Berjaya Kyoto Development Kabushiki Kaisha ("Berjaya Kyoto"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian group Berjaya Land Berhad ("B-Land"), which in turn is a subsidiary of Berjaya Corporation Berhad ("BCorp"), today executed an agreement withFour SeasonsHotels and Resorts ("Four Seasons") for the management of a luxury hotel development in Kyoto.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Mayor of the City of Kyoto Daisaku Kadokawa,
BCorp founder Tan Sri Dato Seri Vincent Tan ("TSVT") and Leong Wy Joon, Executive Director of B-Land on behalf of Berjaya Kyot, while Scott Woroch, Executive Vice President Worldwide Development and Christopher Wong,Four SeasonsSenior Vice President for Asia Pacific Developments signed on behalf ofFour Seasons.
Four SeasonsHotel Kyoto will be B-Land's signature and flagship development in Japan and will be built on a 20,478 square metre (approximately 5 acre) site in the historical core of Higashiyama-ku amid the temples and heritage sites of Kyoto. The property will have an estimated built-up area of 8,106 square metres (87,250 square feet), consist of 186 keys and be built with a fusion of modern luxuries and traditional Japanese design. The interiors of the Hotel will be richly decorated with local artwork with the understated elegance of Japanese tradition.
The Hotel's facilities will include a banquet hall, restaurants, bar, swimming pool, fitness gym, spa, sundries shop and ample parking bays. The Hotel is also within vicinity of tourist sites such as Myohoin, Sanjyu Sangendo, Kyoto National Museum, Toyokuni Shrine and Kiyomizu Temple, to name a few.