Kussharo-Genya Youth Guesthouse
Hokkaidō
On a back road off Rte 243 near the southern shores of Kussharo-ko, this attractive youth hostel has vaulted ceilings, lofty skylights and polished wooden…
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Kyūshū
This friendly, cowboy-style roadhouse-inn has attractive, clean tatami rooms with shared facilities, a large jacuzzi, a stay-and-ride package for horse…
Hokkaidō
Minshuku Lamp is well worn around the edges but the tatami rooms and shared facilities are clean, the owners are very friendly and the hallways are…
Kyūshū
On a hillside 1.5km from Dazaifu station, this 129-room, '80s-vintage hotel is showing a bit of age and has so many added-on buildings and corridors that…
Kyūshū
This hostel has onsen, 14 rooms with sleeping space for 80, and a green-and-orange exterior so bright it's likely visible from space. The friendly owners…
Kii Peninsula
This Swiss chalet–style building sits across from the riverside hot springs in Kawa-yu. There's a big communal dining area on the ground floor and…
Kii Peninsula
At the upper end of the village of Yunomine, this seven-room minshuku is exactly what a minshuku should be: simple, clean and welcoming. Only one room has…
Kōrakuen & Akihabara
Part of the Tokyo Dome City complex, which includes the baseball stadium, this massive hotel (with more than 1000 rooms) is smack in the middle of the…
Hokkaidō
Beside Kushu-ko at the northern end of the island, this campground has grassy plots for tents and also some basic cabins that sleep four (¥2000, plus the…
Kansai
Set where the rice paddies meet the sea (and really in the middle of nowhere), Totoya offers Japanese-style rooms (with sink and toilet), shared onsen…
Hokkaidō
This is the older of the two Prince hotels, old and relying mainly on its location: you're paying for the convenience here, as the hotel is right at the…
Naoshima
Kuraya Gallery offers accommodation when it's not occupied by visiting artists. There's a tatami room in the house, or you can sleep in the small wood…
Ikeda Kita-no-Kotan Youth Hostel
Hokkaidō
Friendly management and delicious dinners, including a complimentary glass of local wine (for dinner guests only), make Ikeda Kita-no-Kotan Youth Hostel a…
Beppu
On a hillside above town, the sprawling, skycraping Suginoi offers the tiered rooftop Tanayu rotemburo (outdoor bath), the Aqua Garden onsen swimming pool…
Kagoshima
This large hotel (351 rooms, 14 storeys) provides good value in the heart of Tenmonkan. Upstairs from the lobby with its wall of shōchū (strong distilled…
Kumamoto
Done up in the style of Kumamoto-jō, this hotel has a charcoal exterior, white plaster and dark beams, and brooding tansu-style furniture in the spacious…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
This is a rare, truly budget option in Shinjuku, just blocks from the neighbourhood's nightlife (but in a location that allows you to avoid passing…
Nara
This chill backpackers' inn offers a tight warren of bunk-bed dorms and Japanese-style rooms a short walk from Naramachi. Convivial common areas are a…
Kyūshū
This 10-storey hot-spring hotel, in multiple buildings on the mainland, offers inspirational views of Hirado from its restaurant, public baths and many…
Niseko
If you're travelling with a large group of friends, consider giving the resort hotels a pass and renting an immaculate ski chalet in Annupuri Village,…
Hokkaidō
Besides a handful of pensions, the only place to stay in Rusutsu is the resort's official hotel (which sits atop an indoor amusement park so kitschy as to…
Hotel Kintetsu Aquavilla Ise-Shima
Kansai
This modern resort-hotel has views over island-dotted Ago Bay, a variety of room options (including accessible rooms and family-friendly maisonettes), a…
Fukuoka
This boxy, inexpensive yet modern lodging has neat and clean single and twin rooms with private bathrooms. 'Family' rooms sleep up to five at ¥3900 per…
Yaeyama Islands
Up the hill from the port in Kubura, Yoshimaru-sō is ideal for divers, as the friendly owners also operate the on-site and long-standing Yonaguni Diving…
Naha
Between Heiwa-dōri arcade and the Tsuboya pottery area, this tropical-themed guesthouse has small, basic rooms with shared bathrooms, a pool table, a zone…
Hokkaidō
Located directly across from JR Furano Station, this hotel has a fresh, modern feel. Rooms here are on the smallish side but they're stylishly done, and…
Kii Peninsula
Though it's a 10-minute walk from the beach, you do get bang-on views of Shirahama's inner harbour from the balconies here. The Western-style rooms are…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Blissfully (or painfully) quiet, this renovated rural property is a good budget option, though it’s a little like a school camp in layout. There is an on…
Kyūshū
This reasonably priced luxury hotel is a 15-minute walk (steeply uphill) from the foot of the gorge. Japanese- and Western-style rooms have balconies and…
Nagasaki
Adjacent to Chinatown, this hotel's worth it just for the location. Rooms are crisp and neat, with quality mattresses, and there are large, gender…
Kyūshū
About 6km from Kurokawa Onsen, this friendly hillside hostel is a good base for hiking Kujū-san and other peaks in the area, which can be viewed from the…
Kansai
Chikurin-in is one of Yoshino's old Shugendō temples that now also operates as a ryokan. The simplest shukubō (temple-lodging) rooms have shared…
Kansai
This modern hostel, with four-person Western- and Japanese-style rooms, is ideally set up for hiking in the Ashiu Research Forest. There's a ¥1000…
Hokkaidō
Typical of Japanese resort-style onsen hotels, this place is absolutely huge, like a town within a town, with restaurants, a spa, a karaoke room, an…
Okinawa & the Southwest Islands
The best thing about this super-friendly divers' resort-hotel, which attracts a multicultural crowd, is its location on a beautiful, well-tended stretch…
Ōsumi Islands
Homey and comfortable, this family-run minshuku (Japanese guesthouse) is conveniently situated on Miyanoura's main drag. Breakfasts are served in a cosy…
Hokkaidō
An excellent budget or backpacker option, this hostel has simple Japanese- and Western-style dorm rooms. There's free bread in the morning and a kitchen…
Hokkaidō
An easy-to-spot white tower block, the Art Hotel is Asahikawa's top hotel. It's not fancy, but it is clean and comfortable with very professional staff…
Western Honshū
Behind the rather pedestrian name are thoughtfully designed (if small) faux-wood-panelled rooms with neatly hidden amenities, English-speaking staff, and…
Kii Peninsula
In the centre of town and close to the beach, this former okiya (geisha house) has been refashioned into a modern guesthouse with Western-style rooms,…
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