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1 information 2-1-1, Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo , Japan Telephone +81 (3) Facsimile +81 (3) MANDARIN ORIENTAL, TOKYO FACT SHEET SUMMARY: With its superb location in the city s prestigious financial district, brings contemporary elegance to Nihonbashi, the historical and cultural centre of Tokyo commerce. True to its surroundings, the first Mandarin Oriental hotel in Japan dynamically blends the best of past and future architectural splendor. It is graced with spacious guest rooms, an oasis-like, fabulously wellappointed award-winning spa, and paradigm setting bar and restaurants situated upon the uppermost floors of the soaring Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower. In addition, stately banquet and conference facilities reside within the Tower s impressive atrium podium and adjacent Mitsui Main Building, an important cultural property. LOCATION: Overlooking the Imperial Palace garden to the west and TOKYO SKYTREE to the east, the opulent hotel s central location has direct subway access via Mitsukoshi-mae Station on the Ginza and Hanzomon line to all major points of the city. In addition, Tokyo Station, the world-renowned Ginza shopping district, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange are all within 5-10 minutes walking distance. Also just a stone s throw from is the celebrated Bridge of Japan from which Nihonbashi derives its name. At one time, this was the traditional Kilometer Zero officially designating one s arrival in the capital. Japan s major financial, insurance, and securities firms grew around this landmark, along with many traditional shops, shrines, and galleries. Tokyo International Forum, a convention and performing arts centre, and another landmark itself, is only a five-minute drive, while historical edifices such as the famous oldest department store in Japan, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store and Bank of Japan are just steps away from the hotel.

2 ADDRESS: 2-1-1, Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo , Japan TELEPHONE: +81 (0) FACSIMILE: +81 (0) WEBSITE: OPENING DATE: 2 December 2005 GENERAL MANAGER: Paul Jones HOTEL INTERIOR LTW Designworks TEXTILE Reiko Sudo, Nuno Corporation RESTAURANT Ryu Kosaka, A.N.D SIGNATURE, SENSE, SENSE TEA CORNER, MANDARIN BAR and THE CELLAR on the 37 th floor. SUSHI SORA on 38 th floor BUILDING DESIGN ARCHITECT: Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects for Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower BUILDING DESIGN AND SUPERVISION: Nihon Sekkei, Inc. for Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower.

3 ACCOMMODATIONS: 179 luxuriously-appointed guest rooms and suites located from the 30th to 36th of the 38-storey Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower afford spectacular views of greater Tokyo and beyond through large guest room bay windows. Oversized guest rooms range from 50 to 60 square meters, while the magnificent suites range from 90 to 250 square meters. RESTAURANTS AND BARS: An exciting, dramatic, and innovative variety of dining and entertainment venues await the hotel s corporate and leisure guests, and local residents alike. There are simply breathtaking views from the tower s uppermost two floors which house the main lobby. Here world-class restaurants offer modern variations of Edomae-style sushi, SUSHI SORA, Cantonese Dining, SENSE, French Fine Dining, SIGNATURE, innovative culinary art of molecular cuisine, TAPAS MOLECULAR BAR, Italian Dining, K SHIKI and THE PIZZA BAR ON 38 TH by our master pizza maker (pizzaiolo). In addition, there is an elegant bar, MANDARIN BAR, a lobby lounge, ORIENTAL LOUNGE, an iridescent tea corner, SENSE TEA CORNER and a rare, over 5,000-bottle private wine cellar-in-the-sky, THE CELLAR offering French and other world wines. On the second floor, a mod atrium restaurant serves Mediterranean fare, VENTAGLIO, while a chic-casual French café-style, THE MANDARIN ORIENTAL GOURMET SHOP welcomes visitors at the hotel s street-level entrance for eat-in and take away. SPA AND FITNESS: The Spa at merges holistic therapies and philosophies from around the world into a potent blend of treatments. In nine serene rooms, including four suites and a Spa Studio, guests will be guided through a personalized journey of Asian and westerninspired relaxation, beauty and wellness components that will bring

4 about the ultimate in spiritual and physical well-being. MEETING AND BANQUET VENUES: By uniting the ultra-modern hotel tower with the adjacent historical landmark, Mitsui Main Building erected in 1929, the complex offers guests the special privilege of utilising an important cultural property for their special events. In addition, easy access to the elaborate Grand Ballroom and Sanctuary Chapel within the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower is provided via a floating bridge. s extensive banquet facilities comprise a dividable Ballroom and ten assorted banquet and meeting rooms that are ideal for receptions, conferences, and business presentations. ROOM SERVICE: 24 hour in-room dining OTHER SERVICES: Business centre, laundry and dry cleaning service, beauty salon, florist SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT: Nihonbashi has for centuries been the heart of commercial Tokyo, thrilling shoppers and entertainment-seekers with its wealth of both traditional and trendy retailers, countless family-run traditional shops and restaurants, as well as theatres, galleries, and the oldest department store in Japan Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store. Situated just next door to the hotel, it boasts a history of more than three centuries. This is the company s flagship store, loved by locals and tourists alike for its high-end boutiques, daily pipe organ concerts, and year-end choral performances hall. Nearby, the commercial complexes of Nihonbashi COREDO, COREDO Muromachi 1, 2&3, Takashimaya Nihombashi Store in Nihonbashi, and tantalising array of department stores, high-end luxury brand shops, restaurants and bars in Ginza, offer visitors a fascinating glimpse into the style-setting world of contemporary Tokyo, while traditional Kabuki performances at the Kabuki-za or

5 Shinbashi Enbujou theatres, will transport attendees back in time. HOTEL ADDRESS: 2-1-1, Nihonbashi Muromachi Chuo-ku, Tokyo , Japan Telephone: +81 (0) Facsimile: +81 (0) For further information, please contact: Michiko Fujikawa Director of Marketing Telephone: + 81 (3) Facsimile: +81 (3)