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EXPERIENCE the best of TRADITIONAL JAPANESE CULTURE

Ikebana workshopsTraditional kimonoTea ceremonyJapanese cuisineThe sounds of koto

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The three-day Halloween Festival — a 15-year tradition in Tama — kicks off with the illumination ceremony on the evening of Friday, October 27, where you can see the south side of Tama Center Station light up. Highlights of the festival include the Jack O’Lantern night display, costume parades, trick or treating, and dances and concerts on the main stage, as well as a flea market, play area for kids, and special events organized by participating universities. Food stalls will be catering to the more than 4,000 visitors expected to attend over the weekend. Hello Kitty and other favorite characters also will be on hand to welcome everyone to this grand community celebration of Halloween.

Friday4:50 p.m.–6:30 p.m.Saturday10:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.Sunday10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

15th Annual Halloween Festival

Japanese hospitality through the five senses —October 27–29, 2017 (Friday–Sunday)

T H I N G S T O D O N E A R K E I O P L A Z A H O T E LO U R P R E M I E R S E R V I C E S

Special advantages exclusive for Executive Card members

Member rate advantages• Priority stay reservations• Extended checkouts upon request (Prime: until 1:00 p.m. / Royal: until 3:00 p.m.)• Free use of the Luxe Lounge (South Tower, 34F)• Premier Counter for exclusive use when checking in• Free use of the fitness room, and Sky Pool (summer only)• Frequent flyer miles on more than 10 airlines worldwide• Special “Pillow Menu” available upon request (only available to Royal members from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)• Fruit plate service for stays longer than seven nights• Extra fees for the Express laundry service will be waived (for Royal members only)

Please visit our “Executive Card” membership webpage:www.keioplaza.com/member/

The Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo offers special room rates for members.

A 500-point bonus will be awarded to those who register to receive the new issue of Plaza Life via e-mail. You can sign-up on your My Account page.

For our bar time, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., we have chosen a lineup of domestic alcoholic beverages to entice guests into savoring yet another kind of Japanese experience. Enjoy junmai ginjo sake, barley shochu, Japanese beer and wines, as well as Japanese scotch bear-ing the fragrance of their Japanese-oak barrels.

We warmly welcome you to experi-ence Japan through your five senses and indulge in relaxation in our Club Lounge. Come and discover all that our Premier Grand Club Floors have to offer.

Experience the diversity of Japan in our Club Lounge, an

exclusive lounge located on the 45th floor for our guests staying on

the Premier Grand Club Floors. When you arrive, you are served seasonal Japanese green tea, along with a tradi-tional wet towel made of Ise cotton.

Our Club Lounge staff can also prepare fresh matcha green tea upon request. We also offer rakugan, a traditional Japanese sweet, imprinted with The Keio Plaza Hotel and Premier Grand logos. As you unwind and enjoy a leisurely moment in our Club Lounge, we invite you to appreciate the skill involved in preparing matcha green tea, using carefully selected tools from the traditional tea ceremony.

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• Yesterday’s legends and tomorrow’s superstars• Japanese hospitality through the five senses• 15th Annual Halloween Festival

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Dress yourself in traditional kimono

A Japanese experience for your taste budsOur range of restaurants include many that serve up the very best of Japanese cuisine. Try traditional dishes such as teppan-yaki, tempura, sushi, soba noo-dles, shabu shabu and sukiyaki hotpots, as well as the multi-course kaiseki.

You can also have a taste of Japanese rice wine at our sake bar, Amanogawa. Our carefully chosen selection of premium, seasonal sake from all over Japan is sure to delight, and our sake sommelier is always on hand to suggest the perfect drinks.

The fourth Sports Photography Exhibition at the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo offers a unique variety of images featuring Japan’s legends and tomor-row’s superstars. The 40 photographs by professional cameramen from The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. and The Sports Nippon Newspapers Co., Ltd., on display around the hotel from September 1 to October 31, capture the defining moments when history was made and generations of athletes and fans were inspired.

Images featured this year place accomplished millennials alongside proven veterans.

The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. and The Sports Nippon Newspapers Co., Ltd. are co-hosting with the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo. And the exhibi-tion is co-sponsored by ITO EN, Ltd.

Our range of restaurants include many that serve up the very best of Japanese cuisine.

Experience the best of traditional Japanese culture

The rich heritage of Japanese culture — highly regarded all over the world — can be experienced first-hand at the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo. We invite you to take part in all the cultural experiences we have on offer. Yesterday’s legends and

tomorrow’s superstars

Hear the striking sounds of kotoEvery Thursday and Sunday, concerts are held in the 3rd floor Lobby, featuring Miwa Naito, an award-winning koto player from the Romanian Music Society in Japan. The 20-minute performances start at 1:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

We offer the unique experience to try on Japanese wedding kimono, usually only worn by brides holding a traditional ceremony in Japan. It is an experience that is certain to make your stay even more memorable. Guests are fitted and then can be photographed, with their own cameras, in the lobby

and at two other locations chosen from among four spots inside the hotel. This special opportunity is only available on weekdays, for one hour between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

For an additional fee, you can get your hair and makeup done by a professional at our beauty studio, or

have your picture taken by one of our professional photographers.

Guests can also rent a colorful casual kimono that they can wear while sightseeing around Tokyo. An optional rental package for women includes a hair ornament and casual kimono purse.

Ikebana workshops let you be the artistIkebana is the delicate art of Japanese flower arrangement. We are pleased to announce that we are now offering special 45-minute ikebana workshops to our overseas guests, as well as visi-tors to the hotel, where you can create your own masterpiece. Renowned ikebana artist Hiroki Maeno — known for the beauty and scale of his arrange-ments — will provide instruction for the workshops, as well as insights into flower arrangement. These workshops, designed for small groups, will be held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, starting at 4:30 p.m., in a private room in the hotel.

Four times a year, a special ikebana performance and exhibition hosted by Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo features flower arrangements by Maeno — some as tall as five meters.

Take your tea in ancient Japanese styleStaying guests and visitors to the hotel can take refuge from the bustle of downtown Tokyo in the tranquil atmos-phere of our traditional tea ceremony room, Sho-fu-an, on the 10th floor of the Main Tower. Learn the art and ritual of Japanese tea ceremony through one of our regular demonstrations. Four 30-minute sessions are held every day, except Thursdays and Sundays, with space for up to four people each session. Japanese tea and sweets are included.

Kosuke Kitajima

Takefusa Kubo

Kaori Icho

Yoshihide Kiryu