Asakusa Tōbu Hotel Debuts Hello Kitty Rooms

The Asakusa Tōbu Hotel (left) stands across the street from Asakusa Station on the Tōbu Skytree Line.

Cuteness abounds in the Sakura Tennyo room. All of the Hello Kitty rooms have four beds.

The chic Wa-Modern room is full of Hello Kitty motifs.

A view of the Tokyo Skytree from one of the hotel’s regular guestrooms.

Even the number plates on rooms feature Hello Kitty.

Hello Kitty covers the walls of the Sakura Tennyo room. The bed cushions are shaped like the character’s trademark bow.

The seats in the pink tatami area have cherry blossom-shaped cushions.

Traditional kumihimo braided cords hanging from the ceiling are shaped into Hello Kitty bows.

A Hello Kitty tennyo floats on the wall above the bathroom sink.

Complimentary pink Hello Kitty hotel stationery.

The Wa-Modern room is decorated with circles of Japanese umbrellas and other traditional motifs.

The Wa-Modern Hello Kitty character is dressed in a traditional chic kimono and hair ornament. The Hello Kitty logo in cursive hiragana script appears at bottom left.

Even the ceiling is pink and embellished with chic traditional motifs to match the rest of the room.

Hello Kitty motifs on the room dividers.

Turn-of-the-century Taishō era chic extends even to the toilet.

Breakfast buffet of onigiri rice balls. Guests can choose from a variety of delicious fillings ranging from conventional salmon and cod roe to Asakusa tsukudani, a fish-based paste, and other local specialties.