La Soeur Fukuoka Hotel Monterey
Fukuoka
A popular wedding spot, this 182-room property has a prime location and well-appointed rooms with contemporary French touches and parquet floors. Check…
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Tōyoko Inn Kanazawa Kenroku-en Kōrinbō
Kanazawa
About 15 minutes' walk from both Katamachi and JR Kanazawa Station you'll find this business hotel with clean, cheap and cheerful little rooms and a free…
Western Honshū
This modern hotel has stylish rooms with geometric artworks and an understated palette. It's in a good location in the centre of Yamaguchi at the base of…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Friendly, English-speaking owners and a fine location within walking distance of shops and restaurants make Wakaba the pick of the town's ryokan. Rooms…
Kyūshū
This campground, about 5km from Kurokawa Onsen, is essentially a lush, sloping green field with inspirational views and a kitchen area. Rustic bungalows…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Well located for hiking in the Urabandai region, this recently renovated hotel has a dozen small but pristine rooms, a light-filled dining room and a…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Shirabu Onsen is a tiny village 20km from Yonezawa, up a winding mountain road. This ryokan is a delight, especially in winter, though rooms are a little…
Central Honshū
This homestyle inn at the southern end of town enjoys a picturesque outlook. There are three small guest rooms and a common bath in a building that's over…
Central Honshū
Close to Meitetsu Gifu Station, this pleasant business hotel has rooms with a splash of colour. Windows overlook the station and the neat warren of…
Miyajima
This hostel with attached cafe is not actually on Miyajima, but is a good budget base just a short walk from the mainland ferry terminal in Miyajima-guchi…
Kyūshū
This convenient option is just a minute's walk from the train station. It has a selection of Western and Japanese rooms, and some floors are entirely…
Izu Peninsula
Neat Japanese-style rooms in a sprawling family home. The owners speak next to no English but are friendly and welcoming, and the central location is…
Toyoko Inn Tokachi Obihiro Ekimae
Hokkaidō
A three-minute walk from the north exit of JR Obihiro Station, this outlet of the reliable budget chain has free parking and breakfast, and a coin laundry.
Fuji Five Lakes
Popular old lodging with small tatami rooms, one with mountain views. Limited English is spoken. It's an eight minute walk south from Shimoyoshida Station.
Kanazawa & the Hokuriku Coast
Across the street and to the right as you exit the train station, this business hotel has pleasant, well-maintained modern rooms and a professional staff.
Around Tokyo
A good quality capsule hotel with facilities for both men and women. Just five minutes' walk uphill south of the port; look for the green porch out front.
Nagano Region
This hotel was built for Olympic guests and features large, Western-style rooms, including impressive junior suites. Excellent rates can be found online.
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
In the main commercial area, a 10-minute walk from the train station, this business hotel has compact, state-of-the-art rooms and on-site onsen baths.
Kanazawa & the Hokuriku Coast
This par-for-the-course business hotel adjacent to Takaoka Station has clean, serviceable rooms with all the amenities a weary traveller needs.
Toyoko Inn Okhotsk Abashiri Eki-mae
Hokkaidō
Directly opposite JR Abashiri Station, this is the nicest of Abashiri's business hotels. Simple, but clean and convenient, with free breakfast.
Naoshima
Basic, clean and cheap dormitory accommodation just back from Miyanoura Port. Some English is spoken. Look for the bright blue building.
Ginza & Tsukiji
This well-located business hotel offers rooms ranging in size from 16 to 40 sq metres, decorated in pleasant mahogany and caramel tones.
Izu Peninsula
As cheap as a bed gets, this surfer's flophouse is across the road Shirahama-jinja, and has an invitingly shacklike cafe-bar attached.
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
In the heart of Kitakata, this traditionally styled ryokan has lots of dark wood, a Meiji-era ambience and its own art collection.
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Kōrakuen & Akihabara
This stylish business hotel has a bold brown, green and white colour scheme and large Simmons beds. It's also handy for Akihabara.
Hokkaidō
This popular chain's clean and convenient Asahikawa hotel is a short walk from JR Asahikawa Station. There is free breakfast.
Kyūshū
Clean and convenient hotel just a minute's walk from JR Imari Station. The hotel has rental bikes and some nonsmoking rooms.
Hokkaidō
Campground near Shikotsu-ko Onsen. Cooking facilities but no showers – though you're near the onsen baths in town.
Hokkaidō
A basic mountain hut on the Poroshiri-dake trail; you'll need to book a spot here to complete the two-day hike.
Hokkaidō
A convenient option from the reliable budget chain; in front of JR Tomakomai Station.
Kansai
A decent, if crowded, spot to pitch a tent. Tent-site rates vary by date and size.
Kyūshū
This 1930s building in central Takamori feels like a private home. Its seven Japanese-style rooms have shared facilities, and the bath is still heated…
Kansai
Now in its 13th generation (it dates from the 1690s), this inn is filled with art and artefacts from famous guests who've stayed here over the years – an…
Kii Peninsula
Honshū's southernmost inn has large, Japanese-style ocean-view rooms, some with private toilet (extra cost; all rooms have shared bath) and a roof deck…
Kii Peninsula
A two-minute walk north of the station, this small ryokan, which would be lovely with some sprucing up, has Japanese-style rooms with a shared bath (that…
Osaka Municipal Nagai Youth Hostel
Osaka
The utilitarian but impeccably clean and well-managed Osaka Municipal Nagai Youth Hostel is rather far from the city centre and primarily used by school…
Beppu
In a boxy 1950s building near Takegawara Onsen, this ryokan has mostly Japanese-style rooms without private bathrooms. Three small baths can be reserved…
Kumamoto
This business hotel is a pretty basic but reasonably priced option in the heart of Ginza street, steps away from nightlife and shopping and just a 10…
Osaka
Inside the landmark Misono Building – a self-styled entertainment wonderland (c 1956) that once housed a famous cabaret – this 29-room hotel is somewhat…
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