Hilton Tokyo Hotel 1967 airmail cover to Council Bluffs Iowa

Hilton Tokyo Hotel opened on June 20, 1963 as the first international chain hotel in Japan before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics Games.  After 20 years under Hilton management, the hotel became the Capitol Hotel Tokyu on January 1, 1984.  On November 30, 2006, the hotel closed its doors for demolition to be replaced by the Tokyu Capitol Tower complex.   The new office hotel complex was completed in August 2010 with the new Capitol Hotel Tokyu open for business on October 22, 2010.
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Hilton Tokyo Hotel logo corner card postmarked November 30, 1967 Tokyo Japan addressed to:
Mrs. Vera Cooney
3315 W. Broadway
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Postage: 170 Yen (100 Yen Cranes Scott #753 and 70 Yen Mask Scott #750)

Address printed on the back flap of the envelope:
TOKYO HILTON HOTEL
NAGATA-CHO 2-57. CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN
CABLE: HILTELS TOKYO