Japan's first Ace Hotel has been designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and design studio Commune in Kyoto. Ace Hotel Kyoto is a monument to the city's abundance of art, ever-evolving culture ...

"We blend classic Japanese elements with a contemporary ... a number of popular hotels across the country including the Ace Hotel Kyoto and Edition hotels in Tokyo's Toranomon and Ginza districts.

And yet, as dinner at Monk crescendos with elegant wood-fired pies freighting fresh nori, the herbal mountain plant fukinoto ...