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Portrait of Nobu Matsuhisa

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Nobu Matsuhisa

The Japanese chef came to open Nobu's first hotel in Africa.

  • From: Japan
  • Known as: chef
  • Their tie: told the story
  • When: 2023

The story

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa travelled to Marrakech in May 2023 with Robert De Niro and Meir Tepper to inaugurate the Nobu Hotel in the Hivernage district. The hotel mixes Nobu's Japanese style with Marrakech's architecture.

Where in Morocco

  • Marrakech (Nobu Hotel, Hivernage): opened the brand's first hotel in Africa
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.bladi.net/robert-niro-inaugurates-luxury-nobu-hotel-marrakech-historic-distri
  2. telquel.ma/instant-t/2023/05/26/cinema-robert-de-niro-se-dit-fascine-par-le-maro

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