First Look: ISHI

With just enough time to plan a trip before cherry blossom season this spring, we're taking a closer look at one of the best hotels in Kyoto. Once you’ve found your sea legs in Japan, you might try a hyper-traditional ryokan. Until then, consider the One Key Ace Hotel.

Introducing unique ways to enjoy Tokyo in winter, a season coloured with beautiful illumination.

In the MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2025, a dessert-focused restaurant has made history by earning a MICHELIN star for the first time. Discover the unique culinary experience crafted through an eight-course dessert menu.

This article introduces Tokyo through the lens of culinary figures and celebrities connected to the city. Try visiting these recommended cafés, bakeries and design museums, and you might discover an entirely new side of Tokyo.

Year round, MICHELIN Guide inspectors sample an endless procession of dishes. Once in a while, a dish lands on their tables that is simply unforgettable.

The popular belief about the MICHELIN Guide is that it’s all about the stars, but don’t forget about Bib Gourmand too! Bib Gourmand awarded restaurants are adored by their many diners, because these restaurants offer satisfaction beyond what you’d expect for the price. Today, we present a list of thirteen restaurants that will be joining our Tokyo Selection.

SÉZANNE is newly awarded Three MICHELIN Stars in the 18th edition of the MICHELIN Guide Tokyo. One restaurant newly awarded Two MICHELIN Stars and 13 restaurants newly receive One MICHELIN Star. The MICHELIN Green Star highlights the eco-friendly initiatives of one new restaurant. Three Special Awards presented to talented professional, including the debut of the Sommelier Award in Japan.

Our inspector shares their notes on the French-Japanese restaurant’s dishes, ambience, and overall dining experience.

Visit these restaurants for the true tastes of Tokyo.

As the air grows cooler, toss on a jacket, and hit the town. Walk a lot and eat a lot!

High above the district of Ginza, room #3419 at the Park Hotel Tokyo is one of the boldest in the city.

The Japanese ryokan might be the highest form of hospitality, but it’s not a hotel. For the owners of One Key Beniya Mukayu, it’s important that you understand why.

The oldest hotel in the world is a ryokan. These traditional Japanese inns date back to medieval times and weary samurai travelers. Some ryokans have turned an eye toward the future. Others, like Two Key Nishimuraya Honkan, have not.