Katsuragi Kitanomaru

Has the air of a finer, gentler time. Immaculate hotel grounds for short hikes and walks. Palatial architecture. Attentive and respectful staff. Very very tasty dinner. Downside was it has no actual...

We stayed here for one night as a means to break up a long drive on our long Japan road trip last Fall, and Katsuragi Hotel Kitanomaru was among the higher-end properties, not to mention one of the...

Beautiful. Front gate was like a castle. luxuriously built by founder of Yamaha remodeling antique Japanese architecture utilizing Yamaha’s woodcrafting techniques. The spacious lobby overlooking...