Hotel complex connected to Haneda airport opens in Tokyo

On December 21th, the TOKYO Kyodo Sumitomo Realty and Development Co. announced that it will open part of a 1,717-room hotel complex directly connected to Tokyo's Haneda airport, the largest of its kind in Japan.

The complex, connected to the airport's international terminal or terminal 3, will begin operations at its two hotels - Villa Fontaine Grand and the higher-end Villa Fontaine Premier - with reservations services starting from Friday.

The facility, scheduled to open in January, will consist of a large-scale conference hall, a shopping mall, a bus terminal and an open-air bath with a view of Mt. The plan was delayed due to the coronaviruses, which caused the complex to open in April 2020. The real estate developer said it decided to go ahead with the opening, with the government's recent policy shift to remove its cap on daily arrivals starting Tuesday.

The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached 100,000 for the fifth consecutive month in August after a relaxation of border controls. The level was still down more than 90 percent from the same month in the pre-pandemic year of 2019.

The figure is expected to rise ahead with the removal of the daily entry cap.