Park Hyatt Tokyo: The Lost in Translation Experience

So we all know that Lost in Translation is my favorite movie of all time. And it was filmed on location in Japan, with most scenes centering around the Park Hyatt hotel that the two main characters stayed in. Well, while walking around in Shinjuku, I realized that I was in the same area that the film was set in and I looked up the Park Hyatt building and found that it is a huge, luxurious skyscraper that has a hotel inside it.

This is a view of the Park Hyatt Hotel from the Japanese Metropolitan Government building's observatory floor.

This is the Park Hyatt building upon my arrival.

The air in this hotel was a little more expensive to breathe than other hotels that I have been to.


This is the hotel's library.


This is a shot of the swimming pool that Charlotte and Bob visit during the movie. It is on the top of the skyscraper with a view of the city.

This is a restaurant that was filmed during the movie while Charlotte and Bob discussed leaving Tokyo.

And finally, I made it all the way to the top floor, where the New York Bar and Grill is located. A hostess stopped me at the elevator and I told her I was just looking. She explained that there was a dress code for this bar and grill and "half pants" and sandals were not allowed. She told me that I could look at the entrance. I walked over and asked if I could take a picture and she allowed me to. This bar was used many times throughout the movie when Bob and Charlotte could not sleep and they would end up talking in the bar.