Nagoya Hotel

Nagoya Hotel (名古屋ホテル) was a historic hotel in Tatemitsukura-chō (竪三ツ蔵町), Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan.

Nagoya Hotel c. 1900 with its landmark dome
Nagoya Hotel in a later time, without dome
Street entrance, c. 1920s

History

It was constructed in 1888 out of wood in a Western style. It offered Japanese rooms as well as Western-style rooms.[1] The proprietor in 1901 was T. Takata.[2] The proprietor was by trade a carpenter who designed the dining room in maple and hinoki, as well as reading rooms, smoking rooms and card rooms.[3] On the exterior the hotel had a large dome-shaped roof that could be seen above the rest of the surrounding buildings.[4]

Prince Arthur of Connaught stayed here during his first visit to Japan in end of February, 1906.[5][6]

The plot today is occupied by modern buildings.[1]

See also

References
  1. "広小路名古屋ホテル : Network2010.org". コンテンツ投稿. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  2. Chamberlain, Basil Hall; Mason, W. B. (1901). A handbook for travellers in Japan. Robarts - University of Toronto. London, Murray.
  3. Murray, George T. (1906). The land of the Tatami : travels in Japan. Cornell University Library. Shanghai : Printed at the "North-China herald" Office.
  4. Chamberlain, Basil Hall; Mason, W. B. (1901). A handbook for travellers in Japan. Robarts - University of Toronto. London, Murray.
  5. The Japan Weekly Mail, p. 192, at Google Books
  6. "Nagoya Hotel, Nagoya, c. 1900. | Old Tokyo". Retrieved 2021-01-02.

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