Tokyo News: Art meets Technology

If we asked you to list the top five things you associate with Tokyo, we bet Art and Technology would be right up there. But did you know that there is a stronger-than-ever link between the two?

Tokyo is known worldwide for its cutting-edge technology and its highly innovative approach is one that both locals and tourists can greatly benefit from, especially in the current context.

Whether you want to go on a music-filled tour of Shibuya or visit the virtual IJC Museum, a Japanese Art Museum in the clouds, thanks to Tokyo’s rapidly-evolving new technologies, everything is possible.

Tokyo hotels are happily embracing the trend of combining tech and art. Aloft Tokyo Ginza is the newest addition in a wave of tech-savvy lifestyle hotels, whilst in Asakusa, Japan’s first theatre-style hotel has recently opened its doors.

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teamLab Borderless: The World’s First Digital Art Museum
True to its name, the 3D digital art here is borderless, flowing seamlessly from one exhibition room to the next. The museum is covered in intense, vivid patterns and designs, creating an artistic, ever-evolving world. Lose yourself in an endless field of lanterns that flicker by human movement, or wander through a vibrantly coloured, mysterious garden, this place lets you dive right into a limitless world of lights and colours.
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Aloft Tokyo Ginza: where Tech-Savvy meets Design-Forward
Aloft Tokyo Ginza is the newest addition in a wave of next-generation lifestyle hotels and the first Aloft in Japan that combines accommodations, art, music and technology. Centrally located in Ginza, Tokyo’s upscale entertainment, shopping and dining district, the 16-storey hotel is home to 206 modern loft-like guestrooms that feature keyless entry – guests are able to use their smartphone or Apple watch as a room key.
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Meet Japan's first Theatre-Style Hotel
Curtains rise at the Asakusa Kokono Club, Japan’s first theatre-style hotel. Located in Asakusa, the sacred place for performing arts, this is the only place in Japan where you can experience a mix of entertainment & accommodation. The rooms boast modern designs with individual layouts whilst the building’s 1st floor is home to a restaurant where locals, performers and tourists gather to create a place where everyone can connect over a delicious meal.
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