| Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka | |
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| Completed | 1982 |
The Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka (グランドプリンスホテル赤坂 Gurando Purinsu Hoteru Akasaka), formerly the Kitashirakawa Palace, is an upscale hotel in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
It is located across the moat from Akasaka-mitsuke Station, and next to the back of the Hotel New Otani in Kioicho. The newer building designed by Kenzo Tange is 30+ stories tall and laminated in aluminium. Because of its proximity to Nagatachō Station and the National Diet buildings, it is often used by Japanese politicians for meetings and press conferences.
In 2007 the hotel was renamed "Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka" following the reorganization of the Prince hotel group.
In April 2010, it was announced that the hotel would close in March 2011 and be dismantled.[1]
After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, it was announced that the hotel would remain open through June 2011 to house evacuees from Fukushima prefecture.[2]