In addition to the 30 million people predicted to visit every year, the neighbourhood has homes for 3,500 people and offices for 20,000 workers, 160-plus shops and restaurants, a school, a hospital, a new street, a relocated temple, 320 different plants (including 10 types of cherry blossoms) – and Janu Tokyo.
The only hotel in Azabudai Hills occupies the first 13 floors of a residential skyscraper, with a glass façade overlooking the green heart of the complex.
It’s telling that Aman chose Azabudai Hills for its inaugural Janu (the first of 12 currently planned). Since launching in Phuket in 1988, Aman – meaning “peace” in Sanskrit – has become a byword for minimalist luxury with its escapist sanctuaries (even in megalopolis Tokyo, where the Aman hovers, untouchable as a temple, at the apex of a skyscraper).
In contrast, Janu – Sanskrit for “soul” – is not only (fractionally) more affordable, but also more playful and grounded,…
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