The Royal Park Hotel in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district will host its “Summer Star Festival Where Wishes Come True” from July 1 to July 31, 2026. This month-long event commemorates Tanabata, the traditional Japanese festival celebrating the annual meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi across the Milky Way. The celebration integrates seasonal gastronomy across four on-site restaurants with an immersive light installation in the main lobby.
Japanese Craftsmanship and Teppanyaki Flavors
At Genjikou, the hotel’s Japanese restaurant, guests can reserve a kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) dinner designed to evoke the summer night sky. The menu features uozomen (fish-based noodles) and seasonal hamo (conger eel), with dishes arranged to reflect celestial themes. On the 20th floor, Teppanyaki Sumida offers a weekday lunch course featuring sea bass sautéed with a white wine herb sauce representing the Milky Way, followed by a comparison of domestic beef fillet and sirloin, served alongside panoramic views of the city skyline.
Chinese Specialties and Western Dining
Keika-en, the hotel’s Chinese venue, presents a lunch course exploring “two flavors” in honor of the star-crossed lovers. The menu includes duck prepared in two distinct styles and large shrimp seasoned with basil and garlic. At Chef’s Dining Symphony, located on the first floor, a dinner course is served beneath the hotel’s central chandelier. Highlights include a “Paris-Soir” cold soup and ribeye steak with garlic butter, concluded with a refreshing melon soup and sherbet.
Immersive Tanabata Lobby Display and Architecture
The hotel lobby hosts a three-meter-tall take-akari (bamboo light) installation, designed to mimic the flow of celestial light. This display sits beneath the hotel’s permanent Milky Way-themed chandelier. Guests are invited to write their wishes on traditional tanzaku (colored paper strips) and hang them among the bamboo decorations, participating in a custom that spans centuries. The Royal Park Hotel, which opened in 1989, remains a prominent fixture in the historic Nihonbashi area, offering 419 guest rooms and direct access to major transit lines.
Property details
- Property
- Royal Park Hotel
- Address
- 2-1-1 Nihonbashi Kakigara-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
- Access
- Directly connected to Suitengumae Station (Exit 4) on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line; 5-minute walk from Ningyocho Station (Exit A2) on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line; 8-minute walk from Ningyocho Station (Exit A3) on the Toei Asakusa Line.
- Official site
- https://www.rph.co.jp/en/
- Rooms
- 419
- Pricing
- Dining courses from 7,700 yen (including tax and 15% service charge)
- Opened
- 1989
