Matsumoto
A few minutes' walk from JR Matsumoto Station, this large business hotel is in great shape and in a top location. The deluxe double rooms are large by…
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Kanazawa & the Hokuriku Coast
Popular with Japanese tourists (the result of a ubiquitous television advert), the Kyubei onsen ryokan (traditional hot-spring inn) is a long, narrow…
Fukuoka
Recently refurbished and hidden on a side street, the 84 rooms here are tiny (small as singles, super-tight as doubles) but clean and good value for the…
Kamikōchi Gosenjaku Hotel & Lodge
Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps
Part of the Alpico Group, this complex has things nicely covered with its hotel on the bus-station side of Kappa-bashi and its lodge on the far side. The…
Tokyo
Taking its name from the traditional sunken hearth that's used for heating and cooking (there's one in the hostel's cafe-bar lobby), Irori occupies an old…
Mt Fuji
Taishikan is located at just about the midway point, at the lower 8th Station (3100m), on Mt Fuji's Yoshida Trail. Sleeping is in warm sleeping bags…
Beppu
This spanking-new guesthouse sits on a quiet side street near Beppu Station. Spotless, bunk-bedded dorms are mixed and female only, and there are some…
Southern Higashiyama
Tucked in a quiet part of Gion, the Granbell comes with a knockout location, standout service and a lot of style. Snug rooms (the Japanese-style feel a…
Nagoya
This little guesthouse outside the hustle and bustle of downtown Nagoya in the pretty Arimatsu district really is an extension of the friendly owner's…
Takayama
Visitors love the friendly homestay vibe of this small, centrally located guesthouse. Pleasant rooms with homely touches are kept spotlessly clean. There…
Dormy Inn Premium Shibuya Jingūmae
Harajuku & Aoyama
Dormy is a popular chain of business hotels that offers some perks that others don't, like a traditional-style communal bath and sauna (in addition to in…
Shikoku
Just below the peak, Tsurugi-san Chōjō Hutte offers basic lodgings. It's simple, as you'd expect at a mountain hut, but the food tastes great at 1955m,…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
A 15-minute walk north of Shinjuku Station (five minutes from Shin-Ōkubo Station), Sekitei is a traditional inn with clean and comfortable tatami rooms…
Hiroshima
This clean old favourite near the Peace Memorial Park feels more like someone's house than a standard hostel. Private rooms and get tatami treatment, and…
Kōrakuen & Akihabara
This art deco gem from the 1930s exudes personality and charm, with antique wooden furniture and a wood-panelled lounge. Mishima Yukio wrote his last few…
Naha
About three minutes' walk from Kokusai-dōri, the Sun Palace is a giant step up in warmth and quality from a standard business hotel. Staff are friendly,…
Kanazawa
This classy, masculine hotel shares its location in the heart of Kōrinbō's high-end shopping district with the likes of Gucci and Tiffany. Although it's…
Izu Peninsula
On a residential street, this unprepossessing minshuku (family-run guesthouse) provides comfortable, traditional accommodation and onsen. It's also less…
Matsumoto
Free pick-up (arrange in advance) and free bicycles make up for the fact that this inn is closer to Asama Onsen than Matsumoto. It's run by a friendly…
Yaeyama Islands
Two minutes' walk from the ferry landing in Uehara, this hospitable minshuku has basic Japanese-style rooms and an informative manager who produces…
Southern Higashiyama
This is a fine budget guesthouse in an old wooden Japanese house, which makes the place feel more like a ryokan than your average guesthouse. There are…
Izu Peninsula
A block east of Tōkaikan is this charming wooden inn from the 1940s with an onsen bath, old fashioned gym and pleasant rooms, some with ocean views. On…
Matsumoto
This newer property has compact, well-designed rooms with pleasant, neutral decor. There's an onsen featuring a sunny rotemburo (outdoor bath) and the…
Asakusa & Sumida River
With a dash more style than business hotels, the Gate offers pleasant rooms decorated in monotone, a splash of colour added by the wall art. Bathrooms are…
Western Honshū
Ruco is a modern wonderland of handmade furniture and vintage decor, effortlessly stylish and minimalist from the cafe-bar to the bathrooms. Cramped but…
Asakusa & Sumida River
One of Tokyo's largest hostels (with 162 beds), Sakura is rather utilitarian but does have compensating factors: super-friendly English-speaking staff and…
Nagano Region
The tranquil Hotel Alp lies at the base of the slopes and is extremely conducive to a ski-in, ski-out holiday. There are fewer than 20 rooms, allowing for…
Kyūshū
At Kurokawa Onsen's oldest ryokan (in its seventh generation, run since 1722, though rebuilt in the mid-20th century) all 10 rooms have a rustic…
Kamakura
Steps from the beach is this campus-like former company retreat turned hostel, with capacious dorms, bags of socialising space and top spec facilities…
Central Honshū
Overlooking the river, this cheery 18-room ryokan has stone common baths, including rotemburo (outdoor baths). Some rooms have in-room bathrooms, and a…
Osaka
Conveniently located a short hop from Higobashi Station, close to the river and Naka-no-shima's sights, and a 20-minute walk from the Umeda area, Cordia…
Shikoku
This large riverside hotel between Ōboke and Koboke stations has had a new lease of life due to Japan's influx of international visitors. It's dated, but…
Kanazawa
This interesting hotel adjacent to Kanazawa Castle Park and near Higashi-chaya-gai is quiet and removed from the action. Formal, Western-style rooms are…
Tokyo
There's a lot to love about Kōenji hotel BnA: it's in a fun neighbourhood, just a minute's walk from the train station; the rooms are decorated by local…
Kanazawa
This lovely niche hotel is a breath of fresh air. Rooms have a splash of colour and have been designed to make you feel comfortable in a compact space…
Karatsu Dai-Ichi Hotel Riviere
Kyūshū
Sister to the Karatsu Dai-Ichi, the Dai-Ichi Riviere lives up to its name: situated on the banks of the Matsuura-gawa, the hotel has lovely views of the…
Western Honshū
With rooms bigger than typical business hotels in Japan, self-serve pillow bars, friendly and professional staff, a good communal bath with outdoor area,…
Kōrakuen & Akihabara
This is the contemporary-designed capsule-hotel group's first exclusively female dormitory. Extra fluffy towels, make-up remover and skin lotion are…
Tokyo
There's no pretence of style at this bare-bones hostel run by local activist group Shirōto no Ran (Amateurs' Riot) – just two dorms (one mixed and one…
Takayama
Well positioned on the fringe of Takayama's entertainment district, this consistent travellers' favourite remains good value. There's a range of room…
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