{"product_id":"imperial-hotel-cafe-terrace-tokyo-1961","title":"Imperial Hotel Café Terrace, Tokyo 1961","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis stylish menu 1961 from the famous Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, reflects its Café Terrace where guests could eat Westernized food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original Imperial Hotel opened in 1890, designed by Yuzuru Watanabe, and was built at the request of the Japanese aristocracy, leading politicians and the Imperial Household Ministry to accommodate the increasing numbers of Westerners visiting the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Imperial Hotel was built from 1917 through 1923 by the famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and was designed in the Maya Revival style of architecture, incorporating a tall, pyramid-like structure and with Maya motifs in its decoration. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also designed the hotel's tableware, matchbooks and many of its decorative features. Wright first traveled to Japan in 1905.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe traveled there again in 1913 and between 1917 and 1922 spent almost all his time in Japan overseeing the building of the new version of the hotel which affectionately became known as “the jewel of the Orient.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1961 menu was from Wright's era, before the hotel was demolished in 1968 and replaced with a skyscraper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, the entrance lobby that incorporated a façade and reflecting pool from Wright’s masterpiece was saved and reconstructed at the open-air Meiji Mura architecture museum in Nagoya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday the Imperial Hotel is a modern structure but still proudly displays its connection to the renowned architect with Wright-inspired motifs, patterns and designs incorporated into the building.  There is a beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright suite and housed inside the current hotel is the Old Imperial Bar, which features relics from the Wright era including a mural, terracotta wall art and lamps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is visited by Frank Lloyd Wright fans from all over the world who also come to enjoy the Imperial Hotel's renowned omotenashi - Japanese hospitality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491974324390,"sku":"xjb1790053002504","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491974357158,"sku":"rli1790053002505","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491974389926,"sku":"ibt1790053002506","price":28.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491974422694,"sku":"mez1790053002507","price":34.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491974455462,"sku":"uxu1790053002508","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491974488230,"sku":"kuh1790053002509","price":97.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/imperial-hotel-cafe-terrace-tokyo-1961_1.webp?v=1790053007","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/imperial-hotel-cafe-terrace-tokyo-1961","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}