Okinawa & the Southwest Islands
Check in at Bade Haus Kumejima for this handful of pretty waterfront campsites – campers get 50% off admission to the adjacent Bade Haus facilities. You…
Must-see hotels in Japan
Aizu Wakamatsu Washington Hotel
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
The Washington is arguably the sharpest hotel in town, but that’s not saying much, although the views from the restaurant (where a breakfast feast is…
Matsumoto
A lack of English-speaking staff at this upscale ryokan in Utsukushi-ga-hara Onsen may be its only drawback for non-Japanese speakers. With some…
Kōbe
With direct access from Shin-Kōbe Station (via a passage on the station's 2nd floor) and spacious rooms, this 37-floor hotel is an easy choice, even if it…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
At the eighth station on Gas-san, this mountain hut is a convenient place to break up the long three-mountain hike. Futons are laid out in one big…
Kamp Hōkan-chō Backpacker's Inn & Lounge
Western Honshū
Dorm rooms are basic (with rather thin walls) but clean at this bare-beamed hostel west of Okayama Station – rare for this hotel-filled area. There's…
Central Honshū
Tiny Kiten, right on the Nagawa-kawa, is a welcoming place to rest your head. Cosy (read: small) Japanese-style tatami rooms set in a refurbished 50-year…
Route Inn Grantia Aoshima Taiyōkaku
Kyūshū
On the hillside midway between Aoshima and Kodomo-no-kuni stations, this hot-spring property offers excellent value, with Japanese and Western business…
Nikkō
Handy for Tōbu Station, this guesthouse has reimagined an old apartment building as a mishmash of dorms, studio apartments with small balconies, and hotel…
Kansai
This modern ryokan, arranged around a central garden, has indoor and outdoor baths. The Western-style rooms (sink and toilet but no bath) are cheaper, but…
Kansai
This older hotel on the north side of Ise-shi Station has more updated rooms than the facade would suggest (and 'deluxe' ones that cost only a little…
Kansai
This sprawling, all-inclusive resort hotel on the waterfront in Toba has a huge variety of ocean view rooms (mostly Japanese-style, but some have beds),…
Takayama
This sparkly place has caused a stir on the Takayama hostel scene. All rooms, including dorms, have private bathroom, TV and wi-fi. There's a kitchen and…
Guesthouse Wasabi Nagoya Ekimae
Nagoya
The lobby could use a good clear-out, but this guesthouse is still a great place to meet fellow travellers from around the world. It offers some of Nagoya…
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
This modern capsule-hotel chain offers 2.5-sq-metre cabins with decent headroom and floor space filled with a comfy mattress. Upgrade to 4.4-sq-metre 1st…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
The Granbell is very popular with visitors from all over. It has a variety of room choices at a different price points (from small budget singles to…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
Bright and modern, Citadines has compact studios with queen-sized beds, kitchenettes and a sitting area. Some rooms have additional sofa beds (extra…
Kii Peninsula
This longstanding eight-room minshuku (inn) is only two minutes' walk from the main beach. It has several single rooms and is popular with solo travellers…
Ōsumi Islands
Though a bit dated, the higher-end Iwasaki commands impressive views from its hilltop location above Onoaida, and encloses a huge tree within the lobby…
Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa
Nadeshiko is a cool concept: a capsule hotel just for women upgraded with ryokan-style touches, for example guests get to wear colourful yukata and zori…
Richmond Hotel Premier Asakusa
Asakusa & Sumida River
With rooms on the 6th to 13th floors, this sleek business hotel offers decent-sized and well-equipped rooms for a reasonable price. There are pleasant…
Hiroshima Region
This cheap and cheerful ryokan on Sunset Beach near the main sights has its own onsen and basic, individual tatami rooms; payment is by cash only. If you…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Hotel Ubudo is a regal, old-world affair that has lost a little of its charm, but its rotemburo (outdoor bath) overlooking the bay is still fabulous…
Kyūshū
Adjacent to the ferry terminal, this light-filled property faces the puffing volcano in one direction and central Kagoshima across the bay in the other…
Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps
Open year-round, Hakuba's largest resort occupies over 10 hectares of forest in the northern part of the village, close to the Tsugaike Highland Ski Area…
Okinawa International Youth Hostel
Naha
This huge youth hostel is located in Ōnoyama-kōen, a five-minute walk from the Tsubogawa Station; find detailed directions on the website. Prices are…
Osaka
Five minutes southeast of Shin-Osaka Station, this efficiently run hostel sits on the top floors of a contemporary, 10-storey tower with great views…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
This traveller favourite has friendly staff, lots of city info and an excellent location – just in front of the Higashi-Shinjuku subway station. Rooms are…
Sapporo
This is a stylish tower hotel smack in-between JR Sapporo Station and Ōdōri-kōen (five minutes on foot either way). Staff uniforms look almost like they…
Naoshima
You'll find this cosy ryokan, with 12 rooms mixing futons or regular beds, between Uno Station and Uno Port on the mainland. Small spaces mean some…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
The rooms here are tiny, but what you’re really paying for is convenience: the hotel is just a couple of minutes walk from Shinjuku Station. Though the…
Inuyama International Youth Hostel
Central Honshū
This large hostel with a variety of room types and communal bathing is a little isolated but reasonably priced, and the proprietor (a Japanese Cosmo…
Nagoya
Perched above Nagoya Station, the mammoth Marriott Associa takes a while to get in/out and around. The 774 spacious rooms (all 35 sq metres or larger) are…
Kumamoto
The best stay among the hotels around JR Kumamoto Station, this 150-room tower has a comfortably contemporary design, some English-speaking staff and…
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Nagasaki Gloverhill
Nagasaki
Near Glover Garden, Ōura Cathedral and the Dutch Slopes, this sprawling hotel has three types of room: Standard, which is relatively plain, and Superior…
Nagoya
A short walk north of Kanayama Station in a pleasant residential block, this former ryokan with an interior Japanese garden has been nicely remodelled to…
Miyajima
Just across from the ferry terminal, Yamaichi Bekkan offers simple, clean lodgings in one Western-style and three tatami rooms. Bathrooms are all private…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
On the grounds of a former estate, Hotel Chinzanso has a strolling garden among its many amenities. The interior is lavish, strewn with antiques (though…
Around Tokyo
On the northwestern shore of Lake Chūzenji, this stately hotel is the sister property to the historic Nikkō Kanaya Hotel, and has a charmingly old…
Okinawa & the Southwest Islands
This bright and cheery guesthouse run by kiteboarding enthusiasts has a scenic location near Yoneha-Maehama beach. Accommodation is in rustic Western…
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