Hotel Mario: Nintendo's old home base gains extra life

Historic landmark to transform into tourist accommodations

20200110N Nintendo HQ

Nintendo's former headquarters in downtown Kyoto dates back to 1930. (Photo by Sayo Yamamoto)

NATSUMI KAWASAKI, Nikkei staff writer

KYOTO, Japan -- Nintendo fans will soon be able to spend the night at the company's former headquarters.

The project by Tokyo-based Plan Do See will turn the prewar building here into a 20-room hotel with restaurant, bar, gym and spa facilities. The design process will be supervised by the architectural firm of Pritzker Prize winner Tadao Ando.

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