# Nara Hotel > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nara_Hotel > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nara_Hotel.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara_Hotel > Source revision: 1344555163 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Hotel in Nara, Japan This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Nara Hotel" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Nara Hotel Location within Japan Hotel chain JR Hotel Group / Miyako Hotels & Resorts General information Location 1096 Takabatake-chō, Nara, Nara, Japan Coordinates 34°40′48.1″N 135°50′1.8″E / 34.680028°N 135.833833°E / 34.680028; 135.833833 Opening October 17, 1909 Owner West Japan Railway Company Operator Nara Hotel Co., Ltd. Technical details Floor count 3 Design and construction Architect Yasushi Kataoka / Kingo Tatsuno Developer Cabinet Railway Authority Other information Number of rooms 129 Number of suites 3 Number of restaurants 4 Website www.narahotel.co.jp **Nara Hotel** (奈良ホテル) is a five star [hotel](/source/Hotel) in [Nara](/source/Nara%2C_Japan), [Japan](/source/Japan). The hotel is located on the hillside overlooking [Nara Park](/source/Nara_Park). Opened on October 17, 1909, it is one of the most historic hotels in Japan. It was designed by [Tatsuno Kingo](/source/Tatsuno_Kingo) who was also the designer of the [Bank of Japan](/source/Bank_of_Japan) building and the [Marunouchi](/source/Marunouchi) building of [Tokyo Station](/source/Tokyo_Station) and is known as the teacher of [Kenkichi Yabashi](/source/Kenkichi_Yabashi) [[ja](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%A2%E6%A9%8B%E8%B3%A2%E5%90%89)], the designer of [National Diet Building](/source/National_Diet_Building), and [Kataoka Yasushi](/source/Yasushi_Kataoka) who was also the designer of [Osaka City Hall](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Osaka_City_Hall&action=edit&redlink=1) [[ja](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%B8%82%E5%BA%81%E8%88%8E)]. It is partially owned by the [West Japan Railway Company](/source/West_Japan_Railway_Company). In 2009 the first centennial anniversary of the hotel was celebrated. ## Famous guests Various crowned and uncrowned heads of state, members of royal families, heads of government, politicians, actors, artists, and other notable persons have stayed at the hotel.[1] - [Emperor Taishō](/source/Emperor_Taish%C5%8D) and [Empress Teimei](/source/Empress_Teimei), with Crown Prince [Hirohito](/source/Hirohito), in 1916 - [Kyoshi Takahama](/source/Kyoshi_Takahama), Japanese poet, in 1916 - [Sergei Prokofiev](/source/Sergei_Prokofiev), Russian composer, on May 19–27, 1918 - Count [Nogi Maresuke](/source/Nogi_Maresuke), Japanese general, in 1911 - Crown Prince Hirohito, in 1921 - [Bertrand Russell](/source/Bertrand_Russell), British mathematician, on July 19, 1921 - [Edward, Prince of Wales](/source/Edward_VIII), in 1922 - [Albert Einstein](/source/Albert_Einstein), Swiss physicist, on December 17–18, 1922 - [Emperor Shōwa](/source/Emperor_Sh%C5%8Dwa) and [Empress Kōjun](/source/Empress_K%C5%8Djun), in 1928 - [Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester](/source/Prince_Henry%2C_Duke_of_Gloucester), in 1929 - [Charles Lindbergh](/source/Charles_Lindbergh), American aviator, in 1931 - Emperor Shōwa, in 1932 and 1940 - Emperor [Puyi](/source/Puyi), in 1935. He gave medals to all the staff of the hotel. - [Charlie Chaplin](/source/Charlie_Chaplin), in 1936 - Empress Kōjun, in 1937 and 1941, 1954 - [Helen Keller](/source/Helen_Keller), American social welfare entrepreneur, in 1937 - [José P. Laurel](/source/Jose_P._Laurel), former Philippine President, in 1945 for two months - [Richard Nixon](/source/Richard_Nixon), U.S. vice-president, in 1953 - [Joe DiMaggio](/source/Joe_DiMaggio), 1954, Marilyn Monroe canceled her reservation - [Marlon Brando](/source/Marlon_Brando), American actor, in 1956 - [Glenn Ford](/source/Glenn_Ford), American actor, in 1956 - [Jawaharlal Nehru](/source/Jawaharlal_Nehru), Indian prime minister, and his daughter [Indira Gandhi](/source/Indira_Gandhi), in 1957 - [Princess Alexandra of Kent](/source/Princess_Alexandra_of_Kent), in 1961 - [John Diefenbaker](/source/John_Diefenbaker), Canadian prime minister, in 1961 - [Arturo Frondizi](/source/Arturo_Frondizi), Argentine president, in 1961 - [Robert F. Kennedy](/source/Robert_F._Kennedy), U.S. Attorney General, in 1962 - [Princess Margrethe, The Hereditary Princess of Denmark](/source/Margrethe_II_of_Denmark), in 1963 - [Prince Takamatsu](/source/Prince_Takamatsu), in 1964 - King [Baudouin of Belgium](/source/Baudouin_of_Belgium), in 1964 - Premier [Georges Pompidou](/source/Georges_Pompidou) of France, in 1964 - Prince of Laos, in 1965 - Prince of Spain, in 1966 - [Prince Chichibu](/source/Prince_Chichibu), in 1967 - Prince of Nepal, in 1967 - Crown Prince Naruhito, in 1968 - [Gaston Eyskens](/source/Gaston_Eyskens), Belgian prime minister, in 1969 - Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun, in 1970 - [Prince Takamatsu](/source/Prince_Takamatsu) and [Princess Takamatsu](/source/Princess_Takamatsu), in 1970 - Queen [Beatrix of the Netherlands](/source/Beatrix_of_the_Netherlands), in 1970 - [Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon](/source/Princess_Margaret%2C_Countess_of_Snowdon), in 1970 - [Pope Paul VI](/source/Pope_Paul_VI), in 1970 - [Prince Fumihito](/source/Prince_Fumihito), in 1970 - Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun, in 1979 and 1981 - [Yul Brynner](/source/Yul_Brynner), in 1980 - [Audrey Hepburn](/source/Audrey_Hepburn), British actress, March 31-April 2, 1983 - Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko, with daughter [Princess Sayako](/source/Princess_Sayako), in 1987 - [Prince Akishino](/source/Prince_Akishino) and [Princess Akishino](/source/Princess_Akishino), in 1990 - [Václav Havel](/source/V%C3%A1clav_Havel), Czechoslovak president, in 1992 - [Prince Edward, Duke of Kent](/source/Prince_Edward%2C_Duke_of_Kent), in 1992 - Emperor Heisei and Empress Michiko, in 2002 and 2008 - [14th Dalai Lama](/source/14th_Dalai_Lama), Tibetan spiritual head, in 2003 - [Hu Jintao](/source/Hu_Jintao), Chinese president, in 2008 ## Gallery - Nara Hotel signboard - Lobby - *Mikasa* dining room - Tea lounge with the piano that Einstein played on - Hallway on the first floor ## See also - [Hotels portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Hotels) - [Fujiya Hotel](/source/Fujiya_Hotel) - [Nikkō Kanaya Hotel](/source/Nikk%C5%8D_Kanaya_Hotel) - [Nagoya Hotel](/source/Nagoya_Hotel) - [Imperial Hotel, Tokyo](/source/Imperial_Hotel%2C_Tokyo) - [Hōshi Ryokan](/source/H%C5%8Dshi_Ryokan) - [Dōgo Onsen](/source/D%C5%8Dgo_Onsen) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Our History | Nara Hotel"](http://narahotel.co.jp/en/history/). ## External links Media related to [Nara Hotel](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nara_Hotel) at Wikimedia Commons - [Nara Hotel, from The Official Nara Travel Guide](https://visitnara.jp/venues/H00780/) Authority control databases International VIAF National United States Japan This article about a Japanese building- or structure-related topic is a stub. 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