[RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka] Receives Excellence Award in Japan Hotel Association's "President's Award for Social Contribution of Member Hotels"
Royal Hotel Co., Ltd. received the Excellence Award from the Japan Hotel Association for its outstanding social contribution initiatives, specifically providing children with valuable learning and experience opportunities through its hotel business.
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Royal Hotel Co., Ltd. (Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka; Fumikazu Ueda, President), which operates RIHGA Royal Hotels, announced that RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka Vignette Collection has received the Excellence Award in the "2026 President's Award for Social Contribution of Member Hotels" hosted by the Japan Hotel Association. The award recognizes the hotel's initiatives in providing children with opportunities for learning and experiences through the hotel.
This award is presented by the Japan Hotel Association to evaluate and recognize member hotels' initiatives based on five perspectives: "Novelty/Advancement," "Effectiveness/Results," "Continuity/Sustainability," "Expandability/Development," and "Social Evaluation." The honor was awarded in recognition of their efforts to provide experiences such as interactions and opportunities to encounter social issues and learning that are difficult to obtain in schools. RIHGA Royal Hotels will continue to strive toward realizing a sustainable society to provide value to local communities and society.
[RIHGA Royal Hotels Sustainability]
https://corp.rihga.co.jp/sustainability/
Overview of the Award-Winning Initiatives
A Gift from the Hotel to the Children Building the Future
When considering how the hotel could contribute to the local community, we thought about providing wider opportunities for experiences, learning, and interaction through the hotel to the children who will lead the future. We have implemented various initiatives, including cooperation with a newly established nearby combined elementary and junior high school, hosting charity manners classes, and providing educational programs to learn about sustainability through the hotel's initiatives.
[Specific Contents of the Initiatives]
- Hosted charity manners classes as an enrollment gift for children living in orphanages.
- Hosted workshops where children from the Noto Peninsula and the Kansai region interacted and created artworks.
- Invited graduates of child welfare facilities to a Christmas party at the hotel.
- Cooperated with off-campus learning and exploratory learning for nearby combined elementary and junior high schools, including introducing hotel jobs and touring the facilities.
- Provided educational programs for junior high and high school students to learn about sustainability through the hotel's initiatives.
RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka Vignette Collection's Initiatives
- Received a letter of appreciation from Osaka City for the "Charity Manners Class" activities.
- "32 students from Nakanoshima Combined Elementary and Junior High School toured the hotel facilities."
- Cleanup activities in the Nakanoshima area as a "Hotel walking alongside the community."
- "Memories of Osaka and the Charm of Osaka: Let's create summer memories together with art!"
About Royal Hotel
The history of Royal Hotel began in 1935 with the "New Osaka Hotel" (the predecessor of "RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka"), born from the desire of Osaka's political and business circles to have a "modern hotel for VIPs in Osaka." In 1990, the hotel group's name was changed to "RIHGA Royal Hotel Group (currently RIHGA Royal Hotels)," expanding its hotel operations domestically and internationally. Since then, it has welcomed guests from home and abroad, including state guests, continuing hotel management centered on impression and satisfaction, and celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2025.
Under the purpose of "Filling people, communities, Japan, and the world with warm hearts," the company supports interactions between people through its hotel business, spreading warm hearts from person to person, thereby taking on the challenge of improving corporate value and realizing a sustainable society.
This award is presented by the Japan Hotel Association to evaluate and recognize member hotels' initiatives based on five perspectives: "Novelty/Advancement," "Effectiveness/Results," "Continuity/Sustainability," "Expandability/Development," and "Social Evaluation." The honor was awarded in recognition of their efforts to provide experiences such as interactions and opportunities to encounter social issues and learning that are difficult to obtain in schools. RIHGA Royal Hotels will continue to strive toward realizing a sustainable society to provide value to local communities and society.
[RIHGA Royal Hotels Sustainability]
https://corp.rihga.co.jp/sustainability/
Overview of the Award-Winning Initiatives
A Gift from the Hotel to the Children Building the Future
When considering how the hotel could contribute to the local community, we thought about providing wider opportunities for experiences, learning, and interaction through the hotel to the children who will lead the future. We have implemented various initiatives, including cooperation with a newly established nearby combined elementary and junior high school, hosting charity manners classes, and providing educational programs to learn about sustainability through the hotel's initiatives.
[Specific Contents of the Initiatives]
- Hosted charity manners classes as an enrollment gift for children living in orphanages.
- Hosted workshops where children from the Noto Peninsula and the Kansai region interacted and created artworks.
- Invited graduates of child welfare facilities to a Christmas party at the hotel.
- Cooperated with off-campus learning and exploratory learning for nearby combined elementary and junior high schools, including introducing hotel jobs and touring the facilities.
- Provided educational programs for junior high and high school students to learn about sustainability through the hotel's initiatives.
RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka Vignette Collection's Initiatives
- Received a letter of appreciation from Osaka City for the "Charity Manners Class" activities.
- "32 students from Nakanoshima Combined Elementary and Junior High School toured the hotel facilities."
- Cleanup activities in the Nakanoshima area as a "Hotel walking alongside the community."
- "Memories of Osaka and the Charm of Osaka: Let's create summer memories together with art!"
About Royal Hotel
The history of Royal Hotel began in 1935 with the "New Osaka Hotel" (the predecessor of "RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka"), born from the desire of Osaka's political and business circles to have a "modern hotel for VIPs in Osaka." In 1990, the hotel group's name was changed to "RIHGA Royal Hotel Group (currently RIHGA Royal Hotels)," expanding its hotel operations domestically and internationally. Since then, it has welcomed guests from home and abroad, including state guests, continuing hotel management centered on impression and satisfaction, and celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2025.
Under the purpose of "Filling people, communities, Japan, and the world with warm hearts," the company supports interactions between people through its hotel business, spreading warm hearts from person to person, thereby taking on the challenge of improving corporate value and realizing a sustainable society.