New Sanno Hotel
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The New Sanno Hotel is located in downtown Tokyo
. It offers a swimming pool, recreational facilities, a Navy Exchange, and other services designed for military travelers. The hotel is regulated and controlled by the Status of Forces Agreement. In addition to active duty and retired US military personnel eligible to use other Armed Forces Recreation Centers, DoD civilian employees duty stationing in Japan, contractors on DoD orders to execute contracts for the US Armed Forces stationed in Japan, US Embassy Tokyo personnel and individuals administratively attached to US Embassy Tokyo are eligible to use the hotel. Note that although unremarried widow(er)s (URWs) of military retirees had been able to stay at the New Sanno for many years, as of the spring of 2005 they are no longer welcome. Management still permits URWs to patronize their slot machines and restaurants, but the hotel rooms are now off-limits.
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. It offers a swimming pool, recreational facilities, a Navy Exchange, and other services designed for military travelers. The hotel is regulated and controlled by the Status of Forces Agreement. In addition to active duty and retired US military personnel eligible to use other Armed Forces Recreation Centers, DoD civilian employees duty stationing in Japan, contractors on DoD orders to execute contracts for the US Armed Forces stationed in Japan, US Embassy Tokyo personnel and individuals administratively attached to US Embassy Tokyo are eligible to use the hotel. Note that although unremarried widow(er)s (URWs) of military retirees had been able to stay at the New Sanno for many years, as of the spring of 2005 they are no longer welcome. Management still permits URWs to patronize their slot machines and restaurants, but the hotel rooms are now off-limits.