The Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa (グランドプリンスホテル高輪) is a "slightly upscale" complex of three hotels (Takanawa Prince, Shin Takanawa Prince, and Sakura Tower) situated in the Takanawa

Takanawa

Takanawa is a neighborhood in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.-Education:*The Takanawa Library is in Takanawa. is a junior high school. Takamatsunomiya contributed some of its own mansions for Minato and a junior high school was built there.-Notable sites:...

 district of Minato, Tokyo

Minato, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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The three hotels, effectively managed as one, are situated in a 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) garden formerly belonging to a member of the Japanese Imperial Family.
The hotels are the flagship properties of the Prince Hotels

Prince Hotels

The is the name of a hotel chain company headquartered in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Seibu Holdings, Inc. Together with Seibu Railway, Prince Hotels is the core company of Seibu Group.-Overview:...

 group which has had a recent chequered history due to events at its corporate parent, Seibu Corporation, an affiliate of Seibu Railway

Seibu Railway

is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviation of "west Musashi," referring to the historic name for this area...

 and its former chairman Yoshiaki Tsutsumi

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is a Japanese businessman. During the Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s, Tsutsumi was the wealthiest person in the world for a brief period due to his extensive real estate investments through the Seibu Corporation, which he controlled...

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