Imperial Hotel (company)
Imperial Hotel, Ltd. (株式会社帝国ホテル; Kabushiki Gaisha Teikoku Hoteru) TYO: 9708 is a company that operates hotels in Japan. Its flagship hotel is the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (帝国ホテル東京), and its headquarters are located in the Chiyoda Ward of Tokyo, near the Imperial Palace, Hibiya Park, and Ginza.
The Imperial Hotel group includes five hotels throughout Japan.
Read more about Imperial Hotel (company): List of Imperial Hotel Chain
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—Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus, 44:14.
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