The Unbound Collection by Hyatt to Debut in Western Japan

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with JR Tokai Hotels Co., Ltd to launch Hotel NEI Nara in downtown Nara. Situated in the historic part of the city, the luxury hotel will be at the entrance to Nara Park and overlook iconic UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The property will be the first The Unbound Collection by Hyatt hotel in western Japan and third overall in Japan, joining Fuji Speedway Hotel in Shizuoka and Hotel Toranomon Hills in Tokyo.

The ancient city of Nara has a history of over 1,300 years and was a spiritual center where Buddhism first flourished in Japan. Home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites with preserved temples, shrines and gardens, Nara is a top year-round travel destination in the Kansai region. Hotel NEI Nara will be an ideal base for exploring Nara Park and its free-roaming deer, the distinctive Kasuga Taisha Shrine, the renowned Kofuku-ji Temple and the Todai-ji Temple, housing one of the world’s largest bronze Buddha statues. The property’s location will easily connect guests through Kintetsu Nara Station and JR Nara Station

According to the Nara City Tourism Survey for 2023, the number of tourists visiting Nara in 2023 increased by over 30 percent year-on-year, totaling to more than 12 million. Overnight tourists exceeded 1.7 million, surpassing the pre-pandemic level in 2019. Overseas visitors topped 1.8 million, eight times more than the previous year. Good to know: Nara is an hour from Kyoto and Osaka by express train and about three-and-a-half hours from Tokyo via Kyoto with the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train.

Hotel NEI Nara will join 39 other hotels within The Unbound Collection by Hyatt portfolio globally.

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