This sleek new property, opening in Japan’s capital next year, will feature one of Tokyo’s largest gyms, private spa houses and eight dining venues—all with a focus on ‘social wellness’
Whispers of the opening of Aman sister brand, Janu, have been on the lips of travel editors and Amanjunkies for years.
Finally, March 2024 will see the opening of the brand’s debut property, Janu Tokyo, in the city’s Azabudai Hills development in Roppongi. The concept offers the comfort, service and design sensibility of Aman but with a playful spirit—offering guests a more lively, and less secluded, luxury hotel experience.
Designed by Denniston under the leadership of Jean-Michel Gathy—who has designed many Aman properties including Aman Venice and Aman New York—Janu Tokyo will house 122 guest rooms and suites. The Janu Suite is the hotel’s largest at 284 square metres, and features a residential-style layout with two large balconies and a dining table for up to six guests.
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While many of Aman’s properties are designed in a way that any interaction with other guests is minimal, if not non-existent, Janu differs from Aman with an emphasis on connectedness and community with an approach they’ve coined as “social wellness”.
And nowhere is this more apparent than in Janu Tokyo’s 4,000 square metre wellness centre. It will include one of Tokyo’s largest gyms (340 square metres), as well as five movement studios for group exercise including the only boxing ring located within a hotel in Tokyo, alongside spinning, recovery and relaxation facilities.
A hydrotherapy and thermal area is centred around a 25-metre heated lap pool and features a separate lounge pool—traditionally a place for socialising in Japan—as well as two signature private Spa Houses, with cold and hot plunge pools, Banya and Hammam.
