Japanese Hotel Pajamas: Where to Buy the Ones You Slept In
You slept well, and part of the reason was what you were wearing. Plenty of travellers leave a hotel in Japan wanting the pajamas they wore there, and then cannot work out what they were. This page explains what makes hotel-grade Japanese pajamas different, which hotels we work with, and where you can buy the same pieces.
Why hotel pajamas feel different
The pajamas used in good hotels are chosen for how they behave over a night rather than how they look on a hanger. Take the Silky Cotton Pajamas introduced in guest rooms at The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon. They are 100% cotton, yet they have the lustre and slip of silk: the fabric is knitted from rare Pima cotton grown in California, spun to an extremely fine 80-count yarn, then given a mercerising finish. The result keeps cotton’s warmth and easy care while losing the dryness people associate with it.
That is the difference you notice at three in the morning — not the logo.
Where Foo Tokyo pieces are used
- The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon — our Silky Cotton Pajamas are used in selected guest rooms. Read more
- Andaz Tokyo — for the hotel’s 10th anniversary we created stay plans with silk pajamas and silk pillowcases guests could take home. Read more
- Seven Stars in Kyushu — we produced the blankets for the VIP guest rooms of the cruise train. Read more
Can you buy the exact pair from the hotel?
Not always. Pieces made for a hotel sometimes carry that hotel’s embroidery and are not sold separately. The fabric, the cut and the making are the same as the pieces in our own collection, so what you liked about them is available — the Silky Cotton Pajamas being the closest match to the EDITION rooms.
Where to buy them in Tokyo
If you are still in Japan, both of our Tokyo shops are tax-free and let you try pieces on: the directly operated store on the 5th floor of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, and the shop on the 6th floor of Matsuya Ginza. Full details, including how to get to each one, are on where to buy Japanese pajamas in Tokyo.
If you have already flown home, everything here ships worldwide.
Looking after them
Silky cotton can go in a home wash; silk asks for a little more care. Our silk care guide and cotton care guide cover both.
