Marriott International Opens Six New Brands in Japan

Newly introduced brands include AC Hotels by Marriott, Aloft Hotels, EDITION, JW Marriott, Fairfield by Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Reserve.

Marriott International has announced the expansion of its footprint in Japan with the debut of six of its hotel brands in the country in 2020. With these additions and other openings during the year, the company will end 2020 with a total of 63 open properties in Japan represented across 18 brands.

Here are the brands that have landed in Japan:

EDITION, the brand envisioned by Ian Schrager and Marriott International, premiered its first of two planned hotels in Japan, The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon, on October 20th.

JW Marriott Hotel Nara, Marriott International’s 800th hotel in Asia Pacific, is the first international luxury hotel in the beautiful city of Nara, famous for its iconic free-roaming deer and UNESCO World Heritage temples and shrines

The Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, welcomes guests for the 2020-2021 winter season in Niseko, Japan’s premier ski destination, offering a getaway for travelers seeking to explore the area’s 2,190 acres of skiable terrain. Currently, there are 41 hotels in Marriott’s Luxury and Premium tiers in Japan.

The new AC Hotel Tokyo Ginza, which opened in July, brings the brand’s passion for timeless and purposeful design to the heart of Tokyo’s upscale shopping, culinary and fashion district.

The recently opened Aloft Tokyo Ginza, Marriott’s brand for music enthusiasts and tech-savvy travelers, showcases an eclectic mix of neon colors, graffiti and original art inspired by the capital’s iconic street culture.

Fairfield by Marriott “Michi-no-eki” project galvanized a major expansion of the Fairfield brand in Japan, with eight new hotels now open alongside Japan’s national highway rest areas. Marriott is slated to open 18 additional Fairfield hotels as part of the initiative.