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1. HOTEL GRAPHY SHIBUYA

Shibuya

Walter

NT$2,257 total

Sep 27 - Sep 28

A reception area with a circular skylight, stone walls, and a wooden ceiling.

2. La'gent Hotel Okinawa Chatan - Hostel

Mihama

Nai-Chuang

NT$3,493 total

Sep 16 - Sep 17

A spacious conference room with a long wooden table, surrounded by chairs, and a central potted plant.

3. Mash Café & Bed NAGANO - Hostel

Minaminagano

Danielle

NT$1,884 total

Sep 13 - Sep 14

A modern building entrance with a glass door, a metal fence, and a digital information board.

4. Wasabi Mita Hotel

Minato

Alexander

NT$1,327 total

Sep 9 - Sep 10

A hotel named Nikka Hotel with a traditional Japanese architectural style, featuring a large entrance and signage.

5. Shinjuku Nikka Hotel - Hostel

Shinjuku

Claudia

A modern restaurant with wooden tables and chairs, shelves with bottles and decorations, and a bar area.

6. Grids Tokyo Ueno Hotel & Hostel

Ueno

Sean

NT$1,570 total

Sep 9 - Sep 10

A modern building with a glass entrance, a visible number '22', and outdoor plants.

7. 2Z - DOYANEN HOTELS

Nishinari

Taiki

NT$1,119 total

Sep 8 - Sep 9

A modern living room with tatami flooring, a sofa, a coffee table, and a view of the outside.

8. K's House Kyoto - Hostel

Shimogyo Ward

Jonah

NT$916 total

Sep 9 - Sep 10

A modern hotel entrance with a glass door, a sign reading "HOTEL+HOSTEL", and a small garden area with plants.

9. Hotel Plus Hostel TOKYO ASAKUSA 1

Taito

Adam

NT$1,061 total

Sep 13 - Sep 14

A modern building with a vertical garden, a closed entrance, and a bench outside.

10. Plat Hostel Keikyu Asakusa Station

Taito

Zachary

An indoor dining area with tables and chairs, string lights, and hanging plants.

11. Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro - Hostel

Ikebukuro

Karen

NT$1,886 total

Sep 14 - Sep 15

A modern cafe with a wooden counter, bar stools, and a chalkboard with motivational writing.

12. Piece Hostel Kyoto

Minami Ward

Emma

NT$1,477 total

Sep 14 - Sep 15

A modern cafe with wooden tables and chairs, a kitchen area, and large windows.

13. GRAND HOSTEL LDK Osaka Shinsaibashi

Minami

Henry

NT$1,199 total

Sep 8 - Sep 9

A hotel room with two beds, a TV, a coffee machine, and a small table.

14. HOTEL NUPKA

Obihiro

Eiichi

NT$1,869 total

Sep 13 - Sep 14

An office space with modern design, featuring a neon sign, illuminated cubicles, and hanging plants.

15. UNPLAN Shinjuku – Hostel

Shinjuku

Arun

NT$1,595 total

Sep 14 - Sep 15

A hallway with wooden paneling, a carpeted floor, and a row of doors.

16. CABIN & HOTEL ReTIME - Hostel

Naha City Centre

NT$1,843 total

Sep 16 - Sep 17

A modern bedroom with a large bed, a nightstand, and a view of a cityscape through floor-to-ceiling windows.

17. Book & Bed Tokyo Shinjuku - Hostel

Shinjuku

Ryoya

NT$2,005 total

Sep 9 - Sep 10

A traditional Japanese room with tatami flooring, a shoji screen, and a view of a garden with a wooden gate and cherry blossoms.

18. HARUYA Naramachi - Hostel

Naramachi

kit

NT$984 total

Sep 10 - Sep 11

A modern restaurant with long wooden tables and bar stools, a brick accent wall, and pendant lighting.

19. LiVEMAX HOSTELS Kyotoekimae

Minami Ward

JONATHON

NT$746 total

Sep 8 - Sep 9

A modern cafe with brick walls, wooden tables, and hanging pendant lights.

20. WeBase Hakata Hostel

Hakata Ward

Brock

NT$1,816 total

Sep 8 - Sep 9

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Top Japan Hotel Reviews

Onyado Nono Kyotoshichijo Natural Hot Springs

10/10 Excellent

"Staffs were friendly"

Hotel Gracery Shinjuku

8/10 Good

"Room was incredibly clean as were the common areas (hallways, elevators, lobby). Bed was an ok comfort level but the pillows were pretty bad for comfort. Room had a good tv, minifridge and safe, all in good working condition. They have a weird early/late check policy. If you join a free hotel service you get an hour on each side. It was still a bit tough given I was arriving at 5am after a 14 hour flight but I could have booked the previous night to have avoided that. But they held out bags on check in an and check out days for hours which was good."

Hotel Hankyu RESPIRE OSAKA

8/10 Good

"This is a really big restaurant with so many travelers from different countries. Everything goes smoothly during check in and out. Convenient transportation but still very hard to find everywhere, that’s due to this complicated area. The restaurant is fine, but next time I would like some quiet area. Unlike many same standard restaurants, they didn’t offer bottled water and cosmetic products."

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Our top choices for Japan hostels

1. HOTEL GRAPHY SHIBUYA

2. La'gent Hotel Okinawa Chatan - Hostel

3. Mash Café & Bed NAGANO - Hostel

4. Wasabi Mita Hotel

5. Shinjuku Nikka Hotel - Hostel

6. Grids Tokyo Ueno Hotel & Hostel

7. 2Z - DOYANEN HOTELS

8. K's House Kyoto - Hostel

9. Hotel Plus Hostel TOKYO ASAKUSA 1

10. Plat Hostel Keikyu Asakusa Station

11. Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro - Hostel

12. Piece Hostel Kyoto

13. GRAND HOSTEL LDK Osaka Shinsaibashi

14. HOTEL NUPKA

15. UNPLAN Shinjuku – Hostel

16. CABIN & HOTEL ReTIME - Hostel

17. Book & Bed Tokyo Shinjuku - Hostel

18. HARUYA Naramachi - Hostel

19. LiVEMAX HOSTELS Kyotoekimae

20. WeBase Hakata Hostel

Top Japan Hotel Reviews

Onyado Nono Kyotoshichijo Natural Hot Springs

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