush greenery, spot traditional red Guzei bridges over koi-filled ponds, while a waterfall rushes over the edge in perfect view. It doesn't feel quite like you're in the middle of a high-tech, bright-lights kind of city, because it first and foremost feels like an oasis." - Brandon Presser
