Shiroiya Hotel

25–32sq m | Minimalist, individually dressed, white-walled rooms with furnishings designed by Sou Fujimoto and different original artworks in each, by Ryosuke Uehara, Kenzo Onoda, Naoko Ushijima and Riko Kinoshita | Small sitting area with a coffee table | Queen-size bed | Bathroom with a soaking tub and wet-room shower | Free WiFi, TV, tablet, minibar, kettle, Onca coffee, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare

25–35sq m | Sleeps up to three (two adults and a child) | King- or queen-size bed | Individually dressed rooms in white and dove grey, with a changing programme of artworks by Maria Farrar, Naoya Inose, Shiro Takatani, Yoshio Shirakawa, Takayuki Yaga and Yoshie Watanabe of Kigi | Sitting area | King- or queen-size bed | Bathroom with a soaking tub and wet-room shower | Free WiFi, TV, tablet, minibar, kettle, Onca coffee, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare | One extra bed is free for children up to 12, but limited in number, so available on request

35–44sq m | Sleeps up to three | Individually dressed rooms with colourful accent walls and different original artworks in each, by Masahiro Sekiguchi, Chiharu Shiota, Shinya Kigure, Satoshi Hirose, Brian Alfred, Silke Otto-Knapp, Hanako Murakami, Kei Takemura and Kengo Kito | Sitting area | Two small double beds | Bathroom with a soaking tub and wet-room shower | Free WiFi, TV, tablet, minibar, kettle, Onca coffee, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare | One free extra bed for a child up to 12 can be added on request, subject to availability

25sq m | Here, Argentine artist Leandro Erlich has made a smaller version of his hotel-atrium installation, Lighting Pipes. He celebrates what’s usually hidden, decorating the white room with brass piping (worked into furnishings and bathroom fixtures, too) | Sitting area | Queen-size bed | Bathroom with a soaking tub and wet-room-style shower | Free WiFi, tablet, minibar, kettle, Onca coffee, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare

37sq m | Inspired by Maebashi City’s official slogan, ‘Where good things grow’, in this minimal, white and dove-grey room, Hokkaido born internationally-acclaimed architect Sou Fujimoto has built vases into furnishings to add green accents with ficus plants | Sitting area | Twin beds | Bathroom with a soaking tub, twin sinks and wet-room shower | Free WiFi, tablet, minibar, kettle, Onca coffee, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare

52sq m | Sleeps up to three | A calming space decorated in white, dove grey and dark wood, with original works by artist Ryan Gander and raw-concrete accents contrasting with the luxe furnishings | Sitting area with a sofa and desk | Twin beds | Bathroom with a soaking tub and wet-room shower | Free WiFi, TV, tablet, minibar, kettle, Onca coffee, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare | One extra bed is free for children up to 12, but limited in number, so available on request

57sq m | Sleeps up to three | Set on the top floor of the Heritage Tower | A furnished balcony overlooks the atrium and Leandro Erlich’s Lighting Pipes art installation | Bright white and dove-grey room hung with artworks by Hiraku Suzuki and Mineki Murata | Sitting area with a sofa | King-size bed | Open-plan bathroom with a freestanding bath tub, twin sinks and wet-room shower | Free WiFi, TV, tablet, minibar, kettle, Onca coffee, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare | One extra bed is free for children up to 12, but limited in number, so available on request

51sq m | A dark and dramatic room designed by avant-garde, Italian architect (and founder of AMDL Circle studio) Michele De Lucchi, lined and hung with panels of 2,275 traditional wooden itabuki-kokera shingles | Sitting area | Queen-size bed | Tiled bathroom with a soaking tub and wet-room shower | Free WiFi, tablet, minibar, kettle, Onca coffee, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare

57sq m | Set in the Heritage Tower | View of the atrium and its glowing Leandro Erlich art installation, Lighting Pipes | British designer Jasper Morrison has used his ‘super normal’ design philosophy to create a wood-lined room (inspired by an ‘art crate’) which is elegant in its simplicity | Sitting area with a tea set designed by Morrison | King-size bed | Stone-clad bathroom with a hinoki-cypress soaking tub | Free WiFi, tablet, minibar, kettle, Onca coffee, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare

59sq m | Set in a building adjacent to the main hotel | Finnish, fashion and textile brand Minä Perhonen have stepped in as creative director to style these two individually dressed residences, using their bold, colourful patterns, plus artwork by founder Akira Minagawa; Valo (meaning ‘light’) is bright and colourful, while Metsä (‘forest’) has an earthier palette | Open-plan kitchen (with a sink, hob, fridge, microwave, kettle, Onca coffee, washer and dryer, and detergent — frying pans available on request), dining and living area, with a record player and vinyl | Two small double beds | Bathroom with a freestanding tub and wet-room shower | Free WiFi, tablet, phone chargers, minibar, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare

56sq m | Set in a building adjacent to the main hotel | Minimalist hideaway with concrete accents and white walls, plus the Baanai artwork Emerge (BCF 019G-108 2nd) | Open-plan kitchen (with a sink, hob, fridge, microwave, kettle, Onca coffee, washer and dryer, and detergent — frying pans available on request), living, working and dining area with statement furnishings by Cassina, including a desk and chaise-longue | Queen-size bed | Bathroom with a freestanding tub and wet-room shower | Free WiFi, tablet, minibar, air-conditioning, humidifier, bottled water, pyjamas, bathrobes, slippers and Osaji bath products and skincare