Shinjuku Prince Hotel, incorporating Seibu-Shinjuku railway station.

The Prince Hotels (プリンスホテル, Purinsu Hoteru^?, "Prince Hotel") is the name of a hotel chain company, as well as its brand. The company is headquartered in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Seibu Holdings, Inc. Together with Seibu Railway, Prince Hotels is the core company of Seibu Group. Its subsidiary includes Saitama Seibu Lions, a professional baseball team.

[edit] Overview

Seibu Railway, a railway company, tried to expand its business into leisure industry. Its former parent company Kokudo Keikaku, later Kokudo (コクド^?), was a leisure company. Kokudo and Seibu Railway developed many sightseeing areas such as Hakone or Naeba. As such, their hotels became one of the most famous in the country. Originally, hotels branded as Prince Hotels were not wholly owned by Prince Hotels Company. Rather, they were operated by different companies, such as Seibu Railway, Kokudo, or Izuhakone Railway.

The management system of Prince Hotels was described as "debt operation" by the media. It borrowed funds from banks, developed a land by the fund, and borrowed more funds with the growth of land values. The system worked in 1960s with Japanese economic growth, until 1990s when the bubble economy "burst".

Under the recent reorganization of Seibu Group, Prince Hotels Company merged with Kokudo. All the Prince Hotels are now operated by Prince Hotels Company. Because of the unreasonable expansion in the past, the company has many underperforming facilities. Under the current plan of turnaround, it closed, sold, and plans to close or sell roughly 40 facilities.

[edit] Hotels

[edit] The Prince

The Prince is the brand name for the most luxurious hotels by the company.

• The Prince Hakone: Hakone, Kanagawa.
• The Prince Karuizawa: Karuizawa, Nagano.
• The Prince Park Tower Tōkyō: Minato, Tōkyō.
• The Prince Sakura Tower Tōkyō: Minato, Tōkyō.

[edit] Grand Prince Hotels

Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka

Grand Prince Hotels is the brand name for city hotels.

• Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka: Chiyoda, Tōkyō.
• Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima: Minami, Hiroshima, Hiroshima.
• Grand Prince Hotel Kyōto: Sakyō, Kyōto, Kyōto.
• Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa: Minato, Tōkyō.
• Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa: Minato, Tōkyō.

[edit] Prince Hotels

• Furano Prince Hotel: Furano, Hokkaidō.
• Gamagōri Prince Hotel: Gamagōri, Aichi.
• Gloria Prince Hotel: Taipei, Taiwan.
• Hakodate Ōnuma Prince Hotel: Nanae, Hokkaidō.
• Hakone Prince Hotel Lakeside Annex: Hakone, Kanagawa.
• Hannō Prince Hotel: Hannō, Saitama.
• Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel: Hawaii, United States.
• Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki: Hawaii, United States.
• Hikone Prince Hotel: Hikone, Shiga.
• Janfusun Prince Hotel Taiwan: Yunlin, Taiwan.
• Kamakura Prince Hotel: Kamakura, Kanagawa.
• Karuizawa Asama Prince Hotel: Karuizawa, Nagano.
• Kawagoe Prince Hotel: Kawagoe, Saitama.
• Kushiro Prince Hotel: Kushiro, Hokkaidō.
• Kussharo Prince Hotel: Teshikaga, Hokkaidō.
• Manza Prince Hotel: Tsumagoi, Gunma.
• Maui Prince Hotel: Hawaii, United States.
• Mauna Kea Beach Hotel: Hawaii, United States.
• Naeba Prince Hotel: Yuzawa, Niigata.
• Nice Prince Hotel: Chiayi, Taiwan.
• Nichinan Kaigan Nangō Prince Hotel: Nangō, Miyazaki.
• Nikkō Prince Hotel: Nikkō, Tochigi.
• Niseko Higashiyama Prince Hotel: Niseko, Hokkaidō.
• Oku Biwako Makino Prince Hotel: Takashima, Shiga.
• Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Sapporo Prince Hotel: Chūō, Sapporo, Hokkaidō.
• Shiga Kōgen Prince Hotel: Yamanouchi, Nagano.
• Shimoda Prince Hotel: Shimoda, Shizuoka.
• Shin Furano Prince Hotel: Furano, Hokkaidō.
• Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel: Kōhoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa.
• Shinagawa Prince Hotel: Minato, Tōkyō.
• Shinjuku Prince Hotel: Shinjuku, Tōkyō.
• Shizukuishi Prince Hotel: Shizukuishi, Iwate.
• Towada Prince Hotel: Kosaka, Akita.
• Tsumagoi Prince Hotel: Tsumagoi, Gunma.
• Tōkyō Prince Hotel: Minato, Tōkyō.
• Sunshine City Prince Hotel: Toshima, Tōkyō.
• Ōiso Prince Hotel: Ōiso, Kanagawa.
• Ōtsu Prince Hotel: Ōtsu, Shiga.

[edit] Others

• Ashinokohan Takagowa Onsen Fuyō-Tei (ryokan): Hakone, Kanagawa.
• Ashinokohan Takagowa Onsen Ryūgūden (ryokan): Hakone, Kanagawa.
• Hakone En Cottage: Hakone, Kanagawa.
• Hakone Yunohana Onsen Hotel: Hakone, Kanagawa.
• Hotel Daihakone: Hakone, Kanagawa.
• Hotel Sea Paradise Inn: Kanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa.
• Izu Nagaoka Onsen Sanyō-Sō (ryokan): Izunokuni, Shizuoka.
• Kanegasaki Golf Course Lodge: Kanegasaki, Iwate.
• Karuizawa Sengataki Onsen Hotel: Karuizawa, Nagano.
• Kawana Hotel: Itō, Shizuoka.
• Miyazaki Kobayashi Golf Course Cottage: Kobayashi, Miyazaki.

[edit] Ski areas and aerial lifts

Sayama Ski Resort.

Chairlifts are excluded.

• Ani Ski Resort: Kitaakita, Akita.
• Furano Ski Resort: Furano, Hokkaidō.
  • Furano Ropeway
  • Kitanomine Gondola
• Kagura Ski Resort (Kagura Area, Mitsumata Gelände, and Tashiro Area): Yuzawa, Niigata.
• Karuizawa Prince Hotel Ski Resort: Karuizawa, Nagano.
• Manza Onsen Ski Resort: Tsumagoi, Gunma.
• Mt. Naeba Ski Resort: Yuzawa, Niigata.
  • Kagura Gondola
  • Mitsumata Ropeway
  • Naeba Tashiro Gondola (Dragondola)
  • Prince First Gondola
  • Prince Second Gondola
  • Tashiro Ropeway
• Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski Resort: Minamiuonuma, Niigata.
  • Hakkaisan Ropeway
• Myōkō Suginohara Ski Resort: Myōkō, Niigata.
  • Myōkō Suginohara Gondola
• Sayama Ski Resort: Tokorozawa, Saitama.
• Shiga Kōgen Yakebitaiyama Ski Resort: Yamanouchi, Nagano.
  • Yakebitaiyama First Gondola
  • Yakebitaiyama Second Gondola
• Shizukuishi Ski Resort: Shizukuishi, Iwate.
  • Second Gondola
  • Senshōgahara
  • Ropeway

[edit] Toll roads

• Manza Highway: Tsumagoi, Gunma.
• Onioshi Highway: Karuizawa, Nagano — Tsumagoi, Gunma.

[edit] See also

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• Seibu Railway
• Seibu Lions

[edit] External links

• Official website (English)
• Official website (Japanese)