"The original 1962 version of the Okura Tokyo was a mid-century modernist classic, designed by architect Yoshiro Taniguchi, and while it remained in service long enough for its style to come back in fashion, it was demolished in 2019. Its replacement, however, may be less historically significant, but it’s scarcely less stylish — its public spaces, in fact, were designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, the son of the original architect, in a style that pays tribute to its Sixties incarnation, and re-creates in detail a number of its more memorable spaces, including its iconic lobby." - Tablet Hotels