{"id":7526,"date":"2025-11-15T09:23:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T09:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/hotel-metropolitan-tokyo-ikebukuro-celebrates-40-years-of-connecting-people\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:36:54","slug":"hotel-metropolitan-tokyo-ikebukuro-celebrates-40-years-of-connecting-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/hotel-metropolitan-tokyo-ikebukuro-celebrates-40-years-of-connecting-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Ikebukuro Celebrates 40 Years of Connecting People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\"><img width=\"998\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelnewshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Metropolitan-Tokyo-Ikebukuro-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Connecting-People-TRAVELINDEX.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelnewshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Metropolitan-Tokyo-Ikebukuro-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Connecting-People-TRAVELINDEX.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.travelnewshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Metropolitan-Tokyo-Ikebukuro-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Connecting-People-TRAVELINDEX-750x395.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.travelnewshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Metropolitan-Tokyo-Ikebukuro-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Connecting-People-TRAVELINDEX-768x405.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelnewshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Metropolitan-Tokyo-Ikebukuro-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Connecting-People-TRAVELINDEX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58961 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelnewshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Metropolitan-Tokyo-Ikebukuro-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Connecting-People-TRAVELINDEX-750x395.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Ikebukuro Celebrates 40 Years of Connecting People - TRAVELINDEX\" width=\"750\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelnewshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Metropolitan-Tokyo-Ikebukuro-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Connecting-People-TRAVELINDEX-750x395.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.travelnewshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Metropolitan-Tokyo-Ikebukuro-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Connecting-People-TRAVELINDEX-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelnewshub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hotel-Metropolitan-Tokyo-Ikebukuro-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Connecting-People-TRAVELINDEX.jpg 998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"><\/a>Tokyo, Japan, November 15, 2025 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ WorldHotels, part of BWH Hotels, a leading global hospitality network, is celebrating the 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Ikebukuro, WorldHotels Distinctive, an urban landmark that has been connecting travelers in Japan\u2019s capital city since 1985.<\/p>\n<p>Perfectly positioned adjacent to Ikebukuro Station, a major rail and subway hub in the Toshima ward of Tokyo, Hotel Metropolitan is the flagship property of JR East Hotels. Guests can stay in a selection of 805 rooms and suites, spread across 25 floors with views of the city\u2019s skyline, dine in style at a choice of culinary venues, including dedicated Japanese, Chinese, teppanyaki and international restaurants, and unwind at a sophisticated bar which is design to look and feel like the Orient Express.<\/p>\n<p>To mark this important milestone, Hanamusashi \u2013 Shunka, the hotel\u2019s refined Japanese\u2019s restaurant is now inviting guests to enjoy its \u201c<strong>40<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Dinner<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 an authentic Japanese Washoku dining experience. This mouthwatering four-course menu features the chef\u2019s specialty starter of homemade tofu, followed by assorted appetizers, crisp tempura. handcrafted sushi, and a main course of succulent Japanese beef (either sirloin or hotpot), followed by a seasonal dessert. This epicurean celebration is available for just JPY 13,500.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of WorldHotels Distinctive, Hotel Metropolitan forms part of a curated collection of unique properties that connect discerning travelers with leading destinations around the globe. With its convenient location, heartfelt hospitality, and culinary creativity, this flagship hotel is set to continue delighting local and international visitors for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelnewshub.com\/hotels-accommodation\/hotel-metropolitan-tokyo-ikebukuro-celebrates-40-years-of-connecting-people\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo, Japan, November 15, 2025 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ WorldHotels, part of BWH Hotels, a leading global hospitality network, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Ikebukuro, WorldHotels Distinctive, an urban landmark that has been connecting travelers in Japan\u2019s capital city since 1985. Perfectly positioned adjacent to Ikebukuro Station, a major rail and subway &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2315,37,14,2316,1966],"class_list":["post-7526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-travel-news","tag-global-travelnews","tag-news","tag-travelindex","tag-travelindex-media-group","tag-untourism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}