Hotel Granvia Osaka (3-1-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City; General Manager: Shinji Abe) is decorating its interior from Saturday, July 11 through Wednesday, September 2, 2026, with tenugui hand towels dyed using Naniwa Hon-zome, a traditional industry of Osaka and Sakai that is designated as a national traditional craft.
The hotel hopes the decorations will let guests from Japan and abroad feel closer to Osaka's traditional culture and take home a memorable moment from their trip. Photo spots and mini andon lanterns made with the tenugui bring the cool, beautiful look of Osaka's traditional dyeing to the hotel's public spaces this summer.
Photo Spots and Mini Andon Lanterns Featuring Naniwa Hon-zome Tenugui
To help guests feel closer to Osaka's traditional culture, the hotel is setting up photo spots and mini andon lanterns made with Naniwa Hon-zome tenugui throughout its public spaces. Naniwa Hon-zome is a dyeing technique called "chusen," developed in Osaka during the Meiji era and unique to Japan, and it is designated as a national traditional craft. Dye is poured through both sides of layered fabric, coloring the thread through to its core and producing beautiful patterns with no distinction between front and back. Because every step is done by hand, the tenugui carry the soft blurring and bleeding that only a craftsperson's work can produce.
Photo spot
Mini andon lantern
Period: July 11 (Sat) to September 2 (Wed), 2026
Locations: Photo spot: 1st floor lobby. Mini andon: 19th floor information counter and 27th floor front counter.
The decoration is also tied to the "Umeda Yukata Festival 2026," held in the Umeda area, reflecting Hotel Granvia Osaka's commitment to passing down Japanese culture and connecting with the local community.
Hotel Granvia Osaka is part of JR West Hotels, which is marking "JR West Hotels Summer SDGs Month" through August 31, 2026, with a range of sustainability-minded initiatives at both Hotel Granvia Osaka and Hotel Vischio Osaka, including a sustainable breakfast menu, welcome drinks for guests, and uchimizu water-sprinkling, aimed at promoting environmental consideration alongside coexistence with the local community.
Hotel Granvia Osaka's Summer SDGs Month Highlights
Glass jelly made with surplus juice and coffee
A Sustainable Menu With a Cooling Touch
Hotel Granvia Osaka is serving "glass jelly" made from surplus juice and coffee at its breakfast buffet.
Period: Through Monday, August 31, 2026 (while supplies last)
Location: French Restaurant Fleuve, Hotel Granvia Osaka
Sustainable Uchiwa Fans
Part of the frame of these uchiwa fans is made using spent coffee grounds from the hotel group, giving new value to material that would otherwise be discarded and helping reduce waste. The fan design features fireworks in the brand colors of the hotels within JR West Hotels, expressing each hotel's connection to its local area.
Sustainable uchiwa fan
Period: From Monday, July 27, 2026 (while supplies last)
Location: 19th floor information counter, Hotel Granvia Osaka. Also distributed during the same period at Hotel Vischio Osaka.
Hotel Vischio Osaka's Summer SDGs Month Highlights
Uchimizu water-sprinkling
Uchimizu Water-Sprinkling
Uchimizu is a Japanese summer custom of sprinkling water on the ground, cooling the surrounding air as the water evaporates and draws heat away from the ground. Hotel Vischio Osaka carried out uchimizu on Cool Earth Day (Tuesday, July 7), a day set aside for reflecting on the global environment.
Welcome Drinks
Guests are offered a chilled welcome drink at check-in.
Period: Monday, August 3 to Sunday, August 16, 2026
Location: 1st floor lobby, Hotel Vischio Osaka. Also offered during the same period at Hotel Granvia Osaka.
A chilled welcome drink
