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Tokyo · Boutique Edition · No. 08

Gajoen Tokyo雅叙園東京

Sixty suites beside the 1935 Hyakudan Kaidan, the 'hundred-step staircase'

The site dates to 1928, and the Showa-era decorative interiors of the Hyakudan Kaidan are next door. It was rebranded under LXR in 2026.

On the recordHeritage: Hyakudan Kaidan is a Tokyo tangible cultural property

SourcesSaved Spaces research, October 2026: MICHELIN Guide listings, travel and design press, official hotel sites

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