THE RITZ-CARLTON, FUKUOKA
TO OPEN ITS DOORS ON JUNE 21, 2023
Legendary service comes to the island of Kyushu in Japanin sophisticated spaces that showcase local art traditions
FUKUOKA, Japan – February 28, 2023 – Sekisui House, Ltd. (head office: Kita-ku, Osaka; President
and CEO: Yoshihiro Nakai) and Marriott International Inc. (head office: Maryland, USA; President andCEO: Anthony Capuano,) have announced that The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka will open its doors on
Wednesday, June 21, 2023, welcoming guests to the prefectural capital of Fukuoka on the island ofKyushu in southern Japan with the Ritz-Carlton legacy of fine hospitality and sophisticated design.
Situated within the main tower of the Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City complex in the tech hub of Tenjin, the167-room luxury hotel will be the sixth Ritz-Carlton hotel in Japan and the first to be opened by MarriottInternational in the Kyushu region, whose capital is a major gateway between Japan and other countries ofAsia. The hotel’s calm, modernist spaces will incorporate local art traditions such as Hakata-ori weavingand woven bamboo.

An artist’s rendering of the main lobby rock garden is a first hint of the hotel’s refined luxury.
Located within fifteen minutes of Fukuoka Airport, the bullet-train-serviced Hakata Station, and Hakata Portby car or by public transport, the 11,900-square-meter Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City complex is a corefeature of the Tenjin Big Bang site, an urban renaissance project that offers tax and other regulatory
incentives to woo business start-ups from abroad. The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka will occupy the first, third, andupper floors of Garden City’s main tower, which rises 25 stories above a new 3,000-square-meter park
created for outdoor events. Situated at the west end of the Tenjin district, the complex as a whole expandson the youthful energy of an area already popular for evening strolls, street music, and friendly street stalls
serving up the city’s famous tonkotsu ramen and other local specialties.
The 147 guest rooms and 20 suites of The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka will be situated on the 19th to the 23rdfloors, with standard rooms beginning at a minimum size of 50 square meters. A club lounge, spa, gym, andpool are planned for the 24th floor, along with a bar overlooking the ships and sparkling lights of Hakata
Bay. In addition to a wedding chapel and banquet rooms, the hotel facilities will include a Japanese restaurant
serving teppanyaki, sushi, and kaiseki multicourse menus; an all-day dining venue for Western-style cuisine;
a lobby lounge and bar for cocktails and light refreshments; and a café for afternoon tea and takeout options.

In atmosphere and offerings, these dining and relaxation venues will complement Fukuoka’s international
status as a lively food capital.
Layan Architects + Designers of Melbourne, Australia are overseeing the interior design of the guest
rooms and suites, public spaces, the lobby lounge and bar, café, club lounge, and spa. The design program
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 inspirationfrom the look and texture of Hakata-ori textiles. Light fittings recall the patterned punch cards of weavingmachines.
The Ladies and Gentlemen of The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka continue their preparations to welcome guests onJune 21 to spaces that carefully weave in both the pride of local traditions as well as the lively international
spirit of this historical port town. The hotel is the brand’s sixth property in Japan, following on sister openings
in Osaka (1997), Tokyo (2007), Okinawa (2012), Kyoto (2014), and Nikko (2020).
The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka (ritzcarlton.com)

Mock-up of a standard 50-square-meter room

Artist’s rendering of the arrivals lobby

The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka: Overview
Name
The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka
General Manager Radu Cernia
Address
Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City, 2-6-50 Daimyo, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City,
Fukuoka PrefectureRooms
167 (including 20 suites)
Facilities
1F Hotel entrance and arrivals lobby
3F Wedding chapel and banquet rooms
18F Hotel lobby and restaurants
19–23F Guest rooms
24F Club lounge, spa, gym, pool, bar

About Sekisui House
Founded in 1960, Sekisui House, Ltd. is one of world’s largest homebuilders and an internationaldiversified developer, with cumulative sales of over 2.6 Million homes1. Based in Osaka, Sekisui House
has over 300 consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates2, over 29,000 employees3 and is listed on the Tokyo
Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange.
Sekisui House aims to create homes and communities that improve with time and last for generations.
With “Love of Humanity” as its Corporate Philosophy, Sekisui House believes that homes should offer
comfort, security and peace of mind for residents, while maintaining harmony with the environment and its
surroundings. Sekisui House has sustainability as a core corporate target and is now the global leader in theconstruction of net-zero-energy houses with more than 60,0004 of them built since the product waslaunched in 2013. In 2009, Sekisui House expanded into several new international markets and now
operates in the United States, China, Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom.
In Japan, Sekisui House is also involved in development projects in urban areas such as Tokyo, Nagoya,Osaka, and Fukuoka aimed at enhancing real estate value. It has actively collaborated with MarriottInternational on multiple projects, including The St. Regis Osaka, The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto, W Osaka, The
Westin Yokohama, and the Trip Base roadside station project.
Sekisui House website: https://www.sekisuihouse.co.jp/development_business/*1 ; 2,622,745 homes delivered (As of January 31, 2023)*2 ; 345 consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates (As of January 31, 2023)*3 ; 29,052 employees (As of January 31, 2023)*4 ; 69,163 net-zero-energy houses (As of March 31, 2022)
About Marriott International
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a hospitality company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA,that encompasses a portfolio of over 8,300 properties under 30 leading brands spanning 138 countries andterritories. Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts all around theworld. The company offers Marriott Bonvoy®, its highly awarded travel program. For more information,please visit www.marriott.co.jp. For the latest company news, please visit www.marriottnewscenter.com. In
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About The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka
The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka will be the first luxury property for Marriott International in the gateway Kyushu
region. Conveniently accessed by air, land, or sea, the hotel can be reached in less than fifteen minutes by
car or public transport from Fukuoka Airport, the bullet train-serviced Hakata Station, and Hakata Port. With
167 spacious guest rooms and suites, six restaurants and bars, a fitness studio, spa, club lounge, and banquet
and meeting facilities, it will welcome guests to the legendary world of Ritz-Carlton comfort when its doors
open on June 21, 2023.
About Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City
Built as part of the Tenjin Big Bang urban renaissance project on the site of the former Daimyo Elementary
School in the city of Fukuoka’s Tenjin district, Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City is a complex destined todrive Fukuoka’s evolution into one of Asia’s leading cities. On passing through the entranceway thatsymbolizes the project, visitors are greeted by a lush green garden. The complex is aimed to create a place
where office floors, hotels, shopping, community, and other facilities are connected and all people canmeet without borders.
Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City official website: https://fukuoka-dgc.jp/