Japanese Hotels
BnA STUDIO Akihabara - Japanese Art Hotel That Shares Its Revenue With Its ArtistsBnA STUDIO  
Akihabara
Are you an artist, or do you take pride in supporting art? How about a hotel concept where you give money to the artists who created it by staying in the city's hippest rooms? BnA Hotels group came up with the ingenious idea of sharing part of their revenue with …
Accommodation types: Art   Design
Location: Tokyo  Japan  East Asia
Moxy Osaka Honmachi - Sleek Playground For Digital NomadsMoxy Osaka  
Honmachi
Marriott group's launch of the Moxy brand in Japan signifies a new era in sleek and funky accommodation. Moxy hotels are geared towards fun-loving travelers with their playground-like interiors. The cooperation with the local-based studio Wise Labo resulted in a complete revamp of an 11-story warehouse and showroom in a …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Osaka  Japan  East Asia
Hirado Castle Hotel - Historic Japanese Castle StayHirado Castle  
Hotel
Nagasaki Prefecture's Hirado Castle opened Japan's first "shirohaku" castle stay. It's located in the historic hilltop castle from the 18th century with panoramic views across the Hirado Strait. In 1599, Matsura Shigenobu, a local warlord, constructed a castle called Hinotake-jō on this site. He then burned it down in 1613. …
Accommodation types: Castle   Heritage   Luxury
Location: Hirado  Japan  East Asia
Shiki-Shima Train Suite - The Most Surreal Train Ride In The WorldShiki-Shima  
Train Suite
Concept cars tend to look so futuristic and progressive that they never make it into production in the shape they were showcased at car shows. Shiki-Shima train is the concept car of trains, but somehow it managed to get approved by the East Japan Railway Company, and now anyone can …
Accommodation types: Train
Location: Tokyo  Japan  East Asia
Shiroiya Hotel - Japanese Minimalism Meets Contemporary ArtShiroiya  
Hotel
Maebashi, the city of water, greenery, and poets, has seen a remarkable transformation from silk manufacturing to pioneer Japan's modernization. Shiroiya Hotel has seen a similar metamorphosis from a Japanese ryokan (inn) with 300 years of history into an inspirational contemporary creation. The original inn's rough concrete walls remind its …
Accommodation types: Design   Industrial
Location: Maebashi  Japan  East Asia
New Japan Capsule Hotel Cabana in Osaka - Male Only Capsule HotelNew Japan  
Capsule Hotel Cabana
A mere four-minute walk from the Namba Subway Station in Osaka is Japan’s famous spa capsule hotel. Unlike normal hotels where you book a self-contained room, the Capsule Hotel offers brand-new spacious sleeping capsules with a bed and wall-mounted television. You will also get a locker to stow your luggage …
Accommodation types: Capsule
Location: Osaka  Japan  East Asia
Sauna & Capsule Hotel Rumor Plaza - Capsules & Spa In KyotoCapsule Hotel  
Rumor Plaza
Japan is known for its eccentricities and unique innovations. One such innovation is their use of limited space as seen in the Capsule Hotel Rumor Plaza. It is a male-only hotel with a communal sauna as well as a shared bathroom, lounge, smoking area, and dining area. Rather than booking …
Accommodation types: Capsule
Location: Kyoto  Japan  East Asia
Hoshi Ryokan - Second Oldest Hotel In The WorldHoshi  
Ryokan
Legend has it that the great Buddhist teacher, Taicho Daishi, saw a vision while traveling in the local area. In his vision, a great deity made it known to him that nearby was a hot spring flowing with marvelous waters that had the power to heal the souls of all …
Accommodation types: Traditional
Location: Awazumachi  Japan  East Asia
Hoshinoya Karuizawa - A Secluded Resort In Japan's Ancient ForestHoshinoya  
Karuizawa
This hotel is eco all over. Set in the thrall of a rocky volcano, the hotel harnesses the sulfuric heat generated below the soil to create geothermal power. It also captures the flow of fast streams and rivers to create hydroelectricity. Unique “onsen” (Japanese hot springs) are available to rejuvenate …
Accommodation types: Nature   Spa
Location: Karuizawa  Japan  East Asia
Hakone Ginyu – Elegant Relaxation In A Luxury RyokanHakone  
Ginyu
This compact luxury inn or “ryokan” is situated in a perfect location with mountains falling like curtains behind small valleys and rivers. The inn has balconies where you can relax and take in the amazing Japanese countryside. There is a nearby train station, so you will easily be able to …
Accommodation types: Spa   Traditional
Location: Hakone  Japan  East Asia
Peninsula Hotel Tokyo - 5-Star Grandeur Overlooking The Imperial Palace GardensPeninsula Hotel  
Tokyo
Your room is one of the largest you will find in Tokyo. And this hotel has so many suites, conference centers, and ballrooms; who could resist the chance to get lost in such space-age opulence! Make sure you don’t miss The Void which is their abstract art installation. But take …
Accommodation types: Luxury   Skyscraper
Location: Tokyo  Japan  East Asia
Bayside Marina Hotel - Ship Container Hotel From JapanBayside Marina  
Hotel
Minimalism meets reclaimed structures in a pretty Japanese harbor. Visionary architects, Yasutaka Yoshimura, have based their design for chic holiday cottages on ship containers. The containers are stacked on top of each other to create two floors. One end is all glass, and the walls are white to reflect light …
Accommodation types: Concept   Design
Location: Yokohama  Japan  East Asia
Capsule Inn Sapporo - Male-Only Capsule HotelCapsule Inn  
Sapporo
This capsule hotel is unusual because it is male-only. Sorry girls. I’m not sure why it is single-sex but aside from that, this capsule hotel is fairly typical of its kind. Expect to leave your shoes at the door, put your things in the locker room, and take advantage of …
Accommodation types: Capsule
Location: Sapporo  Japan  East Asia
Capsule Hotel Asahi Plaza Shinsaibashi - The Original Capsule HotelCapsule Hotel  
Asahi Plaza
Popular with travelers and drunk businessmen, the Japanese capsule hotel has caught imaginations all around the world and this is the original – first opening its doors in 1979. You will need to put your shoes away and change into slippers on arrival and then you are shown to your …
Accommodation types: Capsule
Location: Osaka  Japan  East Asia
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