Tokyo New City Guide. Mayumi Yoshida Barakan

from ¥12,826, Dbl. from ¥16,995 (incl. tax).

      —Six minutes from Shibuya Station. [M-3]

      CRESTON HOTEL—Business hotel, somewhat inconvenient but well-equipped for business.

      10-8 Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥12,000, Dbl. from ¥18,000.

      —Ten minutes from Shibuya Station. [M-3]

      ASIA CENTER OF JAPAN—A cross between a business hotel and student lodgings, this is one of the best deals in town.

      8-10-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. w/o bath ¥4,500, w/bath ¥5,400, Dbl. w/o bath ¥6,000, w/bath ¥9,120.

      —Five minutes from Aoyama Itchome, eight minutes from Roppongi Stations. [M-5]

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      HILLPORT HOTEL

      23-19 Sakuragaoka, Shibuya-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥9,700, Twin ¥15,600, Japanese-style ¥37,000.

      —Four minutes from Shibuya Station. [M-3]

      SHIBUYA SUNROUTE

      1-11 Nampeidai-cho, Shibuya-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥6,911, Dbl. from ¥13,821 (incl. tax).

      —Five minutes from Shibuya Station, [off Map]

      HOTEL HARAJUKU TRIMM

      6-28-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥7,700, Twin from ¥12,200. No credit cards/foreign exchange.

      —Sports facilities, three minutes from Harajuku or Meiji-Jingumae Stations. [M-4]

      NIHON SEINENKAN

      15 Kasumigaoka-machi, Shibuya-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Twin from ¥6,100 per person.

      —Ten minutes from Sendagaya Station. [M-5]

      Shinjuku

      TOKYO HILTON HOTEL—Standard Hilton Hotel. If you must stay in Shinjuku, this is perhaps the best choice.

      6-6-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥26,000, Dbl. from ¥32,000, Japanese-style from ¥55,000.

      —Executive salon, good sports facilities, eight minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]

      KEIO PLAZA HOTEL—An undistinguished forty-five-story concrete and glass skyscraper. Interiors are more of the same.

      2-2-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥21,000, Dbl. from ¥26,000, Japanese style ¥70,000.

      —Health facilities, executive salon, six minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]

      HOTEL CENTURY HYATT—Another monolithic Shinjuku hotel, average service and interior.

      2-7-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥21,000, Dbl. from ¥30,000, Japanese style ¥60,000.

      —Good sports facilities, discotheque, nine minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]

      PARK HYATT TOKYO—Luxury hotel occupying the top fourteen floors of Tange Kenzo's fifty-two story Shinjuku Park Tower. Just 178 rooms, but each equipped with fax, CD, laser disc, etc., and breathtaking contemporary design. The New York Grill, on the top floor, offers a panoramic view of the city.

      3-7-1-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥36,000, Dbl. from ¥41,000.

      —Ten minutes from Shinjuku Station, [off Map]

      HOTEL SUNROUTE TOKYO—Sunroute Chain Hotel.

      2-3-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥11,310, Dbl. from ¥15,862 (incl. tax).

      —Two minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]

      WASHINGTON HOTEL—High-tech eighties hotel with computerized check in and human clerks to show you how to use it.

      3-2-9 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥11,024, Dbl. from ¥16,480 (incl. tax). No foreign exchange, accepts Visa.

      —Eight minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]

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      SHINJUKU PRINCE HOTEL

      1-30-1 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥13,500, Dbl. from ¥15,000.

      —Five minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]

      HOTEL RISTEL SHINJUKU

      5-3-20 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥8,000, Dbl. from ¥15,000.

      —Five minutes from Shinjuku Cyoen Station. [M-7]

      Ikebukuro—Mejiro

      FOUR SEASONS HOTEL CHINZAN-SO TOKYO—Opened in 1992, this Tokyo branch of the famous Four Seasons Hotel is located on the grounds of the beautiful Chinzan-so Gardens. A bit inconvenient to the central city, it is beautifully designed and elegantly discreet.

      2-10-8 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

      Rates: Sgl. from ¥20,000, Dbl. from ¥33,000, Japanese-style ¥36,000 for one, ¥40,000 for two.

      —Luxurious health club with swimming pool, saunas, beauty center, etc., ten minutes from Edogawa-bashi Station, eight minutes by car from Mejiro Station, [off Map]

      SUNSHINE CITY PRINCE HOTEL—Prince Hotel chain. Linked to the Sunshine City building, huge and rather impersonal.

      3-1-5 Higashi