Nagoya Hotel (名古屋ホテル) was a historic hotel in Tatemitsukura-chō (竪三ツ蔵町), Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
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
- Nagoya Kanko Hotel
- Fujiya Hotel
- Nikkō Kanaya Hotel
- Nara Hotel
- Imperial Hotel, Tokyo
- Hōshi Ryokan
- Dōgo Onsen
External links
References
- 広小路名古屋ホテル : Network2010.org コンテンツ投稿, retrieved 2021-01-02^
- Basil Hall Chamberlain. A handbook for travellers in Japan London, Murray, 1901^
- George T. Murray. The land of the Tatami : travels in Japan Shanghai : Printed at the "North-China herald" Office, 1906