Four Seasons Hotel Osaka recently opened on 1 August, 2024, featuring the city’s first contemporary ryokan experience on its own dedicated floor.
The new hotel becomes the luxury brand’s fourth property in Japan: alongside Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto, Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, and Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi.
Four Seasons Hotel Osaka is located within the new One Dojima multi-use building in the city’s Dojima neighbourhood – home to numerous cafes, hidden bars and scenic waterways as well as important historic sites.
“Osaka is fast becoming a new favourite among regional and global travellers, and our mission is to showcase the city’s treasures – both well known and hidden gems – while also offering the city’s most relaxed and engaging luxury hospitality experience, whether dining with us, enjoying our spa, attending an event or staying overnight,” said General Manager Alastair McAlpine.
McAlpine has been with the Four Seasons hotel group for nearly three decades and has returned to Japan to open this hotel.
About the hotel and Osaka’s first luxury Ryokan experience
The first of its kind in the city, Four Seasons Hotel Osaka debuts the dedicated GENSUI 玄水 floor on level 28 – a contemporary ryokan experience that it dubs as a ‘hotel within a hotel’ experience.
Amenities include yukatas (relaxed cotton kimonos), a mini-bar, and a bathing stool placed in the shower area. GENSUI guests also have exclusive access to SABO tea lounge, offering bento-style breakfasts, tea rituals, and evening sake and wine.
In addition to the accommodations on the GENSUI floor, Four Seasons Hotel Osaka features a further 130 rooms and 24 suites, all with elevated city views from the 29th to 35th floors. Ultra-premium offerings include the Presidential, Grand Osaka and Dojima Suites.
Dining options
Osaka currently has 85 Michelin-starred restaurants – so the hotel aims to provide a collection of unique dining and drinking concepts, all overseen by Director of Food and Beverage, Sebastian Gassen and Executive Chef, Paolo Pelosi.
Cantonese cuisine is served at its signature restaurant, Jiang Nan Chun where guests can view barbecue specialties, roast duck carved tableside, or dine in one of two semi-private dining rooms (or one fully private room with its own show kitchen).
Bar Bota, on the same floor, is a cocktail venue; meanwhile Jardin is an airy garden-like space where guests can take breakfast each morning, afternoon tea sets, and choose from a menu of classic French dishes each evening.
Other venues include Farine, an artisanal bakery; and CHA, serving a selection of Japanese Japanese teas, for in-house guests only.
Later this year, Four Seasons Hotel Osaka is set to introduce an 18-seat sushi restaurant with a private dining room for up to six guests on the 37th floor.
Wellness
Occupying the entire 36th floor of the Hotel, The Spa at Four Seasons features five spa treatment rooms (including a couple’s room with private bath). Signature rituals include a 100-minute, high performance facial; and a series of bath experiences harnessing the healing properties of seasonal herbs.
Wellness facilities also include ofuro (Japanese baths that have been an important part of daily life in Osaka for centuries) and sauna, a 16-metre indoor pool, and a 24/7 fitness centre.
For more information visit fourseasons.com.osaka
