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[The Westin Tokyo] As part of the 30th anniversary commemorative project, the “Hydrangea Garden” will open in the Westin Garden on June 6th, an area where 16 types of hydrangeas are in full bloom, designed by world-renowned artist Kazuyuki Ishihara.
Focusing on the special hydrangea “Kamakura” presented by Hasedera Temple in Kamakura
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The Westin Hotel Tokyo (Meguro-ku, Tokyo, General Manager Charles Jacques), an urban wellness hotel that will celebrate its 30th anniversary in October 2024, will celebrate its special 30th anniversary on Thursday, June 6, 2024. To celebrate, we will be opening a new “Hydrangea Garden” in our hotel’s garden “Westin Garden.”
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The Westin Garden was created in 2013 by landscape artist Kazuyuki Ishihara, who has won numerous gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show in the UK, and was created as a space where you can deeply feel the natural ecosystem even though you are in the city. Now, Mr. Ishihara’s “Hydrangea Garden” will be opened at the Westin Garden.
With the establishment of this new “Hydrangea Garden,” we received a gift from Hasedera Temple in Kamakura, a famous place for hydrangeas, to give us one hydrangea, “Kamakura,” which was named for the first time at the temple. The “Hydrangea Garden” is home to 16 types of hydrangeas, including this precious flower, “Kamakura”, making the Westin Garden a space where you can even more appreciate the delicate changes of the seasons and their natural beauty.
In addition, to commemorate the opening of the “Hydrangea Garden”, the lobby lounge “The Lounge” and the executive bar “The Bar” on the first floor overlooking the Westin Garden will be designed with the image of hydrangeas and “Kamakura” hydrangeas, which bloom beautifully during the rainy season. For a limited time, we will offer cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks.
The Westin Tokyo will continue to embody Westin’s well-being through the Westin Garden and provide a healing experience for visitors.
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Garden design perspective by Kazuyuki Ishihara
Hydrangea garden details
Opening date: Thursday, June 6, 2024
Location: Westin Hotel Tokyo “Westin Garden”
Time: Around 8 o’clock to sunset
Admission fee: Free
Design: Kazuyuki Ishihara Landscape artist, representative of Kazuyuki Ishihara Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Types of hydrangea: 16 types
About hydrangea “Kamakura”
How to bloom: Yaegaku
Color system: Dark blue that changes from blue to purple
Period: Late blooming
Characteristics: Hydrangea was first named at Hasedera Temple. The producer is Kamo Kachoen (Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture). It is characterized by a refreshing blue color, and as it blooms it becomes a deep blue, almost purple. The slightly rounded petals are adorable. Comment from Charles Jacques, General Manager of The Westin Tokyo: This year, as the Westin Garden, designed by Kazuyuki Ishihara, celebrates its 30th anniversary, a beautiful garden filled with hydrangeas has been born, centered around a precious kamakura gift from Hasedera Temple. I am deeply grateful and very happy to be able to celebrate 30 years of progress with so many people through this special garden, surrounded by the beauty of Japan’s four seasons. The garden symbolizes the hotel’s commitment to valuing its connection to nature and preserving it for future generations. We hope to be able to provide even more peace of mind to visitors from Japan and abroad through the cool and mysterious blue of Kamakura and the colorful and delicate beauty of the hydrangeas.
Comment from Kazuyuki Ishihara:
From the end of May to June is hydrangea season in Tokyo. During this season when hydrangeas are at their most beautiful, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the opening of The Westin Tokyo, we received a hydrangea “Kamakura” as a gift from Hasedera Temple in Kamakura, known for its beautiful hydrangeas, and designed the garden around this “Kamakura”. I did.
A wonderful space surrounded by hydrangeas has been created in the middle of Tokyo. We hope that we can create lasting memories during your stay at a hotel, at an event, or while taking a walk.
Comment from Motomi Takeishi, head of Hasedera Temple:
We were looking forward to adding a new colorful area to the Westin Garden, which has been soothing and moving people for over 10 years, but we are also honored to be able to unveil the hydrangeas that we have carefully cultivated at the Westin Garden. think. The hydrangea that I presented this time is a hydrangea that Hasedera first named “Kamakura,” which he has a strong fondness for. We hope that many people will enjoy the deep blue flowers that are reminiscent of the ocean of Yuigahama that can be seen from the viewing platform of Hasedera Temple.
Cocktails/Non-alcoholic cocktails
Offer period: June 6th (Thursday) to July 7th (Sunday), 2024 place:
1st floor lobby lounge “The Lounge”
1st floor executive bar “The Bar”
time:
The Lounge: Weekdays 10:30-21:30 (L.O. 21:00) Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 11:00-22:00 (L.O. 21:30)
The Bar: Monday to Thursday, Sundays and Holidays 11:00-23:00 (Drink L.O. 22:30) Friday, Saturday and the day before holidays 11:00-24:00 (Drink L.O. 23:30)
menu:
○ Hanashizuku (cocktail) ¥2,300 (tax and service charge included) A gin-based cocktail flavored with floral liqueurs such as roses and violets. A delicate and mysterious hydrangea is expressed with a purple gradation.
○ Hanaren (non-alcoholic drink) ¥1,800 (tax and service charge included) The refreshing and lovely hydrangeas blooming in the “Hydrangea Garden” are expressed with Calpis and honey paired with yogurt. The top is decorated with blue edible flowers, giving the impression of a beautiful blue kamakura.
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What is Westin Garden?
“Westin Garden” is a garden with a valley as its icon, created in 2013 in collaboration with world-renowned landscape artist Kazuyuki Ishihara. This garden has more than 300 types of plants throughout the year, and the colorful expressions of each season will soothe visitors.Since its opening, this garden has been an oasis in the city where guests and local residents can enjoy a stroll through the garden and experience the four seasons that are unique to Japan. It becomes. It recreates an ecological environment close to nature, with small fish swimming in the streams and birds gathering in the trees. Surrounded by seasonal flowers throughout the year, such as weeping cherry blossoms and Kenrokuen chrysanthemum cherry trees divided from Kenrokuen in the spring, autumn leaves in the fall, and white plum blossoms and camellias in the winter, the park is visited by the sound of water and the chirping of birds. It’s a space that entertains people.
Name: Westin Garden
Area: 479.97 square meters
Design: Kazuyuki Ishihara, landscape artist, representative of Kazuyuki Ishihara Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Mr. Kazuyuki Ishihara Profile
Born in Nagasaki Prefecture in 1958. Representative of Kazuyuki Ishihara Design Institute Co., Ltd.
To date, she has won a total of 12 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, the world’s oldest and most prestigious event. He was even praised by Queen Elizabeth as the “Green Magician.” In Japan, he is based in Tokyo, Nagasaki, and Fukuoka. We provide landscape design, construction, and comprehensive production of carefully designed gardens and wall greening for both individuals and companies both domestically and internationally. In addition, as a greening producer, we are implementing urban development using greenery throughout Japan. About Kaikozan Jishoin Hasedera (Hasedera)
Hasedera, which has been known since ancient times as “Hase Kannon,” is officially called “Kaikozan Jishoin Hasedera.” It is said to have been founded in the 8th year of Tenpyo (736) during the Nara period, and it is one of the oldest temples in Kamakura and was designated as an imperial shrine during the reign of Emperor Shomu. The principal image is a statue of Eleven-faced Kanzeon Bodhisattva. It is one of the largest wooden carved Buddha statues in Japan (height 9.18m) and is counted as number 4 of the 33 Kannon Sacred Sites in Bando. About The Westin Tokyo
The Westin Tokyo, located in Ebisu, a sophisticated city full of greenery, is a European-style hotel representing Japan. In order to help our guests enjoy their stay, we offer a number of unique programs that provide peace of mind and revitalize your body and mind. In all guest rooms, Westin Hotels & Resorts strives to ensure a good night’s sleep, with “Heavenly Beds,” known as the comfort of sleeping on a cloud, to ensure a comfortable night’s sleep. In addition to the hotel’s unique restaurant and bar/lounge, the full-fledged spa “Le Spa Parisien” offers the finest spa menu to help you relax both mind and body. On the grounds of the hotel is the Westin Garden, a green oasis in the middle of the city designed by Kazuyuki Ishihara, a world-famous landscape artist who has won gold medals many times at the Chelsea Flower Show in the UK. You can enjoy different scenery in each season.
About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts has been a world leader in wellness in hospitality for over 10 years, and through our six pillars of well-being: Sleep Well, Eat Well, Move Well, Feel Well, Work Well, and Play Well. , we strive to help our guests overcome travel fatigue during their travels. With over 235 hotels and resorts in
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