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This is a preview of the full content of our Japan’s Best app.

Please consider downloading this app to support small independent publishing and because:

  • All content is designed for mobile devices and works best there.
  • 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).

The app will also allow you to:

  • Add custom locations to the app map (your hotel…).
  • Create your own list of favourites as you browse.
  • Search the entire contents using a fast and simple text-search tool.
  • Make one-click phone calls (on phones).
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Mid-range (¥6000-15,000)

Tea Setting

Jump into the middle budget range and you’ll find yourself staying in better Business Hotels - plus bringing a whole plethora of unique Japanese-style options into play.

These include staying at traditional Japanese-style inns called Ryokan (with meals included), at Pension in resort areas, and even at Temple Lodgings and remote Mountain Huts. Most places that include meals charge on a per person basis.

A new kid on the block is the Vacation Rentals option.

Business Hotels ビジネスホテル

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

Kōya-san 高野山

Monastery complex

Mountain Huts 山小屋

Stay at ‘yamagoya’ when out on the trail

Pension ペンション

Small family-run places; mainly in resort areas

Ryokan 旅館

Traditional Japanese inns

Shukubō 宿坊

Stay in a Buddhist temple

Vacation & House Rentals 民泊

‘Minpaku’ – a growth industry in Japan too

Text © Craig McLachlan

Image by Jennifer Kramer