Destinations

Every guide on NipponStays is organized by area and by style of stay. Pick a destination below, or jump straight to the kind of stay you want.

Browse by area

Tokyo

Shinjuku
20 guides — the busiest hub, onsen & budget picks
Shibuya
18 guides — the crossing, nightlife & Harajuku
Akihabara
15 guides — capsule pods & anime stays
Ikebukuro
12 guides — best-value base & Otome Road

Around Tokyo

Yokohama
12 guides — harbor views & Chinatown
Kawasaki
8 guides — budget base near Haneda
Kawaguchiko
Mt Fuji view stays by the lake

Kansai

Kyoto
20 guides — ryokan, machiya & area picks
Osaka
20 guides — Namba vs Umeda, USJ & Dotonbori
Kobe
10 guides — night views & Arima Onsen
Nara
10 guides — day trip vs overnight, quiet Nara Park

Central Japan

Nagoya
12 guides — Nagoya Station, Sakae & Ghibli Park

Hokkaido & Tohoku

Sapporo
12 guides — Snow Festival & Susukino
Otaru
8 guides — canal views & onsen ryokan
Sendai
10 guides — Tohoku gateway & Matsushima
Hirosaki
8 guides — castle cherry blossoms & Mt Iwaki views
Hakodate
10 guides — night view, Goryokaku & live squid

Chugoku

Hiroshima
6 guides — Peace Park & Miyajima access
Shimane
10 guides — Izumo Taisha, Matsue Castle & Tamatsukuri Onsen

Shikoku

Kagawa
10 guides — Takamatsu udon & Naoshima art islands

Kyushu

Fukuoka
12 guides — Hakata vs Tenjin & yatai stalls

Okinawa

Okinawa
12 guides — Naha city vs Onna Village beach resorts

Browse by style

Area Guides
Start here: where should you stay?
Hotels
Hand-picked stays by station & sight
Onsen & Ryokan
Hot-spring inns & baths, by region
Ski & Snow
Slope-side or town base, by resort
Airports & Transfers
Which airport, and where to sleep that night
Budget Stays
Cheap stays that deliver
Capsule Hotels
Pods, prices & women-only floors
Family Travel
Rooms that actually fit families
Comparisons
Shinjuku vs Shibuya, Kyoto vs Osaka…