{"id":123834,"date":"2022-04-12T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-130092"},"modified":"2022-04-12T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:00:00","slug":"random-get-a-first-proper-look-inside-the-former-nintendo-hq-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/12\/random-get-a-first-proper-look-inside-the-former-nintendo-hq-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Get A First Proper Look Inside The Former Nintendo HQ Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2200f0b6c9eac\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2200f0b6c9eac\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"foU2oafXwHk\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A week ago, &#8216;<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/marufukuro.com\/en\/\">Marufukuro<\/a>&#8216;, the former Nintendo HQ that has been turned into a hotel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/04\/former-nintendo-hq-hotel-marufukuro-is-now-open\">opened to the public<\/a>. Based in Kyoto, the building is hugely iconic for Nintendo fans, with many of them posing outside in front of the old sign. It&#8217;s actually where the company was making playing cards and began exploring going into toys and gadgets. So it&#8217;s a significant site for Nintendo&#8217;s history, having been there since 1889.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the hotel is open, YouTuber <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCIg-kRovqtSqWC1kjfKTTZQ\">Cathy Cat<\/a> has managed to get a guided tour around the beautiful-looking building. The guide takes Cathy Cat around the reception and the rooms.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel consists of four buildings. The front building is the part everyone is familiar with, while the second &#8211; which used to be an office &#8211; was entirely rebuilt. Next to that was the old residential building, with a brand new fourth building designed and built by <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tadao-ando.com\/\">Tadao Ando<\/a>, a famous Japanese architect.<\/p>\n<p>One of the loveliest things about the hotel is just how much of the old furniture they&#8217;ve kept and incorporated into the design. Things like the office chairs and the clock that employees used to check in to and out of work are still there &#8211; and the latter still works! There&#8217;s even a miniature replica of the hotel made out of LEGO!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Nintendo HQ Hotel LEGO\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/72a31d0d2419a\/nintendo-hq-hotel-lego.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/72a31d0d2419a\/nintendo-hq-hotel-lego.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Nintendo HQ Hotel LEGO\"><\/a><a title=\"Nintendo HQ Hotel Balcony\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/80efb84298567\/nintendo-hq-hotel-balcony.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/80efb84298567\/nintendo-hq-hotel-balcony.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Nintendo HQ Hotel Balcony\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Nintendo HQ Hotel Green Room\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a67f28b867b6c\/nintendo-hq-hotel-green-room.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a67f28b867b6c\/nintendo-hq-hotel-green-room.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Nintendo HQ Hotel Green Room\"><\/a><a title=\"Nintendo HQ Hotel Library\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b4c6eaf156378\/nintendo-hq-hotel-library.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b4c6eaf156378\/nintendo-hq-hotel-library.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Nintendo HQ Hotel Library\"><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/foU2oafXwHk\">Cathy Cat \u30ab\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>The bottom right image of the library is an absolute dream. Cathy Cat gets a look at a Game Boy &#8211; which is fully functioning &#8211; and you can also spy other items like a Mario hand fan and a GameCube on the shelves too. It&#8217;s not all Nintendo stuff there, but everything in the hotel feels like it&#8217;s a snippet of history, respecting the past of Nintendo and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Cathy Cat isn&#8217;t the only person to get a look inside the iconic Marufukoro building. Masahiro Sakurai, Mr. <strong>Smash Bros.<\/strong> himself, stayed at the place and took some darn lovely shots to boot, too.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u65e9\u901f\u3001\u4e38\u798f\u6a13\u306b\u6cca\u307e\u3063\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u8da3\u3042\u308b\u5efa\u7269\u3067\u3057\u305f\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FbYjLtFuUj\">pic.twitter.com\/FbYjLtFuUj<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u685c\u4e95 \u653f\u535a \/ Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sora_Sakurai\/status\/1513295099228471296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>How many Nintendo points do you think that planter will cost?<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a beautiful shot of the library, as well as the outside of the front building and the plaque. This is not helping our envy at all; we <em>really<\/em> want to go, but we better get saving the pennies as rooms for two adults are around $700 a pop. But it looks like it might be well worth the money.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think of the new hotel? Are you planning to take a trip to Kyoto? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube A week ago, &#8216;Marufukuro&#8216;, the former Nintendo HQ that has been turned into a hotel, opened to the public. Based in Kyoto, the building is hugely iconic for Nintendo fans, with many of them posing outside in front of the old sign. 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