For those looking for a party venue, the Hotel Century Southern Tower has remodeled its 21st-floor private dining rooms; and as an added perk, the standard ¥500 per person room fee has been waived for the rest of the year.

The Private Dining Plan provides groups of 5-16 guests with a 2-hour course meal, making it perfect for birthdays, wedding anniversary parties or even just lunch with the neighborhood moms. Food is provided by 20th-floor restaurant Southern Tower Dining and features French cuisine for either lunch or dinner. Guests may also choose between a complimentary glass of sparkling wine for a toast or an upgraded dessert assortment from the in-house patissier.

Lunch is available from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and starts at ¥3,300. Options include fresh fish from the riverside fish market served a la plancha (seared and smokey) in a seaweed cream sauce, and Kumamoto Akaushi beef bitokes a la Russe (Russian-style hamburgers in cream sauce) with foie gras and wasabi sauce. Meanwhile, dinner is served between 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. for ¥7,000 and up.