The 167-key property will feature six restaurants and bars, a fitness studio, spa, club lounge and meeting facilities. It’s slated to open on 21 June.

Australian firm Layan Architects + Designers are overseeing the majority of the interior design for the property. A Ritz-Carlton spokesperson said: “The design programme playfully weaves in references to Hakata-ori, the yarn-dyed weaving tradition of Fukuoka, in the lighting fixtures, flooring, and decorative fittings.

“A three-dimensional piece of wall art in the first-floor arrivals lobby, for example, is rendered of thousands of pattern-dyed threads, while the carpet takes inspiration from the look and texture of Hakata-ori textiles. Light fittings recall the patterned punch cards of weaving machines.” 

The prefectural capital of Fukuoka is a major gateway between Japan and other Asian countries, and the hotel is situated within the main tower of the Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City complex in the tech hub of Tenjin. It is located within fifteen minutes of Fukuoka Airport, the bullet-train-serviced Hakata Station, and Hakata Port by car or by public transport. 

The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka will occupy the first, third and upper floors of Garden City’s main tower, which rises 25 stories above a new 3,000-square-metre park created for outdoor events.