Keio Plaza Hotel Japan Launches Hello Kitty Rooms!

It's Hello Kitty's 40th Anniversary ( ハローキティ誕生40周年を記念 ), and fans around the world celebrated the Japanese kawaii icon's birthday with mass parties, and I was exhilarated to be part of this celebration!

It was a massive event as the world gathered together to celebrate Hello Kitty's 40th Anniversary. So there I was in Tokyo for a week, joining the Japanese media to be among the first to preview the Hello Kitty rooms by Keio Plaza Hotel ( 京王プラザホテル ) launched on November 1, 2014!

Kitty Town Room
(Joining me is my Japanese BFF of more than 20 years!)

In partnership with Sanrio Company Ltd, Keio Plaza Hotel Japan unveils 2 very special Hello Kitty Rooms - "Kitty Town" and "Princess Kitty"!

Princess Kitty Room

Offering hotel guests a beautiful sleep in a fairytale land, these pretty #hellokitty rooms feature amenities, furniture and interiors of the internationally renowned Hello Kitty character with a different feel - “Kitty Town” room with a fun, pop-art feel, while the “Princess Kitty” room let you relax like a fairytale princess. Which do you like better?


The Hello Kitty rooms are now opened for booking at Keio Plaza Tokyo ( 京王プラザホテル新宿 ) and Keio Plaza Tama ( 京王プラザホテル多摩 ).

Some of the global celebration for the Hello Kitty's 40th Anniversary ( ハローキティ誕生40周年を記念 ):

• Global: Hello Kitty Hug-a-thon - Share a Hug with Hello Kitty, a global "hugathon" event.
• Hong Kong: Hello Kitty Carnival - the exhibition featured a life-sized carousel, a Ferris wheel, and stalls for carnival games.
• Singapore: Hello Kitty Run - 17,000 fans gathered for a 4.2-kilometre Hello Kitty Run to celebrate the anniversary on Saturday.
• Taiwan: The Many Faces of Hello Kitty - 40th Anniversary Exhibition held at Pier-2 Art Centre in Kaohsiung until January 4.
• USA: Hello Kitty Museum Exhibition - Sanrio and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) celebrate Hello Kitty's 40th Anniversary by exploring her colourful history and influence on art and culture in the first-ever exhibition of its kind.
• USA: Hello Kitty Convention - The first ever Hello Kitty fan convention in the world at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Downtown LA's Little Tokyo. Hello Kitty Con 2014 is presented in conjunction with Target and designed for enthusiasts from around the world to come together to celebrate all things Hello Kitty.

If you're in Japan now, you may like to catch the Hello Kitty Trains ( ハローキティヘッドマーク付列車 ) as well. To commemorate Hello Kitty's 40th anniversary, Keio Electric Railway will run its 9040 series train with head mark of Hello Kitty mounted on the Keio Line till November 9.

In addition, Hello Kitty will make its appearance as the Train Station Manager outside the ticket gate of Keio Tama Center Station on November 3 to greet the passengers. You may contact Keio Customer Center: Tel: 042-357-6161 (9:00 to 19:00) for more information.

Are you a fan of Hello Kitty? Were you part of the global celebration too? Come, let's check out my reviews of the two lovely rooms at KITTY TOWN Room, A Fantasy Comes True! and Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Hello Kitty Princess Room At Shinjuku!