The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka

What the classifiers highlight

The top nine floors of a 25-story glass tower in the Tenjin district hold 167 rooms, microsuede headboards made of recycled plastic, and paintings by Saori Masuda done in mineral-pigment nihonga style. Forbes rates the hotel four stars and points to four distinct restaurants plus a spa pool wrapped in glass, its 25 meters looking over the harbor and hills.