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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
Aomori Prefecture
This pretty riverside campground has well-maintained facilities, and rental gear (tents etc) available.
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…
Ebisu, Meguro & Around
This budget option is located a minute’s walk from Ebisu Station. Rooms here are small and basic; their proximity to the neighbourhood’s excellent…
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…
Iwate Prefecture
Popular with single travellers is this simple minshuku (guesthouse) behind the train station. The large tatami rooms are a little dusty, but the homestyle…
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…
Aomori Prefecture
If you've made it this far and can't find the energy to drive or bus back – or you need to catch a morning ferry – you could do worse than staying the…
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…
Kyūshū
About 650m from the ferry terminal, this large, ageing hostel has dorm and Japanese bunk-bed rooms, plus onsen with iron-rich waters. Curfew is at 10pm,…
Kii Peninsula
Cheap and cheerful Kishū calls itself a 'business hotel', but it's really a small, family-run inn with futon bedding and mini-fridges on tatami or…
Aomori Prefecture
In the large, brick-coloured (but not brick) building close to JR Shimokita Station, you'll find a passable business hotel. Rooms are a little dated, but…
