This project invites guests to create a “Book Tree” (Christmas tree) using books they no longer read. Books brought or sent to the hotel will be carefully arranged by our staff to create a Book Tree, which will be displayed in the Library Lounge from the Christmas season through the New Year period. After New Year’s, we will also support education in underserved countries through a donation to Room to Read Japan.
Our library hotel is a space surrounded by books, providing an environment where book lovers can relax and unwind. For these book lovers, we have prepared a participatory project that allows you to contribute to society through books.
With your generous support, a large number of books were donated to the project in 2025.
We sincerely thank you for your participation in the Book Baton Project.
A. We accept books with an ISBN, a 13-digit code established to identify books and even without book covers or band as long as there are no tears or stains on the cover or pages. However, magazines, encyclopedias, and comics are not eligible, even if they have an ISBN.
A. Donations can be made by anyone who uses Shiba Park Hotel, even if you are not staying with us.
A. We are welcome to accept from even one book.
A. Please either bring books directly to the hotel and ask our hotel staff for assistance, or mail them to the hotel (shipping costs will be your responsibility).
Send to: Shiba Park Hotel Book Baton Project 1-5-10 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011
A. We will pass the books to Value Books, Inc. to make a purchase. The assessed value will then be donated to Room to Read Japan, and the entire amount will be used to support children’s education in Asia and Africa. For example, a donation of 1,000 JPY in total through books is equivalent to the support of 10 children’s books written in local languages.
A. The Book Tree will be on display in the Library Lounge on the 1F from late November to the middle of January, 2026. After the Christmas, the decorations will be changed from Christmas to New Year’s. Anyone is welcome to stop by and take a look.
Shiba Park Hotel is the Library Hotel with book collections throughout the hotel, providing a relaxing environment with approximately 2,000 books to satisfy book lovers. For those book lovers, we have prepared an accommodation plan that allows you to contribute to society by staying at the hotel while enjoying books. For a part of the room charge, two children books written in local languages will be donated in cooperation with Room to Read Japan. In addition, we will provide environmentally friendly amenities in the guest rooms. Please enjoy the new experience of staying with us at Shiba Park Hotel.
| 【Stay & Donate】Let’s send books to children! SDGs Plan | |
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| Rooms | Standard King / Standard Twin / Standard Triple/ Superior King / Deluxe King / Deluxe Twin / Junior Suite |
| Hours | Check-in 3:00 p.m./ Check-out 11:00 a.m. |
| Plan | ・We donate 200JPY per room per night to Room to Read Japan and they will donate children books from the donation. ※200JPY is equivalent to the cost of 2 children book in the local language. ・Coffee and tea are available at any time during the Library Lounge hours. |
| Benefit | You will receive 1 hotel original book bag (made of organic cotton) per room. |
| Option | ・Full-buffet breakfast More information |
Your books will be reborned into books and libraries for children around the world.
The Book Baton Project is a corporate CSR activity in which employees participate in the activities of Room to Read Japan through the reuse of books in their offices and homes, and “connect unwanted books like a baton and turn them into books for children around the world.”
Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read develops children’s foundational literacy skills, as well as life skills that promote gender equality. We nurture these essential skills in children by training and coaching educators, creating quality learning materials and spaces, strengthening education systems, and delivering programs directly and with partners – all while honoring the dignity of every child. Committed to accelerating learning outcomes for more children, more quickly, Room to Read has benefited children across 29 countries, with more than 17 million children actively benefiting from our programming in 2025 alone. Room to Read envisions a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, where all children have room to read, learn and grow.
