Alfred & Satoshi Ebinuma

Born in a suburb of Tokyo, Satoshi Ebinuma joined the company behind Hotel Niwa Tokyo in 1995 after graduating from tourism college. Following spells as front office manager and vice general manager, he became general manager in March 2019. Appropriately, among his many interests is gardening, hence his appreciation of the hotel’s green spaces. He is also skilled at making soba noodles, something he has been known to do in the lobby to enable guests to join in the custom of eating them on New Year’s Eve to ensure a long life.