Japan Accommodation
Hotels
At Japanese-style hotels (ryokan), guests receive kimonos and slippers and rooms have Japanese straw mat flooring (tatami) and fold-away futon beds; there may also be paper sliding doors. Prices for ryokans range from reasonable for basic inns with shared baths, or hundreds of dollars for the most exclusive where rates will invariably include lavish breakfast and dinner meals.
Most top-end hotels levy a service charge of 10 to 15% on the bill. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government also enforces a small accommodation tax of ¥100 per night on hotels and ryokans around the city that charge over ¥10,000 per room (¥200 per night if the room costs over ¥15,000).
Grading: No accommodation grading system operates in Japan.
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Accommodation Information
Website: www.ryokan.or.jp
Japan Hotel Association
Shin Otemachi Building, 2-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
Tel: (3) 3279 2706.
Website: www.j-hotel.or.jp
Japan Hotel Network
Akae Machi, Hanagashima Cho, Miyazaki City 880-0036, Japan
Website: www.japanhotel.net
Tokyu Hotel Chain Co Ltd
10-3 Nagata-Cho, 2-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-0014, Japan
Tel: (3) 3462 0109.
Website: www.tokyuhotelsjapan.com
Japan Youth Hostels Inc
2-20-7 Misaki-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan
Tel: (3) 3288 1417.
Website: www.jyh.or.jp
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