possibly [most likely] best thread ever?

in response to a response.. hopefully it is not merged with any other thread... to clarify one example: if this thread was merged into / with an older thread (older than this one) , the first post in this thread would no longer be the first post, as it would be more recent than the posts in the other older thread.

particularly incredible photos (and your choice of those photos) - almost all of the photos [as in, only a few are not as incredible as others] especially for properties mentioned less or not at all here, new properties, and the ando property which was converted from residence/museum/etc IIRC

forgot to single out photo of "Takefue's Shien-an room" - looks incredible

the time you spent on this paid off. incredible result. illustrates why luxury hotels forum is the best source and resource.

this even exceeds your tiger safari thread i think. really incredible amount of information, and so many properties, vs even best 'trip reports' here.

incredible is probably not the best word, words fall short here

asaba - some other luxury hotel forum regulars agreed.