The newest addition to the Edition line of hotels is situated in Tokyo’s bustling high-end fashion district, minutes from popular hotspots like the Dover Street Market Ginza and Ginza Music Bar There’s a certain detachment from reality that comes with visiting Tokyo – difficult to describe in words but encapsulated by Sofia Coppola’s sleeper hit Lost in Translation (2003), which starred Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson as two lost souls who find a brief moment of connection in the Japanese capital. Though that was largely set in an entirely different hotel on the opposite side of town, the film’s iconic imagery will feel familiar to travellers stepping inside the Tokyo Edition, Ginza, for the very first time – as strangers seeking a safe haven from the chaotic, bustling metropolis, in search of whatever fateful encounters may await them. {"@context":"https://schema.
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com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/12/17/adea3e71-b9de-4211-b15e-5311ae19b488_7390c88c.jpg"} The Tokyo Edition, Ginza, is designed by renowned architect Kengo Kuma. Photo: @editionginza/Instagram One gets the sense this isn’t a hotel designed for typical tourists looking to kick back, relax and unwind, and that being said, it’s worth keeping in mind that Ginza isn’t the k.