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City: MINOWA, TOKYO
Name: Hotel New Koyo
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Andy U says: 'try looking at www.newkoyo.com. It's a budget hotel with very small rooms but it has all you need. I think it's only just over an hour from Narita if you get the train to Ueno'.

Hotel New Koyo is the cheapest hotel in Tokyo for travelers touring the country on a limited budget. We are located close to the centre of Tokyo, about five minutes from Ueno to Minowa station by subway (Hibiya line); from Minowa station it is a ten-minute walk to here. If you take a JR train, Minamisenju station is the closest to here: it is also about a ten-minute walk. Buses are also available from JR Nippori station to Namidabashi stop, then it's only a two-minute walk from the bus stop.

City: TOSHIMA-KU, TOKYO
Name: Kimi Ryokan
Address: 36-8, 2-chome, Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171, Japan
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Jane83 says: 'Kimi Ryokan was nice, I stayed there when was travelling. Plenty of other people in the lounge to talk to'.

- Japanese-style
- Clean & Inexpensive
- Conveniently Located (10min. from Central Tokyo)
- English Speaking staff with extensive travel experience

Directions from Narita airport:
Take the Keisei Line to NOPPORI Station. At NIPPORI, transfer to the JR Yamanote Line for IKEBUKURO STATION (one hour 30 mins.) Take NEX (Narita Express train) to IKEBUKURO Station (one hour 30 mins.) Take the limousine bus to Metropolitan Hotel in IKEBUKURO (two hours)

City: Tokyo
Name: Juyoh Hotel
Address: 2-15-3 Kiyokawa Taito-ku Tokyo 111- 0022 Japan
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Gapyear.com member Hannah Simmons writes...
"A nice little place, with comfortable tatami mats and futon, but out of town. Not really a communal area in which to meet other travellers."

City: Kyoto
Name: Tour Club
Address: 362 Momijicho, Higashinakasuji, Shomensagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
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Gapyear.com member Hannah Simmons writes...
"Great place. Communal living room and kitchen. Very friendly owners with almost perfect English. You get to try on traditional Japanese outfits free of charge. Does have an 11.00 curfew though, and you must be out of the building between 10.30 and 4.00 which can get a bit annoying in the rain."

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