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  • Detailed in-app maps will help you find sites using your device’s GPS.
  • The app works offline (one time upgrade required on Android versions).

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Budget (to ¥6000)

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Some eye-popping options for budget accommodation in Japan will surprise you!...!

Cities usually have a variety of Hostels & Backpackers, Capsule Hotels, Manga Cafes and cheaper Business Hotels that may well fit the bill. Love hotels have even got in on the action of offering overnight accommodation to foreign visitors.

In the countryside, there are small family-run B&B-type places called Minshuku, Rider Houses for bikers & cyclists, while Camping is a great option in beach areas, national parks and on hikes.

Save a night’s accommodation costs by taking an Overnight Bus to get where you want to go.

Bus: Local, Highway & Night

Inexpensive

Business Hotels ビジネスホテル

Save some ¥¥ by staying in a ‘bizunesu hoteru’

Camping キャンピング

3000 campsites all over Japan

Capsule Hotels カプセルホテル

A true Japanese space-saving cultural experience

Hostels & Backpackers ホステル

Cheap dorm-style accommodation

Love Hotels ラブホテル

‘Stay’ overnight in a themed room

Manga Cafes まんが喫茶

Stay at a ‘manga kissa’, a ‘comic book cafe’

Minshuku 民宿

Family-run, Japanese-style B&Bs

Rider Houses ライダーハウス

Ultra-cheap places for bikers (& cyclists)

Text © Craig McLachlan

Image by inunami