January 2001 Established at Shimbashi, Minato-ku Tokyo March 2001 Acquisition of Kyoto Royal Hotel Acquisition of Rihga Royal Hotel Narita April 2002 Rebranded Rihga Royal Hotel Narita to "Hilton Narita" July 2003 Acquired land and building of Namba Washington Hotel Plaza March 2004 Acquisition of Hotel Baden Roppongi August 2004 Moved headquarters to Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo September 2004 Acquisition of International Garden Hotel Narita October 2004 Acquisition of Kagoshima Tokyu Hotel November 2004 Acquisition of Maruko Inn Tokyo December 2004 Rebranded Hotel Baden Roppongi to "the b roppongi" / Reopened after complete renovations. Acquisition of Shanpia Hotel Akasaka, Otsu Shanpia Hotel, Shanpia Hotel Hofu Acquisition of Okinawa Fuji Hotel Acquired land and building of Kobe Washington Plaza Hotel March 2005 Acquisition of Hotel Lions Plaza Hotel Nagoya May 2005 Rebranded Maruko Inn Tokyo to "the b sangenjaya" Acquisition of Hilton Otaru June 2005   Rebranded Okinawa Fuji Hotel to "Okinawa Port Hotel" July 2005 Rebranded Kyoto Royal Hotel to "Kyoto Royal Hotel & Spa" November 2005 Rebranded Shanpia Akasaka to "the b akasaka" / Reopened after complete renovations     Acquisition of Hotel Sunroute Akasaka February 2006   Acquisition of Hachioji Plaza Hotel Acquisition of Sunmarina Hotel March 2006   Rebranded Hotel Lions Plaza Hotel Nagoya to "the b nagoya" / Reopened after complete renovations Reopened Kagoshima Tokyu Hotel after complete renovations Acquired land and building of Renaissance Resort Okinawa and Coco Garden Resort Okinawa Acquisition of Narita Airport Washington Hotel Reopened Okinawa Port Hotel after complete renovations April 2006   Acquisition of Hotel Sunroute Kanku July 2006   Opened the b akasaka Spa Rebranded Kobe Washington Plaza Hotel to "the b kobe" / Reopened after complete renovations September 2006   Acquisition of former Grand Ocean February 2007   Acquisition of Hotel Fair City Acquired the shares of YGIH, the management company of the Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel July 2007   Opened "Okinawa Nahana Hotel & Spa" October 2007   Rebranded Hotel Fair City to "Utsunomiya Port Hotel" Rebranded Narita Airport Washington Hotel to "Narita Port Hotel" / Reopened after complete renovations November 2007   Acquisition of Hamilton Inn Ochanomizu December 2007   Acquisition of Hotel Suntoute Ikebukuro Acquisition of Hotel Serai Fukuoka July 2008   Rebranded Hotel Serai Fukuoka to "the b hakata" / Reopened after complete renovations September 2008   Rebranded Hamilton Inn Ochanomizu to "the b ochanomizu" / Reopened after complete renovations June 2009   Rebranded Sunroute Ikebukuro to "the b ikebukuro" / Reopened after complete renovations