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Terahaku aims to be the Airbnb of Japanese temples
- Master Blaster
May 27, 2018 - Tweet
Experiencing life in a Buddhist temple in Japan is about to get a whole lot easier.
Japanese hotel’s amazing mechanized bed rises to the ceiling to give you more floor space【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 11, 2018
Japan has a reputation for cool gadgets and efficient interiors, but this is on a whole new level!
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- (beds • cool.awesome • crazy • hotels • technology • travel.Osaka • video)
Japanese hotel has rooftop hot spring bath, unlimited sushi and alcohol, costs less than 80 bucks
- Casey Baseel
May 9, 2018
Oh, and there’s also all-you-can-eat crab as part of the deal at this hotel in the coastal onsen resort of Atami.
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- (alcohol • all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • COK • hot springs • hotels • onsen • SNOJ • sushi • travel)
Travel back in time to this timeless Japanese hot spring inn from the Taisho period【Photos】
- Krista Rogers
May 1, 2018
You can practically taste the nostalgia permeating this Taisho-era ryokan in Kagoshima Prefecture.
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- (architecture • beautiful • history • hotels • inns • Japanese inns • Kagoshima • ryokan • Taisho period • travel • twitter)
We stay at a downtown Shibuya capsule hotel and indulge in unlimited baths and sauna sessions
- Koh Ruide
Mar 22, 2018
This male-only capsule hotel may just be the perfect stopover for your next budget trip.
- Japan
- (accommodation • capsule hotel • hotels • Japanese accommodation • Shibuya • travel)
Kyoto-made green tea-infused coffee combines Japan’s two favorite relaxing beverages
- Casey Baseel
Feb 9, 2018
Why choose between coffee and Japanese green tea when you can have both in one cup?
Capsule hotel in Osaka offers VR, 100,000 volumes of manga, saunas, possibly a capsule
- Master Blaster
Feb 3, 2018
You may not even want to bother getting a capsule when visiting Grand Sauna Shinsaibashi.
- Japan
- (capsule hotels • Grand Sauna Shinsaibashi • hotels • Namba • Osaka • Shinsaibashi • travel)
Cool traditional Japanese inn lets customers tidy up their room with a click of a button【Video】
- Koh Ruide
Jan 31, 2018
Thanks to several items outfitted with self-parking systems, we get a glimpse into the future of Japanese hospitality.
Bad weather ruined your chance to see Mt. Fuji? This Japanese hotel will give you a free room
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2017
Because when your name is the Hotel Mt. Fuji, you want your customers to be sure they’re going to see Japan’s most famous mountain.
Tsutaya Book Apartment: Stay overnight at new 24-hour bookstore in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Dec 12, 2017
With private booths, showers and a women’s-only floor, this is one of the best places to stay in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (accommodation • books • bookstores • hostels • hotels • shinjuku • shops • Tsutaya)
Struggling Legoland Japan doubling down and becoming Legoland Resort with new hotel, aquarium
- Casey Baseel
Dec 6, 2017
After a rocky first year, the blocky travel destination is confident about turning things around.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • aquariums • hotels • LEGO • legoland • Legoland Japan • Nagoya • travel)
Perfect-location Osaka hotel’s rates start at just 15 bucks, give you no reason not to visit
- Casey Baseel
Dec 1, 2017
Unbeatable price still puts you in the heart of the city’s entertainment district.
Kyoto hotel’s Maiko-han Bar event lets travelers drink with geisha at amazingly affordable prices
- Casey Baseel
Nov 25, 2017
Foreign guests welcome at lobby lounge function that sidesteps the cost and pretense of orthodox geisha services.
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Matcha meow! Green tea cat-shaped bread going on sale in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Nov 25, 2017
Special black cat-version also joins bakery’s awesomely adorable lineup.
- Japan
- (bakeries • bread • cats • COK • cute • food • green tea • hotels • Ironeko Bread • matcha • sweets)
Hotel guests get a Halloween fright as their hotels are transformed 【Photos】
- Richard Simmonds
Nov 3, 2017
Even in Japan, there’s no escape from Halloween – at these Horror Hotels.
Japanese ryokan custom ignites debate after visitors label it sexist
- Oona McGee
Oct 31, 2017
If you’ve stayed at a traditional Japanese inn with your partner, chances are you’ve experienced this custom before.
- Japan
- (accommodation • customs • gender equality • hotels • inns • Japanese inn • ryokan • sexism • traditions • travel)
Budget accommodation in Japan lets you stay for less than 18 bucks a night!
- Oona McGee
Oct 8, 2017
Clean, new and with lots of available extras, this is a fantastic option for savvy travellers.
Can a woman have a good time at a Japanese love hotel on her own? Our reporter investigates
- Oona McGee
Sep 26, 2017
A relaxing Zen-like experience or a lonely, tear-inducing night surrounded by sex toys?
- Japan
- (accommodation • dating • hotels • love • love hotels • Meguro • romance • Tokyo)
Taiwanese hotel offers gaming guests the E-sports experience 【Photos】
- Richard Simmonds
Sep 19, 2017
Another reason to visit Taiwan, without missing out on your gaming fix.
- Taiwan
- (computer games • gaming • hotels • hotels in Taiwan • i hotel • Taiwan • Taoyuan • video • video games)
What it’s like inside a $3,000 a night Japanese hotel room 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Sep 13, 2017
The palatial room can be found at a hotel that accommodates the Japanese Emperor on his travels.
- Japan
- (accommodation • Emperor • hotels • Imperial Family • Luxury • Miyagi • Sendai • tourism • travel)
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